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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
05051300 BOIS DE SIOUX RIVER NEAR DORAN, MN
LOCATION - Lat 46°09'08", long 96°34'44" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.21, T.131 N., R.47 W., Wilkin County, MN, Hydrologic Unit 09020101, on right bank, 10 ft downstream from bridge on County Highway 6, 3 miles downstream from Rabbit River, 4.3 mi southwest of Doran.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1,880 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1989 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 943.90 ft above sea level (NGVD of 1929, elevation data obtained from Wilkin County Highway Engineers).
REMARKS - Flow regulated by Lake Traverse-Bois de Sioux Flood Control and Water Conservation project near White Rock, S.D.

Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 12,300 ft³/s, gage height, 24.42 ft, Apr. 16, 1997; maximum daily-mean discharge, 11,500 ft³/s, Apr. 16, 1997; minimum discharge, 0.00 ft³/s, Jan. 7, 1990 (many days, several years. Due in part to regulation).