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USGS Daily Statistics for Minnesota

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USGS 05317000 COTTONWOOD RIVER NEAR NEW ULM, MN


Brown County, Minnesota
Hydrologic Unit Code 07020008
Latitude  44°17'21.81", Longitude  94°26'18.98" NAD83
Drainage area 1,300  square miles
Gage datum 820 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 1908-10-01 -> 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
1 101 87 296 1,340 863 815 692 314 135 239 224 187
2 99 86 289 1,310 886 783 675 305 127 223 229 186
3 98 85 280 1,290 873 739 667 274 126 220 232 186
4 96 84 292 1,280 836 717 695 243 132 243 227 186
5 94 83 308 1,280 812 675 717 231 133 268 221 180
6 93 84 335 1,320 771 674 783 220 147 295 214 175
7 91 83 395 1,450 761 667 750 207 160 298 210 170
8 89 83 401 1,630 825 688 707 214 160 296 204 166
9 87 83 374 1,610 915 668 636 221 151 295 200 161
10 86 85 363 1,470 958 670 560 219 148 304 201 158
11 84 88 368 1,330 941 668 518 211 147 316 202 155
12 84 87 418 1,250 897 683 485 209 174 305 206 152
13 82 87 491 1,200 844 712 461 205 219 280 204 148
14 81 91 636 1,180 847 716 423 200 237 262 202 144
15 80 101 680 1,130 854 739 394 197 233 249 205 144
16 78 102 736 1,080 851 812 373 201 213 246 203 146
17 77 104 746 1,020 794 958 375 195 211 277 203 144
18 76 108 760 985 780 1,120 384 178 223 318 209 140
19 74 116 851 950 778 1,220 398 181 225 357 217 133
20 73 126 964 933 742 1,130 415 194 236 348 225 128
21 73 143 1,020 917 697 1,100 418 196 274 313 222 126
22 72 168 1,040 889 688 1,090 398 183 324 298 216 123
23 72 173 1,090 909 677 1,140 376 176 373 294 210 117
24 72 189 1,120 970 658 1,160 346 171 414 279 202 114
25 72 197 1,130 1,030 676 1,150 330 171 443 266 196 112
26 72 210 1,150 968 685 1,040 350 170 457 261 191 110
27 74 222 1,160 886 697 918 370 160 415 257 184 107
28 77 243 1,190 841 713 847 374 157 361 245 181 107
29 80 377 1,290 825 723 787 351 156 309 233 183 106
30 85   1,420 832 738 720 327 156 266 225 183 106
31 89   1,400   798   310 146   218   104