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USGS 05061500 SOUTH BRANCH BUFFALO RIVER AT SABIN, MN

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 46°46'32",   Longitude 96°37'40"   NAD27
Clay County, Minnesota, Hydrologic Unit 09020106
Drainage area: 454 square miles
Datum of gage: 903.33 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1994-10-02  2024-12-19  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1977-10-03  1978-09-29  159 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1945-04-01  2024-12-18  28202 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2010-08-18  2011-10-30  813 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1977-03-21  1978-09-29  370 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1977-03-21  1978-09-29  370 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1945-04-01  2024-08-04 28066 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2010-08-18  2011-10-30 271 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1977-03-21  1978-09-29 370 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1977-03-21  1978-09-29 370 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1945-04  2024-08  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2010-08  2011-10  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1977-03  1978-09  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1977-03  1978-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1945  2024  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2010  2012  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1977  1978  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1977  1978  
 Peak streamflow 1945-03-18  2023-04-14  79 
 Field measurements 1983-02-22  2024-12-10  399 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples 1965-08-26  2011-10-31  121 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2023  17 
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