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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
05293000 YELLOW BANK RIVER NEAR ODESSA, MN
LOCATION - Lat 45°13'37", long 96°21'12" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.6, T.120 N., R.45 W., Lac Qui Parle County, MN, Hydrologic Unit 07020001, on left bank 1,200 ft upstream from highway bridge, 2.5 mi southwest of Odessa, and 4.5 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 459 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1388: 1947(M), 1950. WDR MN-95-1: Sept. 5 (Q). WRIR 97-4249: Drainage area. Unpublished: 1974(M).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1939 to September 1999, October 1999 to March 2001 (peak flow only), April 2001 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 953.34 ft above sea level (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers benchmark, NGVD of 1929). Prior to Aug. 28, 1940, non-recording gage at site 150 ft upstream at same datum.
REMARKS - Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 6,970 cfs, April 9, 1969, gage height, 19.07 ft. Minimum discharge, 0.00 ft³/s, many days, several years.