USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
05353800 STRAIGHT RIVER NEAR FARIBAULT, MN
LOCATION - Lat 44°15'29", long 93°13'51" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.9, T.109 N., R.20 W., Rice County, MN, Hydrologic Unit 07040002, on right bank 30 ft downstream from bridge on 227th St E., 2.8 mi upstream from Falls Creek and 3.2 mi southeast of Faribault.
DRAINAGE AREA - 435 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - Unpublished, 2009: 1966(M), 1979(M), 1989(M), 2008(M).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1965 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,034.58 ft above sea level (NGVD of 1929).
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 12,200 ft³/s, September 24, 2010, 14.88ft gage height. Minimum discharge, 10 ft³/s, Oct. 27, 1976.