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USGS 05385500 SOUTH FORK ROOT RIVER NEAR HOUSTON, MN

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

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Available Parameters Available Period
  
2007-10-01  2025-12-22
2007-10-01  2025-12-22
2022-12-21  2025-12-22







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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: Ice 12-22-2025   01:30 CST
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Dec 22 based on 42 water years of record more
Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Dec 22		 Min
(1959)		 25th
percen-
tile		 Median Mean 75th
percen-
tile		 Max
(2020)
-- unavailable -- 50.0 85 112 132 154 330

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 2.16 12-22-2025   01:30 CST
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Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 682.71 12-22-2025   01:30 CST
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