RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

                                              05100000  PEMBINA RIVER AT NECHE, ND
                                                 (International gaging station)

LOCATION.--Lat 48o59'20", long 97o33'05", in SE1/4NW1/4 sec.31, T.164 N., R.53 W., Pembina County, Hydrologic Unit 09020313, on
   right bank 0.3 mi east of State Highway 18, and at north edge of Neche.

DRAINAGE AREA.--3,410 mi2, approximately.

                                                    WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--May 1903 to September 1908, June 1909 to September 1915, April 1919 to current year. Monthly discharge only
   for some periods, published in WSP 1308.

REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1308: 1904-8, 1910-15, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924. WSP 1388: 1904(M), 1914, 1915(M), 1931(M), 1933, 1938(M).
   WSP 1728: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 809.69 ft above sea level. Prior to May 24, 1932,
   nonrecording gage at Burlington Northern Railway bridge 1 mi upstream, at same datum. May 25, 1932, to Apr. 17, 1939,
   nonrecording gage on bridge on State Highway 18, 500 ft downstream from railway bridge, at same datum.

REMARKS.--Records good except for periods of estimated discharge, which are poor.

COOPERATION.--This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by the United States under agreement with
   Canada.

                           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        94       80       74      e33      e21      e23     1090     1120     3600     1130      368      138
           2        93       77       72      e30      e22      e23     1010     1120     3690     1100      350      137
           3        90       75       70      e28      e25      e23      855     1110     3480     1100      336      133
           4        88       71      e66      e27      e33      e24     e711     1100     3100     1100      334      132
           5        99       62      e60      e28      e37      e25     e660     1100     2790     1020      320      132

           6       113       61      e45      e28      e34      e26     e755     1150     2520      980      297      130
           7       120      e65      e40      e27      e30      e26     e797     1260     2370      958      287      130
           8       114      e70      e46      e27      e26      e26    e1190     1260     2260      904      287      129
           9       101      e70      e45      e26      e24      e26     1770     1180     2140      899      286      128
          10        93      e54      e47      e26      e23      e26     1680     1140     2060      867      270      128

          11        94      e36      e49      e26      e23      e26     1530     1190     1940      831      265      125
          12        99      e36      e50      e26      e23      e26     1450     1370     1820      767      244      123
          13        96      e40      e50      e26      e23      e26     1370     1220     1740      725      229      120
          14        97      e48      e52      e25      e23      e25     1310     1160     1670      735      227      118
          15        96      e58      e54      e25      e22      e25     1310     1140     1610      768      220      117

          16        93      e58      e54      e24      e22      e25     1270     1210     1570     1010      211      115
          17        89      e56      e52      e24      e22      e26     1240     1220     1510     1110      214      108
          18        93      e54      e50      e25      e22      e27     1210     1220     1470      861      214      106
          19        90      e50      e50      e25      e22      e28     1200     1240     1440      764      214      102
          20        88      e45      e48      e25      e22      e30     1190     1290     1380      704      206      100

          21        87      e46      e46      e25      e22      e35     1190     1380     1360     e670      204       96
          22        85      e50      e44      e24      e23      e60     1180     1540     1330     e630      191       95
          23        84      e52      e42      e23      e23     e150     1170     1820     1310     e580      182       94
          24        82      e54      e41      e23      e24     e300     1170     2080     1300      523      177       92
          25        83      e58      e40      e22      e25     e400     1170     2320     1260      504      169       88

          26        82      e60      e39      e21      e25     e500     1170     2520     1270      476      163       86
          27        81      e62      e37      e21      e24     e600     1160     2650     1270      388      162       86
          28        80      e62      e36      e21      e23    e1400     1150     2720     1230      431      151       85
          29        80      e66      e35      e21      ---    e1900     1140     2850     1180      423      146       85
          30        81      e70      e37      e21      ---     1950     1140     3080     1150      412      143       82
          31        80      ---      e36      e21      ---     1350      ---     3360      ---      384      140      ---

         TOTAL    2845     1746     1507      774      688     9157    35238    50120    56820    23754     7207     3340
         MEAN     91.8     58.2     48.6     25.0     24.6      295     1175     1617     1894      766      232      111
         MAX       120       80       74       33       37     1950     1770     3360     3690     1130      368      138
         MIN        80       36       35       21       21       23      660     1100     1150      384      140       82
         AC-FT    5640     3460     2990     1540     1360    18160    69890    99410   112700    47120    14300     6620

         STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1903 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)

         MEAN     76.4     49.4     23.8     12.4     8.84      107      919      736      348      191      114     80.7
         MAX       643      486      261      120     65.8     1216     4713     4770     1894     1509      946      648
         (WY)     1995     1995     1995     1995     1995     1995     1998     1997     1999     1997     1993     1993
         MIN      .000     .000     .000     .000     .000     .000     24.7     11.8     6.56     .000     .000     .000
         (WY)     1939     1939     1939     1933     1933     1936     1939     1939     1940     1940     1939     1938

         SUMMARY STATISTICS           FOR 1998 CALENDAR YEAR        FOR 1999 WATER YEAR           WATER YEARS 1903 - 1999

         ANNUAL TOTAL                      263263                     193196
         ANNUAL MEAN                          721                        529                        224
         HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                       1116              1995
         LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                           3.96           1939
         HIGHEST DAILY MEAN                  7410     Apr 16            3690     Jun  2           14300       Apr 27 1997
         LOWEST DAILY MEAN                     29     Feb 10              21     Jan 26                .00    Feb  1 1932
         ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM              29     Feb 10              21     Jan 26                .00    Feb  1 1932
         INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW                                        3790     Jun  2           15100       Apr 27 1997
         INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE                                         17.73  Jun  2            a 24.51    Apr 21 1997
         ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT)             522200                     383200                     162500
         10 PERCENT EXCEEDS                  2230                       1390                        507
         50 PERCENT EXCEEDS                   114                        106                         43
         90 PERCENT EXCEEDS                    32                         25                          1.1

         a  Backwater from ice
         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)

          NOV
            05...       1345      57       --       --       --      960     -4.0      1.0       --       --       --
          FEB
            04...       1615      34       --       --       --      560     -8.0       .5       --       --       --
          APR
            12...       1415    1440      8.1       --      627      626     14.0     11.0      230      55       22
          MAY
            18...       1030    1190       --       --       --      761     19.0     14.0       --       --       --
          JUN
            23...       0915    1360       --       --       --      765     27.5     23.0       --       --       --
          AUG
            12...       1515     258      8.5      8.4      858      879       --       --      380      82       42


                                                                 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)

               NOV
                 05...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               FEB
                 04...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               APR
                 12...       9.2       1       27       40       139      14        .20     170     1710      439
               MAY
                 18...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               JUN
                 23...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               AUG
                 12...      11         1       21       48       272      12        .20     200      422      606


                           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)

               NOV
                 05...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               FEB
                 04...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               APR
                 12...       394       3       30      <1.0      40       40       <.1      2.0       2       300
               MAY
                 18...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               JUN
                 23...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               AUG
                 12...       559       4       80       1.0      60       30       <.1      5.0       1       460

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