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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
05320000 BLUE EARTH RIVER NEAR RAPIDAN, MN
LOCATION - Lat 44°05'44", long 94°06'33" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.6, T.107 N., R.27 W., Blue Earth County, MN, Hydrologic Unit 07020009, on left bank 0.2 mi downstream from power plant (reactivated in 1984) operated by Rapidan Redevelopment Limited Partnership, 2 mi west of Rapidan, 3.5 mi downstream from Watonwan River, and 7.8 mi upstream from Le Sueur River.
DRAINAGE AREA - 2,410 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1508: 1910.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 1909 to November 1910 published as "at Rapidan Mills" (no winter records), October 1939 to September 1945, July 1949 to current year. Annual maximums only, 1912 to 1939.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 807.83 ft above sea level (NGVD of 1929). July 20, 1909 to Apr. 28, 1910, non-recording gage at site 0.2 mi upstream at different datum. Apr. 29 to Nov. 12, 1910, non-recording gage at site 800 ft upstream at different datum. Oct. 4 to Nov. 14, 1939, non-recording gage at present site and datum.
REMARKS - Flow regulated by power plant upstream.

Records good except for Dec. 30 through Mar. 15, which are fair.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Minimum discharge, 6.9 ft³/s, Oct. 12, 1955.