RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

                                        05062150   RED RIVER OF THE NORTH AT PERLEY, MN

LOCATION.--Lat 47o10'47", long 97o49'31", in NW1/4NW1/4NE1/4 sec.25, T.143 N., R.49 W., Norman County, MN, Hydrologic Unit
   09020107, at bridge crossing 1.5 mi west of Perley, MN.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- Not determined.

                                                     WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--Water year 1997 to current year.

REMARKS.--Replicate samples also collected for quality-control purposes.


                                 WATER-QUALITY DATA, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 1999

                           DIS-    BARO-   OXYGEN,             PH       PH       SPE-
                         CHARGE,   METRIC    DIS-             WATER    WATER    CIFIC    SPE-                       HARD-
                          INST.    PRES-    SOLVED            WHOLE    WHOLE     CON-    CIFIC                      NESS
                          CUBIC     SURE    (PER-   OXYGEN,   FIELD     LAB     DUCT-    CON-    TEMPER-  TEMPER-   TOTAL
                           FEET     (MM      CENT     DIS-   (STAND-  (STAND-   ANCE     DUCT-    ATURE    ATURE    (MG/L
        DATE      TIME     PER       OF     SATUR-   SOLVED    ARD      ARD      LAB     ANCE      AIR     WATER     AS
                          SECOND    HG)     ATION)   (MG/L)   UNITS)   UNITS)  (US/CM)  (US/CM)  (DEG C)  (DEG C)   CACO3)
                         (00061)  (00025)  (00301)  (00300)  (00400)  (00403)  (90095)  (00095)  (00020)  (00010)  (00900)

       OCT
        28...     0830    1720       --       --     10.4      8.0       --       --      840     11.5      9.8       --
       DEC
        16...     1230    1980      730       98     13.7      8.2      8.0     1080     1050     -1.0       .1      480
       FEB
        10...     1000     989      720       83     11.5      7.4      7.7      763      699      2.0       .0      320
       MAR
        31...     1130    1220      730       89     10.6      7.9      7.4      548      561      8.5      5.6      290
       APR
        28...     1100      --      740       93      9.8      8.3      7.9      723      728     20.0     11.6      360
       JUN
        03...     1130    4240      740       88      7.9      8.1      7.9      833      850     23.0     18.9      410
        30...     1030    2400      731       82      6.9      7.8      7.7      742      743     21.0     21.8      390
       JUL
        22...     1300    2360      730       78      5.9      8.1      7.8      806      816     28.3     27.0      430
       AUG
        25...     1030    2120      738       81      6.6      7.9      8.1      903      793     26.0     23.5      390
       SEP
        23...     1120    2360      738      105     10.0      8.0      8.2      927      910     28.0     15.9      430


                                                                        ANC                       NITRO-
                          MAGNE-   POTAS-   SODIUM                    UNFLTRD   CHLO-            GEN,AM-   NITRO-   NITRO-
                CALCIUM    SIUM,    SIUM,     AD-            SODIUM,  TIT 4.5   RIDE,   SULFATE  MONIA +    GEN,     GEN,
                 DIS-      DIS-     DIS-    SORP-             DIS-      LAB     DIS-     DIS-    ORGANIC  AMMONIA  NO2+NO3
                 SOLVED   SOLVED   SOLVED    TION            SOLVED    (MG/L    SOLVED   SOLVED   TOTAL    TOTAL    TOTAL
        DATE     (MG/L    (MG/L    (MG/L    RATIO    SODIUM   (MG/L     AS      (MG/L    (MG/L    (MG/L    (MG/L    (MG/L
                 AS CA)   AS MG)   AS K)            PERCENT   AS NA)   CACO3)   AS CL)  AS SO4)   AS N)    AS N)    AS N)
                (00915)  (00925)  (00935)  (00931)  (00932)  (00930)  (90410)  (00940)  (00945)  (00625)  (00610)  (00630)

       OCT
        28...      --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
       DEC
        16...     97       57        8       1        18       49       280      26       290       .66      .06      .62
       FEB
        10...     63       39        6        .9      19       36       270      24       110       .74      .24      .78
       MAR
        31...     65       30       10        .6      15       24       170      12       100       .86      .18     2.0
       APR
        28...     76       40       10        .9      19       39       220      19       160       .48      .04      .38
       JUN
        03...     87       47       10       1        19       47       270      22       190       .64     <.01      .26
        30...     84       45        9        .7      15       33       220      17       160       .42      .04      .72
       JUL
        22...     89       50       14        .9      18       45       280      24       170       .70      .10      .32
       AUG
        25...     80       46        9        .8      16       34       210      16       190       .71      .04      .35
       SEP
        23...     87       52       11        .9      18       44       250      23       220       .68      .06      .43

                                                             SOLIDS,   COLI-    STREP-  CHLOR-A  CHLOR-B
                 NITRO-            PHOS-            SOLIDS,  SUM OF    FORM,   TOCOCCI   PHYTO-   PHYTO-  ALUMI-
                  GEN,    NITRO-  PHORUS    PHOS-     DIS-   CONSTI-   FECAL,   FECAL,   PLANK-   PLANK-    NUM,    ANTI-
                ORGANIC    GEN,     DIS-   PHORUS    SOLVED  TUENTS,   0.7     KF AGAR    TON      TON     TOTAL    MONY,
                 TOTAL    TOTAL    SOLVED   TOTAL    (TONS     DIS-    UM-MF   (COLS.   CHROMO   CHROMO   RECOVER   TOTAL
        DATE     (MG/L    (MG/L    (MG/L    (MG/L     PER     SOLVED  (COLS./    PER    FLUOROM  FLUOROM   -ABLE    (UG/L
                 AS N)    AS N)    AS P)    AS P)     DAY)    (MG/L)  100 ML)  100 ML)   (UG/L)   (UG/L)   (UG/L)   AS SB)
                (00605)  (00600)  (00666)  (00665)  (70302)  (70301)  (31625)  (31673)  (70953)  (70954)  (01104)  (01097)

