USGS Surface Water for Minnesota: Peak Streamflow

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Peak Streamflow for Minnesota

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Water Year	Date	Gage Height (feet)	Stream- flow (cfs)
1897	1897-04-11	25.20	18,900^2,7
1902	1902-05-21	10.00	5,170⁷
1903	1903-04-01		4,360^1,2
1904	1904-04-24	20.42	13,700
1905	1905-05-13	14.50	8,730
1906	1906-04-15	21.00	14,600
1907	1907-04-04	12.04	6,330
1908	1908-04-10	17.00	10,700
1909	1909-07-21	8.77	3,680
1910	1910-03-20	14.20¹	7,920
1911	1911-06-10	8.45	3,620
1912	1912-09-29	6.80²	2,120
1913	1913-04-08	12.80²	7,170
1914	1914-06-12	7.40	2,630
1915	1915-06-29	14.25	7,860
1916	1916-04-17	21.80	15,900
1917	1917-04-11	12.20²	5,480
1918	1918-04-02	6.50	1,950
1919	1919-07-05	21.10	14,900
1920	1920-03-25	23.30¹	9,520^1,2
1921	1921-04-05		2,900^1,2
1922	1922-05-13	13.00	6,910
1923	1923-04-20	12.50²	5,820
1924	1924-04-23	5.20	1,140
1925	1925-06-09	13.50	7,300
1926	1926-03-24	12.30	6,500
1927	1927-04-13	14.00	7,700
1928	1928-04-08	9.20²	3,910
1929	1929-03-19	14.90¹	7,620
1930	1930-05-13	10.30	4,770
1931	1931-03-26	4.93¹	1,030
1932	1932-04-09	9.78	4,390
1933	1933-04-02	5.92¹	1,440
1934	1934-04-08	6.89	1,490
1935	1935-03-27	8.38¹	2,490
1936	1936-04-18	11.33¹	4,540
1937	1937-08-04	10.25¹	3,750
1938	1938-05-10	12.62	5,910
1939	1939-04-24	8.92	3,050
1940	1940-04-16	14.73¹	6,000
1941	1941-06-09	13.43²	6,190
1942	1942-03-28	16.69²	7,090
1943	1943-04-08	16.88	9,420
1944	1944-08-11	12.20	5,770
1945	1945-03-28	15.96	9,130
1946	1946-03-24	19.09²	9,020
1947	1947-06-12	18.08	12,400
1948	1948-04-19	16.20²	9,520
1949	1949-06-02	17.43	10,700
1950	1950-05-07	25.70	27,400
1951	1951-04-07	19.00	12,600
1952	1952-04-11	12.65	6,320
1953	1953-03-24	8.01¹	2,560
1954	1954-04-12	11.37	5,330
1955	1955-04-08	18.30	12,400
1956	1956-04-20	19.78	14,000
1957	1957-06-29	18.10	11,800
1958	1958-07-07	8.62	3,370
1959	1959-04-05	11.72	5,630
1960	1960-04-06	12.56¹	5,520
1961	1961-03-27	5.67	1,450
1962	1962-06-11	21.90	16,700
1963	1963-04-09	13.25	6,820
1964	1964-06-20	11.74²	5,550
1965	1965-04-14	23.51²	19,400
1966	1966-04-03	24.41	21,500
1967	1967-04-01	23.49	19,300
1968	1968-07-19	17.17	11,100
1969	1969-04-12	27.33	28,400
1970	1970-04-26	19.05²	13,300
1971	1971-04-10	20.74	15,300
1972	1972-04-16	20.28²	14,700
1973	1973-09-26	10.86	4,960
1974	1974-04-23	22.89¹	16,400
1975	1975-04-18	21.97	15,600
1976	1976-04-03	19.45	12,500
1977	1977-05-20	8.66	3,440
1978	1978-04-07	23.11	18,100
1979	1979-04-26	24.99	21,900
1980	1980-04-09	12.31²	6,600
1981	1981-06-29	13.56	7,120
1982	1982-04-17	16.12²	9,320
1983	1983-06-23	13.98²	7,330
1984	1984-06-10	20.71	14,400
1985	1985-08-19	16.38	9,580
1986	1986-04-01	19.47^1,2	11,500
1987	1987-05-28	11.22²	5,360
1988	1988-04-08	10.90²	5,090
1989	1989-04-17	16.11^1,2	8,800
1990	1990-06-23	4.60²	916
1991	1991-06-13	6.99	2,200
1992	1992-04-28	7.36²	2,460
1993	1993-04-01	18.24¹	7,400
1994	1994-07-10	20.41	13,600
1995	1995-03-16	18.27¹	10,300²
1996	1996-04-20	24.84	21,700
1997	1997-04-18		28,000²
1998	1998-05-18	18.25²	11,700
1999	1999-03-30	23.44	18,800
2000	2000-06-23	14.26	7,930
2001	2001-04-09	26.51¹	20,000
2002	2002-06-11	20.85	16,100
2003	2003-06-27	9.76	4,230
2004	2004-05-31	17.80	11,300
2005	2005-06-15	16.97²	10,300
2006	2006-04-02	25.24	26,400
2007	2007-06-19	15.98²	9,970
2008	2008-06-14	9.17	3,710
2009	2009-03-25		25,000^1,2
2010	2010-03-15		18,500^1,2
2011	2011-04-12	20.50²	17,100
2012	2012-03-16		5,400^1,2
2013	2013-04-28	19.96²	14,200
2014	2014-06-17	17.19²	10,800
2015	2015-06-04	12.25	6,010
2016	2016-08-06	11.45	5,300
2017	2017-03-30	14.63¹	5,750²
2018	2018-04-21	17.19	5,790²
2019	2019-04-08	24.78	22,400
2020	2020-04-08	23.27	21,100
2021	2020-11-01	6.86²	1,620
2022	2022-04-24	27.15	31,000
2023	2023-04-18	22.16²	17,100²

USGS 05079000 RED LAKE RIVER AT CROOKSTON, MN