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USGS 05212700 PRAIRIE RIVER NEAR TACONITE, MN


Itasca County, Minnesota
Hydrologic Unit Code 07010103
Latitude  47°23'20", Longitude  93°22'50" 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
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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 77 86 211 789 391 290 113 106 120 192 151
2 98 76 87 229 765 389 280 116 107 119 192 148
3 97 75 87 251 733 388 283 116 107 120 193 145
4 96 75 88 270 698 383 293 116 106 120 193 142
5 95 74 88 287 667 374 289 113 106 121 193 140
6 94 74 89 308 635 369 279 113 109 124 191 137
7 92 74 91 336 604 368 269 112 110 126 188 135
8 91 73 93 366 579 360 261 111 110 128 184 132
9 89 73 96 387 556 351 250 109 109 132 183 129
10 88 73 97 414 535 342 238 107 109 147 183 128
11 87 73 98 436 522 348 227 105 107 155 180 126
12 86 74 100 470 511 338 217 103 107 162 177 124
13 86 74 104 520 502 328 207 102 107 167 174 122
14 85 74 107 575 495 321 199 101 105 168 171 120
15 84 74 110 628 487 318 192 104 104 172 168 118
16 84 75 115 692 479 312 184 102 103 175 165 117
17 83 75 121 738 468 307 177 100 102 179 163 116
18 82 76 127 766 460 303 169 98 102 184 161 114
19 82 76 135 781 451 304 161 97 103 188 160 112
20 81 76 141 794 438 309 156 95 104 189 161 110
21 81 77 144 807 421 310 150 95 107 188 163 108
22 80 79 144 828 407 314 144 96 108 190 163 106
23 80 80 143 849 395 332 139 96 109 190 163 105
24 80 82 143 865 384 342 137 96 111 189 162 104
25 80 84 146 876 376 355 135 97 114 187 162 103
26 80 84 150 871 375 361 132 98 115 185 162 103
27 79 85 152 858 372 354 129 100 117 188 160 103
28 79 86 158 839 369 342 125 101 117 190 158 102
29 78 76 165 821 368 325 121 102 118 188 157 101
30 78   177 805 371 306 119 103 118 187 155 101
31 78   192   384   116 104   190   100