RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

                                              05113600  LONG CREEK NEAR NOONAN, ND
                                                 (International gaging station)

LOCATION.--Lat 48o58'52", long 103o04'34", near north line of NE1/4 sec.1, T.163 N., R.96 W., Divide County, Hydrologic Unit
   09010001, on right bank 150 ft upstream from county highway bridge, 1.5 mi upstream from international boundary, and 7 mi
   northwest of Noonan.

DRAINAGE AREA.--1,790 mi2, approximately, of which about 1,160 mi2 is probably noncontributing.

                                                    WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1959 to current year.

REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 2113: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 1,840 ft above sea level, from topographic map. Prior to Aug. 18, 1960,
   nonrecording gage at same site and 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       .00      .48     e.42     e.34     e.11     e.17     2090       44      e56       86    e38        6.6
           2       .00      .47     e.42     e.34     e.11     e.14     1600       41       52       83    e40        7.2
           3       .00      .45     e.42     e.33     e.11     e.11     1140       39       51       77    e35        6.6
           4       .00      .45     e.42     e.32     e.10     e.10      782       41       54       72    e31        6.9
           5       .00      .46     e.40     e.30     e.10     e.08      560       43       57       76    e27        7.6

           6       .04     e.45     e.40     e.30     e.10     e.07      448       45       72       72     25        7.0
           7       .14     e.45     e.40     e.29     e.10     e.06      364       43       73       67     23        6.2
           8       .28     e.45     e.40     e.28     e.10     e.05      339       49       64       77     22        5.6
           9       .10     e.45     e.40     e.26     e.10     e.05      311       45       62       82     22       e5.6
          10       .00     e.45     e.40     e.25     e.10     e.04      284       45       60       99     22       e5.5

          11       .33     e.44     e.40     e.23     e.09     e.04      259       76      158      112     19        4.4
          12       .51     e.43     e.40     e.22     e.09     e.03      222      137      367       88     20        4.1
          13       .30     e.43     e.43     e.21     e.09     e.04      189      165      404       72     19        4.4
          14       .17     e.43     e.45     e.20     e.09     e.05      178      173      367       60     17        5.0
          15       .27     e.43     e.40     e.22     e.08     e.07      147      182      344       56     15        4.6

          16       .43     e.45     e.40     e.25     e.07     e.09      112      185      324       57     17        3.3
          17       .39     e.45     e.40     e.24     e.05     e.15       97      163      280       56     17        2.2
          18       .28     e.45     e.40     e.22     e.04     e.50       90      139      233       79     16        1.6
          19       .34     e.45     e.40     e.20     e.03   e30          80      115      190      106     15        1.3
          20       .32     e.45     e.40     e.19     e.02   e60          74      143      164      119     14        1.2

          21       .41     e.44     e.39     e.18     e.03  e150          70      186      142      118     14        1.4
          22      e.37     e.44     e.38     e.17     e.03  e300          65      171      129      113     13        1.4
          23       .34     e.44     e.37     e.16     e.04  e570          61      148      126      102     12        1.3
          24       .24     e.44     e.37     e.15     e.08 e1000          58      127      124       90     10        1.2
          25       .26     e.44     e.37     e.14     e.08 e1100          55      109      119       82      9.5      1.4

          26       .33     e.44     e.37     e.13     e.10 e1700          53       95      117      e73      8.8      2.1
          27       .33     e.44     e.37     e.12     e.25  2710          54       83      111       64      8.4      2.3
          28       .27     e.44     e.37     e.12     e.22  2260          52       70      105       58      7.7      1.9
          29       .46     e.43     e.37     e.11      ---  2130          49       60       98       52      7.1     e1.9
          30       .47     e.43     e.36     e.11      ---  1980          46       61       94      e45      7.0     e1.7
          31       .47      ---     e.35     e.11      ---  2170         ---      e60      ---      e40      6.9      ---

         TOTAL    7.85    13.35    12.23     6.69     2.51 16161.84     9929     3083     4597     2433    558.4    113.5
         MEAN      .25      .44      .39      .22     .090      521      331     99.5      153     78.5     18.0     3.78
         MAX       .51      .48      .45      .34      .25     2710     2090      186      404      119       40      7.6
         MIN       .00      .43      .35      .11      .02      .03       46       39       51       40      6.9      1.2
         AC-FT      16       26       24       13      5.0    32060    19690     6120     9120     4830     1110      225

         STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1960 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)

         MEAN     1.57      .78      .56      .34     2.90      101      261     67.9     34.5     39.3     8.06     3.61
         MAX      31.0     7.17     4.35     5.11     71.3      600     1396      728      376      452      131     77.2
         (WY)     1979     1979     1976     1976     1981     1994     1979     1970     1976     1978     1993     1978
         MIN      .000     .000     .000     .000     .000     .000     .000     .000     .000     .000     .000     .000
         (WY)     1960     1961     1961     1961     1961     1965     1990     1990     1961     1961     1960     1960

         SUMMARY STATISTICS           FOR 1998 CALENDAR YEAR        FOR 1999 WATER YEAR           WATER YEARS 1960 - 1999

         ANNUAL TOTAL                        4479.86                   36918.37
         ANNUAL MEAN                           12.3                      101                         43.4
         HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                        200              1976
         LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                            .017          1988
         HIGHEST DAILY MEAN                   550     Apr  1            2710     Mar 27            5710       Apr  1 1976
         LOWEST DAILY MEAN                       .00  Aug 15                .00  Oct  1                .00    Oct  1 1959
         ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM                .00  Aug 29                .03  Oct  1                .00    Oct  1 1959
         INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW                                        2820     Mar 27            6310       Mar 31 1976
         INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE                                         12.66  Mar 27              17.61    Mar 31 1976
         ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT)               8890                      73230                      31440
         10 PERCENT EXCEEDS                    20                        172                         50
         50 PERCENT EXCEEDS                      .43                       2.3                         .32
         90 PERCENT EXCEEDS                      .00                        .10                        .00

         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)

          MAR
            23...       1230    565       7.9       --      438      450       --       .5      110      20       15
            30...       1415   1990        --       --       --      385      6.0      1.0       --       --       --
          APR
            05...       1345    544        --       --       --       --     -2.0      3.5       --       --       --
            13...       1400    184        --       --       --      660     12.0      9.0       --       --       --
            27...       1220     54        --       --       --     1200     14.0     13.5       --       --       --
          MAY
            26...       1200     96        --       --       --     1280     22.5     18.0       --       --       --
          JUL
            20...       1300    119        --       --       --     1190     28.0     22.5       --       --       --
          SEP
            22...       1450      1.4     7.8      8.2     1150     1200     25.0     14.5      440      86       55


                                                                 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)

               MAR
                 23...       9.3       2       42        41       85      6.0       .10     130    425        278
                 30...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               APR
                 05...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
                 13...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
                 27...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               MAY
                 26...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               JUL
                 20...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               SEP
                 22...      14         2       34       110      290     16         .20     340      3.27     841


                           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)

               MAR
                 23...       273       3       410     <1.0      20       140      <.1     <1.0      <1       130
                 30...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               APR
                 05...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
                 13...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
                 27...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               MAY
                 26...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               JUL
                 20...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               SEP
                 22...       796       5        40     <1.0      60       <20      <.1     <1.0       1       440

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