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Water-Year Summary for Site 05331580

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Water year 2024: 2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
05331580 MISSISSIPPI RIVER BELOW LOCK AND DAM 2, AT HASTINGS, MN
LOCATION - Lat 44°44'45", long 92°50'52" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SE 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.22, T.115 N., R.17 W., Dakota County, MN, Hydrologic Unit 07010206, near bridge on U.S. Highway 61 in Hastings, 1.2 mi downstream from Lock and Dam 2, 2.5 mi upstream from St. Croix River, and at mile 813.8 upstream from Ohio River.
DRAINAGE AREA - 37,100 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1996 to September 2004, October 2006 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage and velocity recorder since November 2008.
REMARKS -
Records fair except for estimated flows, which are poor.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1936-41, 1943-1977, 1995 to current year. NASQAN samples previously collected at Mississippi River at Ninninger (station no. 05331570), January 1977 to September 1995.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: May 1996 to November 1998 (non-winter months).
REMARKS - Additional water quality data for this site, including pesticide analyses, are available at: URL http://water.usgs.gov/mn/nwis/qw