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USGS Daily Statistics for Minnesota

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USGS 05275000 ELK RIVER NEAR BIG LAKE, MN


Sherburne County, Minnesota
Hydrologic Unit Code 07010203
Latitude  45°20'02", Longitude  93°40'00" NAD27
Drainage area 559  square miles
Gage datum 900.04 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 1910-10-01 -> 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
1 135 114 158 587 565 396 374 202 197 215 243 198
2 132 114 165 612 557 389 380 200 198 211 242 195
3 130 114 164 651 548 388 377 199 202 211 242 196
4 130 114 163 687 536 388 364 199 204 211 242 193
5 128 113 163 706 524 385 351 195 204 217 241 188
6 126 113 166 717 519 386 339 192 204 219 237 183
7 125 113 170 731 539 377 327 200 202 221 233 180
8 123 112 175 729 535 367 318 203 201 227 231 176
9 122 113 184 748 533 357 305 204 207 235 228 170
10 121 113 196 773 516 354 295 207 217 242 228 166
11 120 113 208 786 511 354 293 207 218 248 227 163
12 118 114 218 769 514 367 288 205 218 251 224 161
13 118 115 228 745 505 364 278 204 219 251 224 159
14 117 117 237 737 500 367 273 201 220 249 222 158
15 116 120 253 740 497 375 274 196 220 247 220 158
16 116 121 266 746 483 380 274 191 220 246 220 159
17 115 121 286 722 468 379 269 189 221 245 221 157
18 115 122 319 685 459 374 264 185 219 242 222 154
19 114 123 334 648 451 369 257 184 217 239 223 151
20 113 124 346 626 436 364 250 183 214 238 224 150
21 113 127 352 608 425 363 243 184 215 239 222 148
22 112 128 364 596 423 367 235 181 219 243 218 146
23 113 130 376 591 420 367 230 180 223 247 216 146
24 113 132 395 581 421 361 228 177 225 251 217 145
25 113 135 428 574 422 363 221 177 228 250 215 143
26 114 140 468 579 427 358 216 182 229 246 210 142
27 114 144 496 590 430 357 214 188 225 243 209 140
28 114 148 527 580 432 354 214 189 220 239 206 141
29 114 182 549 565 426 360 211 187 217 238 204 140
30 114   561 566 417 368 207 190 216 236 201 139
31 114   577   406   203 194   237   138