USGS Current Conditions for USGS 05275000 ELK RIVER NEAR BIG LAKE, MN x

USGS 05275000 ELK RIVER NEAR BIG LAKE, MN

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Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Ecological and Water Resources Division

USGS WaterWatch's "Site Dashboard" provides seasonal and other context-oriented information about current and historical streamflow.

This station managed by the Mounds View Field Office.

Available Parameters	Available Period
All 3 Available Parameters for this site
00060 Discharge	1993-10-01	2026-02-22
00065 Gage height	2007-10-01	2026-02-22
63160 Stream level, NAVD88	2023-02-21	2026-02-22

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Most recent instantaneous value: Ice 02-22-2026 22:15 CST

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**Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Feb 23 based on 94 water years of record more**
Most Recent Instantaneous Value Feb 23	Min (1936)	25th percen- tile	Median	Mean	75th percen- tile	Max (1984)
-- unavailable --	30.0	77	107	129	147	500

Most recent instantaneous value: 1.30 02-22-2026 22:15 CST

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Most recent instantaneous value: 901.34 02-22-2026 22:15 CST

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U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey
Title: USGS Surface-Water Historical Instantaneous Data for the Nation
URL: https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?

Page Contact Information: Minnesota Water Data Support Team
Page Last Modified: 2026-02-23 00:00:44 EST
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