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Streamflow Measurements for Minnesota

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USGS 05475350 DES MOINES RIVER ABOVE WINDOM, MN


Cottonwood County, Minnesota
Hydrologic Unit Code 07100001
Latitude  43°53'25", Longitude  95°09'39" NAD27
Drainage area 1,110  square miles
Gage datum 1,360 feet above NAVD88
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432025-08-01 07:31:32CDTYesPDF BCTUSGS42511.680.000.40PoorDebrisLightNONE1mainBRDSQADCPVADCP42577.76050.70UNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPATGA0.00
422025-06-30 12:49:56CDTYesAMBUSGS114013.880.030.30GoodClearNONE1Main UpdatedBRDSQADCPVADCP114084.27771.46SOFTsiltEVENSTDYEVENSTNDDNST5.00
412025-05-07 10:41:04CDTYesGRW/AMBUSGS29011.260.001.25PoorClearNONE1MainBRDSQADCPVADCP29069.45600.52SOFTsiltEVENSTDYUNEVNSTDATGA0.00
402025-03-13 17:44:30CDTYesNJP/AMBUSGS91.210.440.090.28PoorIceCoverNONE1MainBRUSQADCPVADCP91.273.13850.24FIRMSANDEVENSTDYEVENNSTDUPST20.00
392025-01-22 15:44CSTYesNJPUSGS16.79.800.010.47PoorIceCoverNONE1MainICEQSCMMVADCP16.71032020.08FIRMSANDEVENSTDYEVENUNKNDNST100.00
382024-11-20 09:26:24CSTYesNJPUSGS11110.780.020.27PoorDebrisLightUNSP1MainBRDSQADCPVADCP11769.85330.22SOFTSANDEVENSTDYEVENUNKNATGA0.00
372024-09-23 14:25:08CDTYesPDFUSGS23.29.790.000.50GoodDebrisModerateNONE1mainWADEQSCMMVADV23.230.032.10.72UNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPDNST600.00
362024-07-30 13:58:59CDTYesPDFUSGS92613.600.000.30FairDebrisLightNONE1mainBRDSQADCPVADCP92681.37751.20UNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPATGA0.00
352024-07-30 13:11:15CDTYesPDFUSGS95713.600.000.30FairDebrisLightNONE1mainBRDSQADCPVADCP95783.17811.23FIRMGRVLEVENSTDYUNSPNSTDATGA0.00
342024-06-24 15:24CDTYesBES/ESLUSGS1300024.900.000.90GoodClearNONE1MainBRUSQSCMMVADCP1300013219406.68SOFTsiltEVENPULSUNEVNSTDUPST60.00
332024-06-23 11:06:37CDTYesGRW/BPAUSGS936023.93-0.010.33FairClearNONE1MainBRDSQADCPVADCP936012119804.72FIRMSANDUNEVPULSUNEVSTNDATGA0.00
322024-05-22 12:07:41CDTYesPDFUSGS213015.980.010.25FairClearNONE1mainBRDSQADCPVADCP213087.37093.01FIRMGRVLUNEVUNSPUNSPUNSPATGA0.00
312024-05-06 12:18:54CDTYesPDFUSGS148014.610.000.30FairDebrisLightNONE1mainBRDSQADCPVADCP148081.75382.76FIRMCBLSUNEVUNSPUNSPUNSPATGA0.00
302024-03-13 11:44:21CDTYesPDFUSGS97.610.300.000.50FairClearNONE1mainWADEQSCMMVADV97.61141320.74UNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPDNST200.00
292024-01-22 13:07:23CSTYesPDF GRWUSGS11.410.320.010.60PoorIceCoverNONE1mainWADEQSCMMVADV11.446.015.70.73UNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPDNST120.00
282023-12-13 14:44:09CSTYesPDFUSGS72.710.290.010.50PoorIceShoreNONE1mainWADEQSCMMVADV72.71161000.72UNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPDNST300.00
272023-10-18 14:31:54CDTYesPDFUSGS32.09.720.010.50FairClearNONE1mainWADEQSCMMVADV32.010967.00.48UNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPDNST300.00
262023-09-06 14:44:47CDTYesPDFUSGS5.689.270.000.50FairDebrisLightNONE1mainWADEQSCMMVADV5.6837.024.30.23UNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPDNST300.00
252023-07-12 10:54:58CDTYesPDFUSGS19510.880.020.50FairDebrisLightNONE1mainBRDSQADCPVADCP19561.93960.49UNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPATGA0.00
242023-06-05 12:36:08CDTYesPDFUSGS105013.930.000.25FairDebrisModerateNONE1mainBRDSQADCPVADCP105078.07081.49UNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPATGA0.00
