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USGS 05317000 COTTONWOOD RIVER NEAR NEW ULM, MN

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

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Effective Oct. 1, 2015, stage readings for a given discharge will not agree with previous record as a result of relocating the gage. For more information, contact the USGS at the link at the bottom of the page.

Duration hydrographs and recent flow estimates are available at: Duration plots

This station managed by the Mounds View Field Office.

Available Parameters Available Period
  
1993-10-01  2026-07-28
2007-10-01  2026-07-28
2023-07-28  2026-07-28







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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: 88.7 07-28-2026   20:00 CDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Jul 28 based on 98 water years of record more
Min
(1934)		 25th
percen-
tile		 Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Jul 28		 Median 75th
percen-
tile		 Mean Max
(1997)
1.30 43 88.7 137 343 374 4110

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 3.47 07-28-2026   20:00 CDT
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Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 799.52 07-28-2026   20:00 CDT
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