RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

                                        05092000  RED RIVER OF THE NORTH AT DRAYTON, ND

LOCATION.--Lat 48o34'20", long 97o08'50", in SE1/4SE1/4SE1/4 sec.24, T.159 N., R.51 W., Pembina County, Hydrologic Unit
   09020311, on downstream side of bridge on North Dakota State Highway 66, at the North Dakota-Minnesota border, 1.5 mi
   northeast of Drayton, and at mile 206.7.

DRAINAGE AREA.--34,800 mi2, approximately, includes 3,800 mi2 in closed basins.

                                                    WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--April 1936 to June 1937, April 1941 to current year (fragmentary prior to April 1949).

REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1388: 1949-50. WSP 1728: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 755.00 ft above sea level (Minnesota highway bench mark).
   Prior to Nov. 30, 1954, nonrecording gage at site 1.5 mi upstream at datum 1.59 ft higher.

REMARKS.--Records fair.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of April 1897 reached a stage of about 41 ft at site and datum in use prior to Nov.
   30, 1954.

                           DISCHARGE, CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 1999
                                                        DAILY MEAN VALUES

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

           1      1640     4260     5140    e1800    e1800    e2300    36700    15400    13900    11500     5040     5300
           2      1610     4160     5250    e1800    e1700    e2300    40000    13700    12800    11000     4910     4630
           3      1610     4070     5360    e1800    e1700    e2300    45300    12000    12200    10300     4790     4470
           4      1630     3980     5570    e1800    e1700    e2400    50500    10600    11900     9700     4660     4650
           5      1680     3900     6030    e1800    e1700    e2450    53500     9700    11900     8750     4540     6620

           6      1740     3810     6390    e1800    e1700    e2500    55600     9390    11800     7980     4510    10500
           7      1790     3720     6600    e1800    e1700    e2600    57400     9550    11900     8010     4490    14200
           8      1840     3630     6600    e1800    e1700    e2750    58900     9940    12200     8900     4480    17300
           9      1870     3550     6260    e1800    e1700    e2900    59100    10100    12400     9620     4480    19700
          10      1880     3460     5660    e1800    e1700    e3200    57700    11100    13000     9720     4470    21400

          11      1890     3350     5020    e1800    e1700    e3500    55600    13700    13800     9600     4470    22500
          12      1890     3230     4560    e1800    e1700    e3800    53300    16800    14700     9610     4450    22700
          13      1890     3130     4380    e1900    e1700    e4000    49900    20300    15500     9740     4440    21600
          14      1890     3020     4400    e2000    e1700    e4000    44600    23600    15800     9930     4490    19800
          15      1920     2920     4500    e2000    e1700    e4000    41100    26200    15500    10000     5290    17700

          16      1990     2820     4620    e2100    e1800    e3900    38900    28200    14800     9920     6560    16400
          17      2080     2750     4710    e2100    e1900    e3700    37200    29500    13800     9530     7370    15300
          18      2380     2310     4550    e2100    e1900    e3600    35900    30500    12700     8770     7710    14300
          19      3240     2020     4140    e2100    e2000    e3600    34600    31200    11700     7980     8230    13400
          20      4670     2020     3630    e2100    e2000    e3500    33300    31600    11000     7440     8620    12500

          21      6660     2270     3270    e2100    e2100    e4100    31900    30900    10500     7070     8510    11400
          22      7930     2570     2910    e2100    e2100    e5500    30400    29700    10100     6650     7950    10400
          23      8180     2760     2640    e2000    e2100    e8000    28800    28100     9720     6220     7310     9260
          24      7720     2960     2520    e2000    e2200   e11000    27000    26300     9820     5920     6950     8210
          25      6940     3300    e2400    e2000    e2200   e14000    25100    25200    10000     5840     7290     7480

          26      6180     3700    e2300    e1900    e2300   e17000    23000    23900    10400     5710     8520     7040
          27      5400     4050    e2200    e1900    e2300   e20000    21000    22400    10900     5480     9430     6660
          28      4820     4400    e2000    e1900    e2300   e23000    19900    20700    11300     5240     9320     6380
          29      4500     4740    e1900    e1900      ---   e25000    18600    18900    11500     5080     8600     6260
          30      4420     5010    e1900    e1900      ---   e28000    17100    17100    11700     5110     7590     6180
          31      4350      ---    e1800    e1800      ---   e33000      ---    15400      ---     5120     6410      ---

         TOTAL  108230   101870   129210    59500    52800   251900  1181900   621680   369240   251440   195880   364240
         MEAN     3491     3396     4168     1919     1886     8126    39400    20050    12310     8111     6319    12140
         MAX      8180     5010     6600     2100     2300    33000    59100    31600    15800    11500     9430    22700
         MIN      1610     2020     1800     1800     1700     2300    17100     9390     9720     5080     4440     4470
         AC-FT  214700   202100   256300   118000   104700   499600  2344000  1233000   732400   498700   388500   722500

         STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1949 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)

         MEAN     1904     1633     1349     1135     1111     3311    15430     9554     5600     5077     2551     2064
         MAX      5194     5653     4168     2255     2598    16290    54710    58890    23420    28240    21580    12140
         (WY)     1995     1972     1999     1998     1998     1998     1997     1950     1962     1975     1993     1999
         MIN       317      277      149      174      201      280     1275      938      676      348      243      329
         (WY)     1991     1977     1977     1990     1977     1962     1981     1977     1977     1988     1977     1988

