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USGS Daily Statistics for Minnesota

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USGS 05345000 VERMILLION RIVER NEAR EMPIRE, MN


Dakota County, Minnesota
Hydrologic Unit Code 07040001
Latitude  44°40'00", Longitude  93°03'17" NAD27
Drainage area 129  square miles
Gage datum 852.23 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 1941-10-01 -> 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 42 33 52 167 113 96 103 55 59 54 57 49
2 41 33 55 150 118 99 114 57 63 54 56 48
3 40 33 54 138 131 96 114 57 57 56 55 48
4 40 32 57 129 116 99 109 59 51 58 54 47
5 39 32 60 121 105 104 106 61 51 68 54 46
6 39 33 62 118 108 108 113 59 57 80 54 46
7 38 32 66 118 111 96 97 59 67 82 54 45
8 38 32 64 115 106 97 89 66 59 78 52 44
9 38 32 62 110 109 89 87 65 52 71 51 44
10 37 33 63 108 109 88 88 61 51 68 53 43
11 37 34 73 107 104 88 84 61 52 68 54 43
12 36 33 89 113 114 94 80 63 57 68 56 42
13 35 34 107 113 117 100 80 63 63 68 57 42
14 35 35 107 110 114 101 101 71 65 68 54 43
15 35 37 109 110 104 104 91 64 64 64 52 47
16 35 38 117 113 102 112 101 60 122 63 53 49
17 35 37 113 114 100 107 97 65 96 65 55 47
18 34 38 103 120 105 138 83 68 105 68 58 45
19 34 40 104 113 110 150 76 67 89 65 60 43
20 34 43 113 111 113 154 70 70 73 62 59 41
21 34 46 107 114 112 125 71 72 73 60 57 41
22 34 47 104 112 115 121 72 80 92 61 56 41
23 35 46 115 114 112 130 72 79 78 61 54 40
24 34 46 115 115 103 117 86 74 82 61 53 40
25 34 46 118 109 97 103 79 64 77 62 52 41
26 34 52 121 104 93 93 76 60 72 61 50 46
27 33 54 141 106 94 112 83 61 67 59 49 47
28 34 49 140 125 103 113 72 60 61 58 49 47
29 34 72 135 123 100 107 67 60 58 57 51 45
30 33   149 113 108 118 62 65 56 57 50 44
31 33   168   103   57 66   56   44