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USGS Daily Statistics for Minnesota

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USGS 05212700 PRAIRIE RIVER NEAR TACONITE, MN


Itasca County, Minnesota
Hydrologic Unit Code 07010103
Latitude  47°23'19.9", Longitude  93°22'55.4" NAD27
Drainage area 371  square miles
Gage datum 1,296.36 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 1966-10-01 -> 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 99 76 85 209 781 384 291 113 106 120 192 150
2 98 76 86 226 760 382 280 116 107 119 192 146
3 96 75 86 247 732 381 283 116 107 120 193 143
4 95 74 87 265 700 375 291 116 106 120 193 141
5 94 74 87 283 671 367 289 113 106 121 193 139
6 93 73 88 303 641 362 280 113 109 124 191 136
7 91 73 90 330 610 360 270 112 110 126 188 134
8 90 73 92 360 585 353 262 111 110 128 184 131
9 88 73 95 380 561 344 251 109 109 132 183 128
10 87 73 96 407 539 336 240 107 109 147 183 127
11 86 73 97 429 526 341 229 105 107 155 180 125
12 86 73 99 462 513 331 219 103 107 162 177 123
13 85 73 103 511 503 321 209 102 107 167 174 121
14 84 73 106 564 495 315 201 101 105 168 171 119
15 84 74 110 616 487 312 194 104 104 172 168 117
16 83 74 115 679 478 306 187 102 103 175 165 116
17 82 75 120 723 466 304 179 100 102 179 163 115
18 81 75 127 751 458 302 172 98 102 184 161 113
19 81 75 134 766 448 303 164 97 103 188 160 111
20 80 76 140 779 434 308 158 95 104 189 161 109
21 80 76 143 791 418 311 152 95 107 188 163 107
22 80 78 143 812 404 316 146 96 108 190 163 105
23 80 79 142 833 392 334 148 96 109 190 163 104
24 79 81 142 849 381 344 153 96 111 189 162 103
25 79 83 145 859 372 358 151 97 114 187 162 102
26 79 83 149 854 370 364 148 98 115 185 160 102
27 78 84 151 841 367 357 147 100 117 188 158 102
28 78 85 157 823 364 345 125 101 117 190 156 101
29 78 76 164 808 362 327 121 102 118 188 155 100
30 78   175 794 366 308 119 103 118 187 153 100
31 77   190   377   116 104   190   99