         SUMMARY STATISTICS           FOR 1998 CALENDAR YEAR        FOR 1999 WATER YEAR           WATER YEARS 1949 - 1999

         ANNUAL TOTAL                     2700520                    3687890
         ANNUAL MEAN                         7399                      10100                       4249
         HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                      11280              1997
         LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                         536              1977
         HIGHEST DAILY MEAN                 28200     May 24           59100     Apr  9          124000       Apr 24 1997
         LOWEST DAILY MEAN                   1610     Oct  2            1610     Oct  2             110       Dec 23 1989
         ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM            1660     Sep 30            1670     Oct  1             118       Dec 28 1989
         INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW                                       59500     Apr  9          124000       Apr 24 1997
         INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE                                         41.66  Apr  9              45.55    Apr 24 1997
         INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW                                                                       7.7     Oct 16 1936
         ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT)            5356000                    7315000                    3078000
         10 PERCENT EXCEEDS                 19200                      25600                       9800
         50 PERCENT EXCEEDS                  4500                       5480                       1840
         90 PERCENT EXCEEDS                  2050                       1800                        480

         e  Estimated

                                                     WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--Water year 1972 to current year.


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

                                 DIS-     PH       PH       SPE-
                               CHARGE,   WATER    WATER    CIFIC    SPE-                       HARD-             MAGNE-
                                INST.    WHOLE    WHOLE     CON-    CIFIC                      NESS    CALCIUM    SIUM,
                                CUBIC    FIELD     LAB     DUCT-    CON-    TEMPER-  TEMPER-   TOTAL    DIS-      DIS-
                                 FEET   (STAND-  (STAND-   ANCE     DUCT-    ATURE    ATURE    (MG/L    SOLVED   SOLVED
              DATE      TIME     PER      ARD      ARD      LAB     ANCE      AIR     WATER     AS      (MG/L    (MG/L
                                SECOND   UNITS)   UNITS)  (US/CM)  (US/CM)  (DEG C)  (DEG C)   CACO3)   AS CA)   AS MG)
                               (00061)  (00400)  (00403)  (90095)  (00095)  (00020)  (00010)  (00900)  (00915)  (00925)

          JAN
            21...       1300     2120      --       --       --      740     -3.0       .5       --       --       --
          APR
            07...       1600    55500     8.2       --      394      388     13.0      5.5      160      39       16
          MAY
            24...       1050    26200      --       --       --      811     22.5     17.0       --       --       --
          JUL
            01...       0930    11500      --       --       --      646     22.5     22.0       --       --       --
          AUG
            17...       1300     7640     8.3      8.1      544      548     23.5     20.0      240      53       26


                                                                 ANC                                        SOLIDS,
                            POTAS-   SODIUM                    UNFLTRD   CHLO-    FLUO-            SOLIDS,  RESIDUE
                             SIUM,     AD-            SODIUM,  TIT 4.5   RIDE,    RIDE,   SULFATE    DIS-   AT 180
                             DIS-    SORP-             DIS-      LAB     DIS-      DIS-    DIS-     SOLVED   DEG. C
                            SOLVED    TION            SOLVED    (MG/L    SOLVED   SOLVED   SOLVED   (TONS     DIS-
                   DATE     (MG/L    RATIO    SODIUM   (MG/L     AS      (MG/L    (MG/L    (MG/L     PER     SOLVED
                            AS K)            PERCENT   AS NA)   CACO3)   AS CL)   AS F)   AS SO4)    DAY)    (MG/L)
                           (00935)  (00931)  (00932)  (00930)  (90410)  (00940)  (00950)  (00945)  (70302)  (70300)

               JAN
                 21...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               APR
                 07...       5.7       .4      14       13       122      12        .20     63      37600     251
               MAY
                 24...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               JUL
                 01...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               AUG
                 17...       4.9       .6      16       21       200      14        .20     78       7010     340


                           SOLIDS,
                           SUM OF                                        MANGA-            MOLYB-   SELE-    STRON-
                           CONSTI-  ARSENIC   IRON,    LEAD,   LITHIUM   NESE,   MERCURY   DENUM,   NIUM,     TIUM,
                           TUENTS,    DIS-     DIS-     DIS-     DIS-     DIS-     DIS-     DIS-     DIS-     DIS-
                             DIS-    SOLVED   SOLVED   SOLVED   SOLVED   SOLVED   SOLVED   SOLVED   SOLVED   SOLVED
                   DATE     SOLVED   (UG/L    (UG/L    (UG/L    (UG/L    (UG/L    (UG/L    (UG/L    (UG/L    (UG/L
                            (MG/L)   AS AS)   AS FE)   AS PB)   AS LI)   AS MN)   AS HG)   AS MO)   AS SE)   AS SR)
                           (70301)  (01000)  (01046)  (01049)  (01130)  (01056)  (71890)  (01060)  (01145)  (01080)

               JAN
                 21...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               APR
                 07...       222       4       90       1.0      20       20       <.1     <1.0      <1       190
               MAY
                 24...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               JUL
                 01...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               AUG
                 17...       317       5       80      <1.0      20       10       <.1      1.0      <1       260

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