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USGS Daily Statistics for Minnesota

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USGS 05061500 SOUTH BRANCH BUFFALO RIVER AT SABIN, MN


Clay County, Minnesota
Hydrologic Unit Code 09020106
Latitude  46°46'32", Longitude  96°37'40" NAD27
Drainage area 454  square miles
Gage datum 903.33 feet above NAVD88
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00060, Discharge, cubic feet per second,
Day of
month		 Mean of daily mean values for each day for water year of record in, ft3/s   (Calculation Period 1944-10-01 -> 2025-09-30)

Calculation period restricted by USGS staff due to special conditions at/near site
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1 12 9.3 32 420 156 138 211 39 21 25 71 29
2 11 9 30 386 148 135 197 39 20 24 73 29
3 10 8.8 28 372 139 126 167 35 21 24 69 28
4 10 8.6 27 409 127 121 141 32 25 25 63 28
5 10 8.3 27 449 116 113 125 29 36 26 56 25
6 10 8.2 27 435 108 103 112 32 44 31 51 23
7 10 8.1 28 403 106 101 121 36 47 39 49 21
8 9.9 8.1 30 443 104 112 130 40 51 44 51 20
9 9.8 8.1 33 476 105 160 127 40 53 45 55 19
10 9.7 8 38 466 110 175 114 40 48 45 54 18
11 9.5 8.1 40 442 124 148 102 16 42 47 51 17
12 9.4 8.1 45 412 136 127 96 20 38 54 47 17
13 9.3 8.2 68 387 144 110 93 27 35 63 42 16
14 9.3 8.4 106 431 141 103 87 30 31 75 40 15
15 9.2 8.5 144 396 133 107 83 36 27 81 39 15
16 9.2 8.6 165 337 132 115 78 38 24 80 38 14
17 9.2 8.8 170 285 140 136 75 40 22 75 36 14
18 9 9.2 159 247 135 177 79 43 21 70 35 14
19 8.9 9.6 152 218 133 185 78 44 22 65 34 13
20 8.9 10 156 204 135 188 74 43 22 60 33 13
21 8.8 12 167 198 131 191 69 38 24 53 32 13
22 8.8 15 179 190 121 184 66 33 26 48 31 12
23 8.9 18 193 187 122 167 59 28 28 45 30 12
24 9 21 230 181 132 148 50 23 30 44 29 12
25 9 23 267 178 134 135 47 20 31 46 29 12
26 9.1 27 269 183 123 136 54 19 32 47 28 12
27 9.2 30 281 187 113 147 57 20 33 52 28 13
28 9.4 29 287 182 107 143 58 22 32 57 27 13
29 9.5 27 327 175 104 155 55 25 31 59 27 14
30 9.5   374 167 117 202 51 24 28 62 28 13
31 9.4   410   139   45 22   67   13