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USGS 05304500 CHIPPEWA RIVER NEAR MILAN, MN

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 45°06'30",   Longitude 95°47'55"   NAD27
Chippewa County, Minnesota, Hydrologic Unit 07020005
Drainage area: 1,880 square miles
Datum of gage: 960.21 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1993-10-01  2025-10-09  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1973-03-15  1981-08-13  302 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1937-10-01  2025-10-08  32149 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1973-03-15  1973-09-12  57 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1973-03-16  1981-08-13  695 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1973-03-16  1981-08-13  695 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1937-10-01  2024-10-28 31805 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1973-03-16  1981-08-13 695 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1973-03-16  1981-08-13 695 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1937-10  2024-10  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1973-03  1981-08  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1973-03  1981-08  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1938  2025  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1973  1981  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1973  1981  
 Peak streamflow 1937-04-12  2024-06-04  88 
 Field measurements 1950-01-08  2025-09-10  795 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1901-01-01  2017-08-18  398 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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