USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
05125000 SOUTH KAWISHIWI RIVER NEAR ELY, MN
LOCATION - Lat 47°50'24", long 91°41'43" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.23, T.62 N., R.11 W., Lake County, MN, Hydrologic Unit 09030001, on left bank, 2.5 mi northeast of State Highway 1, 5 mi upstream from Birch Lake, and 9 mi southeast of Ely.
DRAINAGE AREA - unknown
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1951 to September 1961, April 1976 to September 1978, May 2003 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1424.40 ft. NAVD88.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 5,130 ft³/s, gage-height 7.25 ft., May 4, 1954; maximum daily-mean discharge, 5,110 ft³/s, May 5 1954; minimum discharge, 10.3 ft³/s, Sept 06, 2021.