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USGS 05046000 OTTER TAIL RIVER BL ORWELL D NR FERGUS FALLS, MN


Otter Tail County, Minnesota
Hydrologic Unit Code 09020103
Latitude  46°12'35", Longitude  96°11'05" NAD27
Drainage area 1,740  square miles
Gage datum 1,029.65 feet above COE1912
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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 1930-10-01 -> 2021-09-30)

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
1 321 316 345 490 671 746 641 436 324 325 336 329
2 322 317 353 499 676 746 635 434 330 322 332 327
3 321 314 355 517 677 742 628 431 333 321 330 326
4 319 312 355 521 674 736 618 431 333 323 331 326
5 316 317 359 523 679 727 616 427 332 324 330 327
6 316 317 361 536 684 727 607 426 331 321 333 325
7 317 315 367 550 686 723 594 424 332 320 333 326
8 317 313 367 565 690 718 592 420 331 319 333 323
9 319 309 370 560 689 709 591 411 327 317 327 319
10 326 309 373 564 693 706 576 406 324 317 328 315
11 325 310 383 570 699 707 580 406 323 316 331 315
12 323 314 386 574 703 705 579 401 319 319 328 312
13 323 314 391 576 711 705 567 392 323 323 330 310
14 320 312 398 587 715 702 544 387 327 324 331 311
15 319 310 403 597 722 702 540 390 322 326 328 312
16 321 310 407 591 729 702 541 387 325 325 332 319
17 316 312 404 592 737 700 536 378 325 326 331 319
18 311 316 413 601 738 701 528 374 328 322 335 324
19 308 316 417 616 730 700 517 364 326 323 337 325
20 310 318 425 623 719 693 510 360 326 323 340 325
21 312 321 448 626 718 690 511 356 324 327 339 324
22 312 323 450 633 720 691 510 351 326 325 334 323
23 318 323 452 635 720 690 495 346 327 322 337 321
24 321 323 456 640 718 688 489 342 326 318 336 322
25 323 323 468 644 719 682 479 338 326 322 331 319
26 322 331 467 639 727 671 468 331 324 325 325 319
27 319 330 465 644 734 673 464 326 328 334 323 323
28 319 336 465 655 734 658 463 322 320 336 326 326
29 319 326 465 662 744 645 452 317 321 335 328 330
30 318   477 667 742 644 449 322 323 334 331 328
31 317   487   744   445 321   333   327