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USGS Daily Statistics for Minnesota

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USGS 05062000 BUFFALO RIVER NEAR DILWORTH, MN


Clay County, Minnesota
Hydrologic Unit Code 09020106
Latitude  46°57'40", Longitude  96°39'40" NAD27
Drainage area 975  square miles
Gage datum 879.48 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 1930-10-01 -> 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 44 37 78 749 404 263 383 122 77 70 133 75
2 43 37 80 768 393 271 388 116 77 67 135 74
3 43 37 81 751 379 273 370 115 82 65 136 73
4 42 37 81 740 363 271 338 112 90 65 136 72
5 41 37 79 754 347 264 309 106 94 67 133 70
6 41 36 79 823 332 259 283 101 103 72 127 68
7 40 36 81 818 316 258 272 104 108 76 122 65
8 39 36 82 804 300 254 274 106 108 81 119 63
9 39 36 86 812 294 261 281 108 106 85 114 61
10 39 36 89 888 295 292 280 107 105 90 111 60
11 38 36 93 924 294 317 271 88 102 94 109 58
12 38 36 99 887 299 313 256 85 99 98 108 56
13 38 36 105 844 313 290 242 89 94 103 106 55
14 38 36 122 812 326 266 229 96 88 108 102 53
15 38 36 150 822 329 256 217 102 82 120 99 52
16 38 36 193 809 330 257 213 102 76 134 95 51
17 37 36 249 749 329 266 205 101 71 141 92 50
18 37 37 278 686 336 277 200 103 68 141 89 49
19 37 37 291 623 332 298 200 103 65 138 87 48
20 37 38 304 571 318 326 203 102 66 136 86 48
21 37 40 335 534 300 344 198 102 65 131 84 47
22 37 41 371 508 292 356 188 98 65 123 83 46
23 37 43 390 487 300 359 175 92 66 115 82 46
24 37 45 418 464 295 351 163 84 69 109 82 46
25 37 49 429 446 291 325 153 78 72 105 80 45
26 37 54 437 432 285 301 147 73 75 104 79 45
27 37 60 455 422 280 293 148 72 75 106 77 45
28 37 69 474 421 271 298 150 70 74 113 76 45
29 37 64 490 417 261 311 148 69 73 115 74 46
30 37   575 410 262 327 141 73 72 122 74 46
31 37   655   262   132 77   129   45