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DESCRIPTION:

Latitude 44°10'08",   Longitude 94°00'11"   NAD27

Blue Earth County, Minnesota, Hydrologic Unit 07020007

Drainage area: 14,900 square miles

Datum of gage: 748.00 feet above   NAVD88.

AVAILABLE DATA:

Data Type	Begin Date	End Date	Count
Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)	2007-10-01	2026-01-19
Daily Data
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius	1968-10-01	2014-10-28	6454
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1903-06-01	2026-01-18	42947
Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius	1971-10-01	2014-07-16	2022
Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter	1967-10-01	2017-09-29	18262
Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day	1967-10-01	2017-09-29	18262
Daily Statistics
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1903-06-01	2024-10-21	42493
Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter	1967-10-01	2017-09-29	18262
Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day	1967-10-01	2017-09-29	18262
Monthly Statistics
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1903-06	2024-10
Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter	1967-10	2017-09
Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day	1967-10	2017-09
Annual Statistics
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1903	2025
Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter	1968	2017
Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day	1968	2017
Peak streamflow	1903-05-29	2024-06-26	122
Field measurements	1951-04-09	2026-01-07	352
Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP)	1901-01-01	2020-07-08	4076
Water-Year Summary	2006	2024	19
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