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USGS Daily Statistics for Minnesota

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USGS 05385000 ROOT RIVER NEAR HOUSTON, MN


Houston County, Minnesota
Hydrologic Unit Code 07040008
Latitude  43°46'07", Longitude  91°34'11" NAD27
Drainage area 1,250  square miles
Gage datum 667.02 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 1909-10-01 -> 2024-09-30)

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
1 466 446 870 2,510 1,020 1,060 1,130 735 706 658 575 521
2 459 437 1,060 2,030 1,010 1,260 1,130 810 664 629 588 515
3 451 425 913 1,660 996 1,110 1,100 850 600 646 588 512
4 443 426 927 1,730 982 978 1,020 818 578 645 584 514
5 442 431 984 1,710 983 1,050 1,010 807 592 682 587 516
6 518 518 1,170 1,630 1,000 1,080 994 837 601 677 576 512
7 472 532 1,280 1,550 1,010 961 977 784 622 735 577 506
8 446 474 1,210 1,490 988 961 932 757 623 651 579 502
9 437 548 949 1,440 977 1,080 858 729 611 617 577 495
10 447 581 1,020 1,340 928 1,270 977 703 719 644 571 499
11 436 470 1,140 1,270 901 1,120 1,070 655 705 645 583 530
12 428 465 1,330 1,230 903 1,070 1,020 641 614 622 600 515
13 429 466 1,430 1,160 917 1,250 912 640 656 611 604 496
14 435 503 1,590 1,170 904 1,130 796 722 694 599 580 491
15 426 555 1,690 1,230 892 1,030 815 696 678 608 575 481
16 437 549 1,730 1,190 922 1,020 844 661 719 590 572 491
17 470 536 1,720 1,180 902 1,110 778 682 790 603 571 488
18 435 522 1,390 1,150 909 1,120 793 640 658 628 572 476
19 467 538 1,350 1,140 1,020 1,070 883 992 646 585 570 472
20 443 552 1,410 1,150 1,120 1,110 823 926 699 580 576 466
21 436 573 1,340 1,230 1,130 1,200 1,070 738 816 584 580 461
22 473 617 1,360 1,160 1,070 1,140 1,050 708 768 595 627 456
23 562 586 1,400 1,100 1,040 1,090 857 771 796 590 603 455
24 498 642 1,800 1,060 988 1,090 814 723 802 600 615 451
25 474 707 1,940 1,040 955 1,070 787 700 668 601 584 480
26 486 693 1,930 1,010 969 1,070 820 680 691 588 560 461
27 484 661 2,120 965 977 1,170 859 696 682 596 546 454
28 510 731 1,870 960 980 1,250 777 700 646 598 534 495
29 459 1,280 1,760 980 1,030 1,330 727 737 692 587 527 502
30 439   1,950 924 1,090 1,250 706 707 717 574 525 482
31 427   2,320   1,130   741 699   565   490