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USGS 05061000 BUFFALO RIVER NEAR HAWLEY, MN

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 46°51'00",   Longitude 96°19'45"   NAD27
Clay County, Minnesota, Hydrologic Unit 09020106
Drainage area: 325 square miles
Datum of gage: 1,112.92 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1994-05-28  2025-10-29  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1977-10-01  1978-09-29  216 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1945-04-01  2025-10-27  28836 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1977-03-22  1978-09-29  402 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1977-03-22  1978-09-29  402 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1945-04-01  2025-08-10 28758 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1977-03-22  1978-09-29 402 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1977-03-22  1978-09-29 402 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1945-04  2025-08  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1977-03  1978-09  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1977-03  1978-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1945  2025  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1977  1978  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1977  1978  
 Peak streamflow 1921  2024-05-28  81 
 Field measurements 1955-08-05  2025-08-11  354 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1965-08-26  2019-07-16  60 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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