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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 -> 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 99 87 297 1,350 841 796 650 311 134 240 225 189
2 97 86 289 1,320 863 755 640 298 127 224 230 187
3 96 85 280 1,300 852 714 638 266 125 222 234 187
4 94 84 292 1,290 817 695 671 236 132 245 228 187
5 92 83 308 1,280 794 652 693 225 133 270 223 181
6 91 84 336 1,330 755 652 759 215 147 297 216 176
7 90 83 397 1,460 745 651 718 202 161 301 211 171
8 88 83 403 1,640 800 675 667 210 160 299 205 167
9 86 82 376 1,620 890 657 602 218 151 298 201 162
10 85 85 365 1,470 939 662 531 216 148 307 202 159
11 84 88 370 1,340 926 661 489 209 147 319 203 156
12 83 87 421 1,260 884 676 457 207 175 307 208 153
13 82 86 494 1,200 833 705 438 203 220 282 206 148
14 81 91 640 1,190 839 710 404 199 238 264 204 145
15 80 100 685 1,140 848 734 376 196 234 251 206 145
16 78 102 742 1,090 846 801 356 199 214 249 204 147
17 77 104 752 1,020 789 940 361 194 213 281 204 144
18 76 108 766 978 776 1,080 372 177 224 323 210 141
19 74 116 858 943 774 1,170 388 180 226 362 218 134
20 73 126 973 927 739 1,090 407 193 237 354 226 129
21 73 143 1,030 913 693 1,050 411 195 276 318 223 127
22 72 168 1,050 886 680 1,000 391 182 327 301 218 123
23 72 174 1,100 907 663 1,020 370 175 375 296 211 117
24 72 190 1,130 971 641 1,020 340 171 417 281 203 114
25 72 198 1,140 1,040 646 1,000 325 171 446 268 197 112
26 72 211 1,160 969 655 917 345 169 461 262 192 109
27 74 223 1,170 886 674 824 366 159 418 258 185 105
28 77 244 1,200 838 694 770 371 156 364 246 182 103
29 80 386 1,300 817 708 722 348 156 312 234 184 102
30 85   1,430 815 726 667 325 154 268 225 184 103
31 89   1,410   788   308 145   219   101