       OCT
        28...      --       --       --       --       --       --     K320      1200      --       --       --       --
       DEC
        16...      .60     1.3       .38      .38    3710      693      K70       K27     <3.0    <1.0      1400     <1
       FEB
        10...      .50     1.5       .13      .30    1170      437      100       680     <3.0    <1.0       320     <1
       MAR
        31...      .68     2.9       .21      .41    1150      348     K130      3500     <3.0    <1.0      8800     <1
       APR
        28...      .44      .86      .13      .28      --      478      K27       K22     <3.0    <1.0      5400     <1
       JUN
        03...      --       .90      .04      .28    6430      561      K87       200     <3.0      --      5000     <1
        30...      .38     1.1       .20      .41    3100      478     K220     K1000     10      11        7100     <1
       JUL
        22...      .60     1.0       .14      .42    3530      555       --       --      46      <1.0     10000     <1
       AUG
        25...      .68     1.1       .16      .32    2910      508     K400      K250     14       6.0      3800     <1
       SEP
        23...      .62     1.1       .19      .28    3780      593      K80        92    <15      <5.0      3000     <1


                                   BERYL-                     CHRO-             IRON,            MANGAN-
                         BARIUM,    LIUM   BORON,   CADMIUM   MIUM,   COPPER,   TOTAL    LEAD,     ESE    NICKEL,   SELE-
                ARSENIC   TOTAL    TOTAL    TOTAL    TOTAL    TOTAL    TOTAL    RECOV-   TOTAL    TOTAL    TOTAL    NIUM,
                 TOTAL   RECOVER  RECOVER  RECOVER  RECOVER  RECOVER  RECOVER   ERABLE  RECOVER  RECOVER  RECOVER   TOTAL
        DATE     (UG/L    -ABLE    -ABLE    -ABLE    -ABLE    -ABLE    -ABLE    (UG/L    -ABLE   - ABLE    -ABLE    (UG/L
                 AS AS)   (UG/L)   (UG/L)   (UG/L)   (UG/L)   (UG/L)   (UG/L)   AS FE)   (UG/L)   (UG/L)   (UG/L)   AS SE)
                (01002)  (01009)  (00998)  (00999)  (01113)  (01118)  (01119)  (01045)  (01114)  (01123)  (01074)  (01147)

       OCT
        28...      --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
       DEC
        16...      5        95      <1       160      <1        2        3       1800      2       120       7        1
       FEB
        10...      3        92      <1       110      <1       <1       <1        580     <1        51       4       <1
       MAR
        31...      7       120      <1       140      <1       13       11      11000      4       540      16       <1
       APR
        28...      5       140      <1       160      <1        8        8       7800      3       830      15        2
       JUN
        03...      6       130      <1       190      <1        7        9       6400      3       640      14        1
        30...      8       150      <1       180      <1       12       10      10000      5       560      16        1
       JUL
        22...     13       190      <1       220      <1       16       14      12000      7       730      21       10
       AUG
        25...      8       130      <1       170      <1        6        7       5100      2       350      12        1
       SEP
        23...      8       120       1       160      <1        5        5       4200      2       260      12       12


                                THAL-                      SEDI-     SED.     SED.     SED.     SED.     SED.     SED.
                                LIUM,                      MENT,     SUSP.    SUSP.    SUSP.    SUSP.    SUSP.    SUSP.
                      SILVER,   TOTAL    ZINC,    SEDI-     DIS-     FALL     FALL     FALL     FALL     FALL    SIEVE
                       TOTAL    RECOV-   TOTAL    MENT,   CHARGE,    DIAM.    DIAM.    DIAM.    DIAM.    DIAM.    DIAM.
                      RECOVER   ERABLE  RECOVER   SUS-      SUS-   % FINER  % FINER  % FINER  % FINER  % FINER  % FINER
              DATE     -ABLE    (UG/L    -ABLE    PENDED   PENDED    THAN     THAN     THAN     THAN     THAN     THAN
                       (UG/L)   AS TL)   (UG/L)   (MG/L)  (T/DAY)  .002 MM  .004 MM  .008 MM  .016 MM  .031 MM  .062 MM
                      (01079)  (01128)  (01094)  (80154)  (80155)  (70337)  (70338)  (70339)  (70340)  (70341)  (70331)

          OCT
            28...        --       --       --      114      529       --       --       --       --       --      99
          DEC
            16...       <1       <1        9        85      454       --       --       --       --       --      99
          FEB
            10...       <4       <1        6        17       45       --       --       --       --       --      97
          MAR
            31...       <1       <1       45       340     1120      67       81       91       96       98       99
          APR
            28...       <1       <1       33       304       --      55       69       81       89       95       97
          JUN
            03...       <1       <1       21       248     2840       --       --       --       --       --      98
            30...       <1       <1       32       360     2330      50       70        --      84        --      98
          JUL
            22...       <1       <1       37       498     3170      60       70        --      83        --      98
          AUG
            25...       <1       <1       19       215     1230       --       --       --       --       --      98
          SEP
            23...       <1       <1       15       177     1130       --       --       --       --       --      99

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