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USGS 05212700 PRAIRIE RIVER NEAR TACONITE, MN

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 47°23'19.9",   Longitude 93°22'55.4"   NAD27
Itasca County, Minnesota, Hydrologic Unit 07010103
Drainage area: 371 square miles
Datum of gage: 1,296.36 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    2001-04-01  2026-01-22  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1967-04-10  2026-01-13  14824 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1967-04-10  2025-11-12 14764 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1967-04  2025-11  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1967  2026  
 Peak streamflow 1968-06-16  2025-07-29  40 
 Field measurements 1987-06-16  2026-01-06  240 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2025  20 
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OPERATION:
Record for this site is maintained by the USGS Minnesota Water Science Center
Email questions about this site to Minnesota Water Science Center Water-Data Inquiries