USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
05200510 MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR BEMIDJI, MN
LOCATION - Lat 47°29'00", long 94°43'40" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.3, T.146 N., R.32 W., Beltrami County, MN, Hydrologic Unit 07010101, on right bank 100 ft upstream of County Highway 12, 400 ft downstream from Stump Lake dam, and 3.5 mi east of Bemidji.
DRAINAGE AREA - 610 mi². (approximately).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - September 1987 to September 2002 (no winter records). December 2003 to current year (some winter record available upon request).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1314.34 ft. above sea level NAVD88.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 1,820 ft³/s, gage-height 5.98 ft, July 11, 1997 (result of regulation); maximum daily-mean discharge, 1,320 ft³/s, July 14, 1997;
minimum discharge, 11.8 ft³/s, Sept. 26, 2017 (result of regulation, verified by technician).