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DESCRIPTION:

Latitude 44°02'47",   Longitude 94°11'43"   NAD27

Blue Earth County, Minnesota, Hydrologic Unit 07020010

Drainage area: 851 square miles

Datum of gage: 905.27 feet above   NAVD88.

AVAILABLE DATA:

Data Type	Begin Date	End Date	Count
Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)	1994-10-01	2026-01-23
Daily Data
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1940-03-01	2026-01-22	20077
Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter	1977-10-27	1980-08-19	276
Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day	1977-10-27	1980-08-19	276
Daily Statistics
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1940-03-01	2024-08-06	19546
Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter	1977-10-27	1980-08-19	276
Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day	1977-10-27	1980-08-19	276
Monthly Statistics
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1940-03	2024-08
Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter	1977-10	1980-08
Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day	1977-10	1980-08
Annual Statistics
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1940	2024
Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter	1978	1980
Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day	1978	1980
Peak streamflow	1940-04-03	2024-06-24	57
Field measurements	1953-06-09	2026-01-06	371
Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP)	1960-10-04	2007-08-28	102
Water-Year Summary	2006	2023	18
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