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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
1 109 89 267 1,160 793 927 823 268 170 344 264 212
2 108 91 273 1,190 805 928 769 243 155 313 261 209
3 108 92 284 1,230 819 892 735 222 143 300 261 206
4 105 91 291 1,220 816 840 710 203 139 286 256 201
5 101 90 304 1,160 801 828 669 193 150 303 246 194
6 98 89 323 1,090 796 805 656 192 172 340 238 188
7 96 89 345 1,050 784 778 646 197 184 369 230 186
8 94 88 359 1,010 760 754 598 204 186 390 222 184
9 91 86 359 971 760 774 543 209 183 394 215 181
10 89 86 363 938 768 798 500 214 178 393 219 175
11 89 85 377 918 803 796 493 225 172 385 226 169
12 87 84 399 933 872 816 501 235 169 370 237 166
13 86 85 433 983 922 858 489 233 172 351 245 163
14 85 87 490 1,040 945 885 479 216 184 329 251 158
15 84 88 611 1,040 946 926 457 207 202 306 251 160
16 83 90 655 1,020 947 958 430 195 213 295 243 165
17 81 92 712 990 910 1,050 431 182 208 287 242 161
18 80 98 802 940 884 1,190 425 170 199 291 255 158
19 79 106 940 884 865 1,300 414 171 198 297 272 154
20 78 120 1,000 844 863 1,330 417 180 209 295 284 150
21 77 141 1,040 823 892 1,270 443 202 240 290 284 144
22 76 162 1,030 817 860 1,210 451 206 283 289 282 138
23 74 178 1,040 836 811 1,170 444 218 376 291 274 133
24 75 192 1,010 860 777 1,200 421 218 519 289 260 128
25 76 204 971 874 776 1,190 384 213 621 287 252 124
26 76 222 968 872 772 1,120 379 209 636 291 244 121
27 77 233 991 848 785 1,030 387 206 572 302 243 119
28 80 244 1,010 814 814 938 382 206 500 301 240 114
29 82 486 1,030 780 847 893 347 194 448 294 235 111
30 85   1,080 775 917 871 320 190 395 285 222 112
31 88   1,120   945   295 185   273   111