USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
05374900 ZUMBRO RIVER AT KELLOGG, MN
LOCATION - Lat 44°18'43", long 92°00'14" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.22, T.110 N., R.10 W., Wabasha County, MN, Hydrologic Unit 07040004, on right bank on downstream side of U.S. Highway 61 at northwest corner of Kellogg and approximately 4 miles above mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1,400 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - August 1975 to September 1990, October 2009 to present.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 669.47 ft. above sea level (NGVD of 1929).
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - A discharge of 53,000 ft³/sec occurred on Sept. 24, 2010 at station 05374000, 30 miles upstream. This was the greatest on record.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Aug. 1975 to Nov. 1981; March 2011 to current year (seasonal record only).
COOPERATION - The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA).
INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality monitor March, 2011 to current year, which provides continous readings. Sensor is hanging from a cable at the center of the U.S. Highway 61 bridge, on the downstream side, approximately 4 miles above mouth.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - TURBIDITY: Maximum, >1,927 FNU, August 11, 2016; maximum daily, >1,609 FNU, May 4, 2012; minimum, 0.82 FNU Oct 22, 2013, minimum daily, 1.72 FNU Oct 31, 2013.