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USGS 05275000 ELK RIVER NEAR BIG LAKE, MN

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This station managed by the Mounds View Field Office.

Available Parameters Available Period
  
1993-10-01  2025-10-01
2007-10-01  2025-10-01
2022-09-30  2025-10-01







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Summary of all available data for this site
Instantaneous-data availability statement

Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 149 10-01-2025   15:15 CDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Oct 1 based on 96 water years of record more
Min
(1934)		 25th
percen-
tile		 Median Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Oct 1		 Mean 75th
percen-
tile		 Max
(1987)
18.0 98 148 149 215 237 1960

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 1.08 10-01-2025   14:15 CDT
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Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 901.12 10-01-2025   15:15 CDT
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