RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

                                             05080000  RED LAKE RIVER AT FISHER, MN

LOCATION.--Lat 47o48'01", long 96o48'31", in SW1/4NE1/4 sec.21, T.150 N., R.48 W., Polk County, Hydrologic Unit 09020303, on
   left bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on county highway, 0.3 mi west of Fisher, and at river mile 27.6.

DRAINAGE AREA.--5,678 mi2.

                                                      GAGE-HEIGHT RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--March 1999 to September 1999 (gage heights and maximum discharge only),

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 800 ft above sea level (levels by Minnesota Department of Transportation).

REMARKS.--Gage heights for Mar. 12, 16, 17, 19, 21, 24 and July 7 and 8 estimated on the basis of once daily observer readings.
   Runoff from 1,950 mi2 in the headwaters of Red Lake River is completely controlled by dam at outlet of Lower Red Lake. Flow
   partially affected by occasional runoff of Thief and Mud Lakes in Thief River basin.

EXTRMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Maximum discharge, about 18,000 ft3/s; gage height, 35.92 ft, Mar. 31; minimum gage height, 13.60 ft,
   Aug. 9.

                                  GAGE HEIGHT, FEET, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 1999
                                                        DAILY MEAN VALUES

         DAY       OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP

           1       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---    35.60    18.38    19.26    15.81      ---    14.60
           2       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---    35.10    18.17    19.81    15.83      ---    14.89
           3       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---    34.44    18.05    19.24    15.75      ---    18.27
           4       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---    33.17    17.89    18.80    15.62      ---    22.33
           5       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---    32.25    17.83    18.80      ---    14.07    26.67

           6       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---    32.60    17.78    19.25      ---    13.97    29.74
           7       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---    32.86    18.09    19.02   e15.57    13.91    31.21
           8       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---    32.91    18.34    18.60   e15.89    13.84    30.41
           9       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---    32.04    19.20    18.37      ---    13.72    28.50
          10       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---    30.82    20.36    18.44      ---    13.79    26.44

          11       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---    29.58    23.52    19.13      ---    14.08    24.51
          12       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---   e14.32    28.40    27.24    19.91      ---    14.92    22.87
          13       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---    27.35    28.97    19.70      ---    16.20    21.87
          14       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---    26.48    30.08    19.20      ---    17.55    21.75
          15       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---    25.85    30.39    18.89      ---    17.75    22.20

          16       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---   e14.35    25.37    29.24    18.62      ---    17.30    22.57
          17       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---   e14.71    24.59    27.66    18.28      ---    17.26    22.29
          18       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---    23.67    26.19    17.99      ---    17.33    21.48
          19       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---   e15.82    22.99    24.73    17.68      ---    16.67    20.54
          20       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---    22.49    23.52    17.29      ---    15.95    19.55

          21       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---   e18.38    22.07    22.72      ---      ---    15.57    18.67
          22       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---    21.93      ---      ---    15.22    18.05
          23       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---    21.25    21.17    16.69      ---    15.73    17.69
          24       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---   e22.43    20.94    20.50    16.54      ---    19.14    17.65
          25       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---    23.16    20.53    19.90    16.38      ---    20.69    17.36

          26       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---    23.67    20.14    19.42    16.45      ---    19.15    17.36
          27       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---    25.69    19.81    19.08    16.53      ---    17.47    17.64
          28       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---    28.33    19.35    18.86    16.30      ---    16.23    17.80
          29       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---    31.24    19.05    18.67    16.26      ---    15.37    17.96
          30       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---    33.95    18.70    18.51    16.04      ---    14.93    17.78
          31       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---    35.67      ---    18.44      ---      ---    14.75      ---

         MEAN      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---    21.77      ---      ---      ---    21.36
         MAX       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---    30.39      ---      ---      ---    31.21
         MIN       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---    17.78      ---      ---      ---    14.60

         e  Estimated

                                                Miscellaneous Discharge Measurement

                                                      Apr. 2, 1999 16,200 ft3/s

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