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    USGS 05320000 BLUE EARTH RIVER NEAR RAPIDAN, MN


    Blue Earth County, Minnesota
    Hydrologic Unit Code 07020009
    Latitude  44°05'44", Longitude  94°06'33" NAD27
    Drainage area 2,410  square miles
    Gage datum 807.92 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 1908-10-01 -> 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
    1 325 239 665 3,080 2,180 2,420 2,460 887 606 847 712 534
    2 324 239 703 3,140 2,190 2,420 2,310 840 592 818 694 523
    3 322 242 723 3,170 2,230 2,430 2,180 787 584 814 679 534
    4 326 241 730 3,170 2,240 2,350 2,040 756 542 800 681 531
    5 322 237 742 3,180 2,230 2,270 1,950 709 513 813 668 508
    6 308 230 803 3,240 2,240 2,200 1,880 694 512 833 644 463
    7 292 228 851 3,420 2,220 2,150 1,810 679 513 862 636 454
    8 290 227 886 3,550 2,160 2,170 1,770 675 506 869 604 444
    9 288 223 936 3,470 2,120 2,380 1,710 662 495 910 598 432
    10 273 221 987 3,260 2,090 2,380 1,650 662 473 941 588 426
    11 267 229 1,010 3,060 2,080 2,350 1,600 682 471 931 596 427
    12 262 240 1,080 2,930 2,140 2,330 1,560 671 474 897 606 403
    13 258 251 1,170 2,890 2,190 2,350 1,520 689 482 860 607 386
    14 244 260 1,280 2,890 2,250 2,390 1,480 646 494 829 612 375
    15 239 273 1,460 2,880 2,250 2,470 1,420 633 529 781 608 373
    16 227 276 1,600 2,830 2,230 2,560 1,340 610 567 750 604 399
    17 225 280 1,720 2,750 2,180 2,750 1,300 594 563 748 587 412
    18 226 289 1,860 2,640 2,170 2,890 1,250 573 560 759 600 418
    19 223 318 2,030 2,540 2,140 2,890 1,220 568 598 797 626 415
    20 224 360 2,240 2,450 2,120 2,850 1,250 555 634 817 636 399
    21 221 404 2,400 2,370 2,170 2,850 1,270 549 675 830 653 393
    22 227 438 2,450 2,320 2,230 2,900 1,320 564 712 818 660 380
    23 229 480 2,370 2,310 2,230 2,970 1,360 560 845 800 658 370
    24 227 510 2,260 2,310 2,240 3,090 1,350 567 994 782 632 349
    25 226 517 2,230 2,280 2,290 3,130 1,270 561 1,100 767 616 329
    26 221 532 2,300 2,280 2,280 3,080 1,240 567 1,160 763 587 338
    27 215 546 2,390 2,260 2,270 2,970 1,160 588 1,110 782 577 334
    28 216 598 2,450 2,200 2,280 2,820 1,120 619 1,050 761 574 340
    29 224 910 2,560 2,170 2,270 2,710 1,040 600 1,000 750 563 346
    30 227   2,740 2,160 2,340 2,610 974 606 933 739 558 348
    31 235   2,960   2,410   940 599   716   346