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USGS 05061000 BUFFALO RIVER NEAR HAWLEY, MN

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

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And in cooperation with the

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This station managed by the Grand Rapids Field Office.

Available Parameters Available Period
  
1994-05-28  2025-10-29
2009-03-31  2025-10-29
2019-10-01  2025-10-29







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Summary of all available data for this site
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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 23.7 10-29-2025   16:45 CDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Oct 29 based on 78 water years of record more
Min
(1949)		 Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Oct 29		 25th
percen-
tile		 Median 75th
percen-
tile		 Mean Max
(2011)
13.0 23.7 25 35 64 65 523

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 3.18 10-29-2025   16:45 CDT
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Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 1116.10 10-29-2025   16:45 CDT
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