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USGS 05385500 SOUTH FORK ROOT RIVER NEAR HOUSTON, MN

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 43°44'19",   Longitude 91°33'50"   NAD27
Houston County, Minnesota, Hydrologic Unit 07040008
Drainage area: 275 square miles
Datum of gage: 680.55 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    2007-10-01  2024-12-19  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1953-01-01  2024-12-18  15755 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1975-07-22  1981-09-29  2262 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1975-07-22  1981-09-29  2262 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1953-01-01  2023-11-01 15342 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1975-07-22  1981-09-29 2262 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1975-07-22  1981-09-29 2262 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1953-01  2023-11  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1975-07  1981-09  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1975-07  1981-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1953  2024  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1975  1981  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1975  1981  
 Peak streamflow 1950-03-26  2023-02-28  71 
 Field measurements 1952-12-17  2024-12-16  628 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples 1967-10-26  1981-08-26  20 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2023  18 
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