USGS Current Conditions for USGS 05317000 COTTONWOOD RIVER NEAR NEW ULM, MN x

USGS 05317000 COTTONWOOD RIVER NEAR NEW ULM, MN

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

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Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Ecological and Water Resources Division

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Effective Oct. 1, 2015, stage readings for a given discharge will not agree with previous record as a result of relocating the gage. For more information, contact the USGS at the link at the bottom of the page.

Duration hydrographs and recent flow estimates are available at: Duration plots

This station managed by the Mounds View Field Office.

Available Parameters	Available Period
All 3 Available Parameters for this site
00060 Discharge	1993-10-01	2026-10-13
00065 Gage height	2007-10-01	2026-10-13
63160 Stream level, NAVD88	2023-10-12	2026-10-13

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Instantaneous-data availability statement

Discharge, cubic feet per second

Most recent instantaneous value: 40.7 10-13-2026 20:00 CDT

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**Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Oct 13 based on 98 water years of record more**
Min (1934)	25th percen- tile	Most Recent Instantaneous Value Oct 13	Median	75th percen- tile	Mean	Max (2019)
3.60	22	40.7	57	163	280	5270

Gage height, feet

Most recent instantaneous value: 3.26 10-13-2026 20:00 CDT

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