Big Fork River at Big Falls, MN - 05132000
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Big Fork River at Big Falls, MN - 05132000
Subscribe to WaterAlert April 12, 2025 - April 19, 2025
Gage height, feet
4.79 ft - Apr 19, 2025 04:00:00 AM CDT
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Gage height, feet
Recorded
Data approval period
Provisional
Flood stages in ft
16
Minor flood stage
18
Moderate flood stage
Value
Status
Time
Latest value
4.79 ft
Provisional
Apr 19, 2025
04:00:00 AM CDT
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4.79 ft
Provisional
Apr 19, 2025
04:00:00 AM CDT
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| Time | Result | Approval | Mask | Qualifiers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-19T04:00:00.000-05:00 | 4.79 | Provisional | ||
| 2025-04-19T03:45:00.000-05:00 | 4.80 | Provisional | ||
| 2025-04-19T03:30:00.000-05:00 | 4.80 | Provisional | ||
| 2025-04-19T03:15:00.000-05:00 | 4.81 | Provisional | ||
| 2025-04-19T03:00:00.000-05:00 | 4.82 | Provisional | ||
| 2025-04-19T02:45:00.000-05:00 | 4.83 | Provisional | ||
| 2025-04-19T02:30:00.000-05:00 | 4.84 | Provisional | ||
| 2025-04-19T02:15:00.000-05:00 | 4.85 | Provisional | ||
| 2025-04-19T02:00:00.000-05:00 | 4.86 | Provisional | ||
| 2025-04-19T01:45:00.000-05:00 | 4.87 | Provisional | ||
| 2025-04-19T01:30:00.000-05:00 | 4.87 | Provisional | ||
| 2025-04-19T01:15:00.000-05:00 | 4.88 | Provisional | ||
| 2025-04-19T01:00:00.000-05:00 | 4.88 | Provisional | ||
| 2025-04-19T00:45:00.000-05:00 | 4.89 | Provisional | ||
| 2025-04-19T00:30:00.000-05:00 | 4.89 | Provisional | ||
| 2025-04-19T00:15:00.000-05:00 | 4.90 | Provisional |
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4 data types available - data from 1997-10-01 to 2025-04-19
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Data type
Data date range
Gage height, feet
2007-10-01 - 2025-04-19
Discharge, cubic feet per second
1997-10-01 - 2025-04-19
Precipitation, total, inches
2024-12-20 - 2025-04-19
Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet
2019-10-01 - 2025-04-19
Daily data
2 data types available - data from 1909-09-01 to 2025-04-18
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0 data types available
Discrete sample data
164 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1963-03-20 to 1977-09-06
73 Sampling activities
Location details and information
| Metadata Element | Location Metadata | Metadata Code |
|---|---|---|
|
Agency
|
U.S. Geological Survey | USGS |
|
Site identification number
|
05132000 | n/a |
|
Site name
|
BIG FORK RIVER AT BIG FALLS, MN | n/a |
|
Site type
|
Stream
|
ST |
| DMS latitude | 481146.9 | n/a |
| DMS longitude | 0934828 | n/a |
| Decimal latitude | 48.19634308 | n/a |
| Decimal longitude | -93.8080272 | n/a |
|
Latitude-longitude method
|
Interpolated from MAP. | M |
|
Latitude-longitude accuracy
|
Accurate to + or - 1 sec. | S |
|
Latitude-longitude datum
|
North American Datum of 1927 | NAD27 |
| Decimal Latitude-longitude datum | North American Datum of 1983 | NAD83 |
|
District
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Minnesota | 27 |
|
State
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Minnesota | 27 |
|
County
|
Koochiching County | 071 |
| Country | US | n/a |
| Land net location description | S35 T155N R25W 5 | n/a |
| Name of location map | BIG FALLS, MN | n/a |
| Scale of location map | 24000 | n/a |
| Altitude of Gage/land surface | 1145.77 feet | n/a |
| Method altitude determined | GNSS3 - Level 3 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System | Y |
| Altitude accuracy | .04 feet | n/a |
|
Altitude datum
|
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 | NAVD88 |
|
Subbasin hydrologic unit
|
Big Fork | 09030006 |
|
Drainage basin
|
n/a | |
|
Topographic setting
|
n/a | |
| Flags for instruments at site | NNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN | n/a |
|
Date of first construction
|
n/a | |
| Date site established or inventoried | n/a | |
|
Drainage area
|
1480 square miles | n/a |
| Contributing drainage area | n/a | |
| Time Zone abbreviation | CST | n/a |
|
Site honors Daylight Saving Time
|
Y | n/a |
|
Data reliability
|
n/a | |
| Data-other GW files | YNNNNNNN | n/a |
| National aquifer | n/a | |
| Local aquifer | n/a | |
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Local aquifer type
|
n/a | |
| Well depth | n/a | |
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Hole depth
|
n/a | |
| Source of depth data | n/a | |
| Project number | MN-00112 | n/a |
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