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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  2025-10-17  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1967-04-10  2025-10-16  14737 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1967-04-10  2025-07-27 14656 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1967-04  2025-07  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1967  2025  
 Peak streamflow 1968-06-16  2024-06-23  39 
 Field measurements 1987-06-16  2025-09-16  238 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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