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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 -> 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
1 129 113 158 591 563 396 372 201 196 216 244 199
2 127 113 165 617 555 388 379 199 197 213 243 196
3 126 113 163 656 546 386 377 198 201 212 243 196
4 126 113 163 692 533 384 364 199 203 213 243 194
5 125 113 163 710 521 380 351 194 203 219 242 189
6 124 112 166 721 516 381 339 191 204 220 238 184
7 123 112 170 735 537 372 327 198 201 223 234 180
8 122 112 175 733 533 361 318 200 201 229 232 176
9 121 112 184 752 531 350 305 202 207 237 229 170
10 120 112 196 777 515 347 295 205 217 244 228 166
11 119 112 208 790 509 347 293 204 218 251 228 164
12 118 114 218 773 513 361 288 201 218 253 225 161
13 117 114 228 748 505 359 278 201 220 254 225 159
14 117 116 238 740 500 362 272 198 220 252 222 159
15 116 120 254 743 496 371 273 193 220 249 220 158
16 115 120 267 749 483 376 273 189 220 248 221 159
17 115 121 287 724 468 375 269 187 221 247 221 158
18 114 121 321 685 459 369 263 183 219 244 223 154
19 113 122 336 649 451 364 256 182 217 241 224 151
20 113 124 348 626 436 360 249 181 215 240 225 150
21 113 126 354 608 425 359 243 182 215 242 223 148
22 112 127 367 595 422 363 235 179 220 245 219 146
23 112 129 378 590 419 363 230 178 223 248 217 146
24 112 132 398 580 421 357 228 176 226 252 217 145
25 113 135 431 574 422 360 221 176 229 251 215 143
26 113 140 471 579 427 355 216 181 230 247 211 141
27 113 144 499 590 430 354 214 186 226 244 209 139
28 113 147 531 579 432 351 214 187 220 240 207 137
29 114 183 553 563 426 358 210 185 217 238 205 135
30 113   566 564 417 366 206 188 216 237 202 134
31 113   582   406   203 193   238   132