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USGS Daily Statistics for Minnesota

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USGS 05061000 BUFFALO RIVER NEAR HAWLEY, MN


Clay County, Minnesota
Hydrologic Unit Code 09020106
Latitude  46°51'00", Longitude  96°19'45" NAD27
Drainage area 325  square miles
Gage datum 1,112.92 feet above NAVD88
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00060, Discharge, cubic feet per second,
Day of
month		 Mean of daily mean values for each day for water year of record in, ft3/s   (Calculation Period 1944-10-01 -> 2025-09-30)

Calculation period restricted by USGS staff due to special conditions at/near site
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1 32 29 43 260 200 134 152 68 47 41 69 48
2 32 28 44 268 193 130 145 68 48 41 70 46
3 31 28 44 267 182 130 140 67 51 42 70 45
4 31 28 43 283 171 125 144 73 55 43 69 44
5 31 29 43 296 163 120 146 78 55 44 67 43
6 31 29 44 307 158 121 141 75 55 46 66 41
7 31 29 46 314 153 121 134 70 54 48 65 40
8 31 29 47 335 151 122 131 66 52 48 66 39
9 30 29 47 342 150 137 132 63 50 48 64 39
10 30 29 48 341 152 146 137 60 48 49 63 38
11 30 29 53 345 162 143 136 58 48 53 61 37
12 30 29 64 348 173 136 128 60 47 55 59 37
13 30 29 70 353 179 130 122 60 46 59 57 36
14 30 29 80 353 179 126 115 60 45 62 56 36
15 30 29 87 345 174 123 108 59 44 63 56 35
16 29 30 93 330 169 128 111 56 44 65 55 35
17 29 30 99 316 170 127 116 54 42 67 54 35
18 29 30 109 300 166 127 119 51 41 67 53 34
19 29 30 112 287 162 127 116 49 42 68 52 34
20 29 30 119 273 156 137 110 46 43 67 51 34
21 29 31 130 262 150 151 106 46 42 64 51 33
22 29 32 138 253 144 155 101 45 43 61 50 33
23 29 34 154 243 141 150 93 45 43 60 50 33
24 29 35 163 235 143 145 89 44 45 60 50 33
25 29 38 172 230 144 143 91 42 45 60 50 33
26 29 40 179 225 145 140 96 44 45 61 49 33
27 29 42 185 220 145 139 97 44 44 63 48 33
28 29 43 190 215 141 136 92 44 43 65 48 34
29 29 43 201 209 135 148 85 44 42 65 48 33
30 29   228 204 133 152 80 44 41 66 49 33
31 29   247   136   74 45   68   33