232023-04-11 14:31:41CDTYesPDFUSGS240016.510.020.25FairClearNONE1mainBRDSQADCPVADCP240095.47673.13UNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPATGA0.00
222023-01-25 11:43:13CSTYesPDF GRWUSGS10.99.950.000.50PoorIceCoverNONE1mainWADEQSCMMVADV10.923.822.70.48UNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPDNST100.00
212022-12-19 10:47:18CSTYesPDF GRWUSGS13.99.720.000.50PoorIceCoverNONE1mainWADEQSCMMVADV13.925.019.10.73UNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPDNST100.00
202022-10-17 17:05CDTYesPDFUSGS6.749.190.000.50GoodDebrisLightNONE1mainWADEQSCMMVADV6.7428.017.50.39UNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPDNST150.00
192022-08-24 16:30:30CDTYesPDFUSGS82.910.270.000.50GoodDebrisLightNONE1mainWADEQSCMMVADV82.91101030.81UNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPDNST200.00
182022-06-28 12:47:22CDTYesPDFUSGS73812.600.000.30FairDebrisLightNONE1mainBRDSQADCPVADCP73874.75141.44UNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPATGA0.00
172022-05-18 11:19:22CDTYesPDFUSGS219016.200.010.30GoodClearNONE1mainBRDSQADCPVADCP219093.38132.70UNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSP
162022-05-05 13:33:09CDTYesPDFUSGS127014.150.010.25Fair NONE1mainBRDSQADCPVADCP127082.34692.71UNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPATGA0.00
152022-03-28 14:46:15CDTYesPDFUSGS48911.900.000.25FairDebrisLightNONE1mainBRDSQADCPVADCP48959.72422.02UNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPATGA0.00
142022-02-14 13:28:30CSTYesPDF GRWUSGS66.411.390.000.50PoorIceCoverNONE1mainICEQSCMMVADCP66.453.01140.58UNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPATGA0.00
132022-01-10 13:00CSTYesPDF GRWUSGS17711.950.001.00PoorIceCoverNONE1mainWADEQSCMMVADV1771201970.90UNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPDNST80.00
122021-11-04 12:16:47CDTYesPDFUSGS96213.210.000.40FairDebrisLightNONE1mainBRDSQADCPVADCP96275.23862.49UNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSP
112021-10-05 13:49:03CDTYesPDFUSGS40811.570.000.25Good NONE1mainBRDSQADCPVADCP40855.61972.07UNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPATGA0.00
102021-08-18 12:26CDTYesPDFUSGS4.269.060.020.50GoodClearNONE1mainWADEQSCMMVADV4.2617.511.10.38UNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPDNST150.00
92021-07-20 12:58CDTYesPDFUSGS64.110.130.000.60GoodDebrisHeavyNONE1mainWADEQSCMMVADV64.155.062.91.02UNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPDNST350.00
82020-08-12 14:08:03CDTYesPDFUSGS28211.270.000.25GoodClearNONE1mainBRDSQADCPVADCP28263.33310.85UNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPATGA0.00
72018-07-06 14:45:12CDTYesPDF GRWUSGS817022.760.020.25FairDebrisLightNONE1mainBRDSQADCPVADCP817011817004.82UNSPUNSPUNSPUNSPUNEVUNSPATGA0.00
62000-07-25 12:56CDTYestcsUSGS1661345.120.001.00GoodClearNONE1Imported Channel 1WADEunspeunkno16678.01551.08UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
52000-05-08 15:12CDTYestcsUSGS10.91344.120.000.60GoodClearNONE1Imported Channel 1WADEunspeunkno10.940.053.90.20UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
42000-03-20 14:07CSTYesDWDUSGS28.01344.34 GoodClearNONE1Imported Channel 1WADEunspeunkno28.074.04700.60UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
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11998-10-01 09:15CDTYesRLJUSGS10.81344.21 GoodClearNONE1Imported Channel 1WADEunspeunkno10.837.021.30.51UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP