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USGS 05475350 DES MOINES RIVER ABOVE WINDOM, MN

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 43°53'25",   Longitude 95°09'39"   NAD27
Cottonwood County, Minnesota, Hydrologic Unit 07100001
Drainage area: 1,110 square miles
Datum of gage: 1,360 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    2017-08-23  2025-10-09  
 Peak streamflow 2008-11-21  2024-06-24  12 
 Field measurements 1998-10-01  2025-08-01  43 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1999-04-27  2000-07-25  4 
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