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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
05316580 MINNESOTA RIVER AT MORTON, MN
LOCATION - Lat 44°32'46", long 94°59'46" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.36, T.113 N., R.35 W., Redwood County, MN, Hydrologic Unit 07020007, on right bank 10 ft downstream from highway bridge, 1/2 mi southwest of town of Morton, and 203 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 8,970 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - Unpublished, 2009: 2001(M).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2000 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder.
REMARKS - Some regulation from Big Stone Lake, Marsh Lake, and Lac qui Parle dams.
Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 45,400 ft³/s (discharge is an estimated daily-mean); maximum stage 29.25 ft, Apr. 16, 2001.
