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USGS 05212700 PRAIRIE RIVER NEAR TACONITE, MN


Itasca County, Minnesota
Hydrologic Unit Code 07010103
Latitude  47°23'19.9", Longitude  93°22'55.4" NAD27
Drainage area 371  square miles
Gage datum 1,296.36 feet above NAVD88
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00060, Discharge, cubic feet per second,
Day of
month		 Mean of daily mean values for each day for water year of record in, ft3/s   (Calculation Period 1966-10-01 -> 2026-09-30)

Calculation period restricted by USGS staff due to special conditions at/near site
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1 99 76 85 209 781 384 291 131 105 118 189 150
2 98 76 86 226 760 382 280 132 106 117 189 146
3 96 75 86 247 732 381 283 131 106 118 189 143
4 95 74 87 265 700 375 291 129 105 118 190 141
5 94 74 87 283 671 367 289 125 105 120 189 139
6 93 73 88 303 641 362 280 124 107 122 188 136
7 91 73 90 330 610 360 270 122 109 124 185 134
8 90 73 92 360 585 353 262 119 109 126 181 131
9 88 73 95 380 561 344 251 116 108 130 180 128
10 87 73 96 407 539 336 240 113 108 144 180 127
11 86 73 97 429 526 341 229 110 107 152 177 125
12 86 73 99 462 513 331 219 107 106 158 174 123
13 85 73 103 511 503 321 209 106 106 164 174 121
14 84 73 106 564 495 315 201 104 104 164 171 119
15 84 74 110 616 487 312 194 107 103 168 168 117
16 83 74 115 679 478 306 187 104 102 171 165 116
17 82 75 120 723 466 304 179 101 101 176 163 115
18 81 75 127 751 458 302 172 99 101 181 161 113
19 81 75 134 766 448 303 164 98 102 184 160 111
20 80 76 140 779 434 308 158 96 103 185 161 109
21 80 76 143 791 418 311 152 96 106 184 163 107
22 80 78 143 812 404 316 146 96 108 187 163 105
23 80 79 142 833 392 334 148 96 108 187 163 104
24 79 81 142 849 381 344 153 96 110 185 162 103
25 79 83 145 859 372 358 151 97 112 183 162 102
26 79 83 149 854 370 364 148 98 114 181 160 102
27 78 84 151 841 367 357 147 99 115 184 158 102
28 78 85 157 823 364 345 146 100 115 186 156 101
29 78 76 164 808 362 327 143 102 116 185 155 100
30 78   175 794 366 308 141 102 117 184 153 100
31 77   190   377   137 103   187   99