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USGS 05341550 ST. CROIX RIVER AT STILLWATER, MN

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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius, [From Accoustic Sensor]
Most recent instantaneous value: 8.4 11-05-2025   08:15 CST
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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 3140 11-05-2025   08:00 CST
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Nov 5 based on 12 water years of record more
Min
(2023)		 Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Nov 5		 25th
percen-
tile		 Median Mean 75th
percen-
tile		 Max
(2016)
2640 3140 3650 4690 5270 7130 8930

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 682.01 11-05-2025   08:15 CST
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Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 681.43 11-05-2025   08:15 CST
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Mean water velocity for discharge computation, feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 0.18 11-05-2025   08:00 CST
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