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USGS Daily Statistics for Minnesota

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USGS 05319500 WATONWAN RIVER NEAR GARDEN CITY, MN


Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Hydrologic Unit Code 07020010
Latitude  44°02'47", Longitude  94°11'43" NAD27
Drainage area 851  square miles
Gage datum 905.27 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 1939-10-01 -> 2024-09-30)

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
1 111 88 263 1,160 811 943 904 274 170 344 261 209
2 111 90 270 1,180 828 952 837 254 155 313 257 206
3 110 91 281 1,220 848 918 792 232 143 300 257 203
4 107 90 288 1,210 847 867 758 211 139 286 252 198
5 103 89 300 1,150 832 853 712 200 150 303 242 191
6 100 89 319 1,090 825 825 696 200 172 340 235 185
7 97 89 340 1,040 811 795 682 197 184 369 227 183
8 94 88 354 1,000 788 767 631 204 186 390 219 181
9 92 86 354 966 789 784 575 209 183 394 212 179
10 90 86 358 934 797 805 530 214 178 393 216 172
11 90 85 371 914 830 802 520 225 172 385 223 166
12 88 84 393 929 893 820 524 235 169 370 233 163
13 86 86 427 977 937 862 509 233 172 351 241 160
14 84 87 482 1,030 955 887 496 216 184 329 247 156
15 84 89 602 1,030 953 927 472 207 202 306 247 158
16 82 90 645 1,010 952 960 444 195 213 291 239 162
17 81 92 701 990 915 1,060 442 182 208 284 239 159
18 79 98 789 949 888 1,210 435 170 199 287 252 155
19 78 106 924 897 868 1,320 423 171 198 293 268 152
20 77 120 982 857 865 1,350 425 180 209 290 279 148
21 76 140 1,020 832 894 1,330 450 202 240 286 279 143
22 75 161 1,010 824 872 1,330 458 206 283 284 277 137
23 73 176 1,020 841 835 1,420 450 218 376 287 270 131
24 75 190 990 862 804 1,500 427 218 519 285 256 126
25 75 202 955 874 805 1,440 389 213 621 283 248 123
26 75 220 954 872 801 1,320 383 209 636 287 240 122
27 77 231 981 849 814 1,180 389 206 572 298 239 123
28 79 241 999 819 841 1,060 384 206 500 297 236 119
29 82 453 1,020 790 870 999 349 194 448 290 231 116
30 85   1,070 791 933 964 321 190 395 281 219 115
31 87   1,120   956   297 185   269   114