05061200 WHISKEY CREEK AT BARNESVILLE, MN

List Of Figures:

Annual mean discharge
Annual flow duration

LOCATION.--Lat 46°39'35'', long 96°25'54'', in SE1/4 SW1/4 sec.20, T.137 N., R.45 W., Clay County, Hydrologic Unit 09020106, at culvert on State Highway 34, 0.7 mi upstream from Blue Eagle Lake, and 1.0 mi northeast of Barnesville.
DRAINAGE AREA.--76.3 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Water year 1961 to current year. Operated as a high-flow partial-record station 1961-64 and 1967 to current year. Operated as a continuous-record station 1965-66.
GAGE.--Crest-stage gage.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 660 ft3/s, May 31, 1985, gage height, 7.12 ft; maximum gage height, 8.25 ft, Mar. 14, 1966, backwater from ice.

Annual mean discharge

Annual mean discharge 05061200 WHISKEY CREEK AT BARNESVILLE, MN 
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                              Statistics of monthly and annual mean discharges
                                      [ng, statistic not given]
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                  Maximum                  Minimum                              Mean
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                       Water year                 Water year              Standard     Coeffi-    Percentage
 Month     Discharge       of         Discharge       of       Discharge  deviation    cient of   of annual
            (ft3/s)    occurrence      (ft3/s)    occurrence    (ft3/s)     (ft3/s)    variation   discharge
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October    ng          ng            ng          ng            ng          ng          ng         ng
November   ng          ng            ng          ng            ng          ng          ng         ng
December   ng          ng            ng          ng            ng          ng          ng         ng
January    ng          ng            ng          ng            ng          ng          ng         ng
February   ng          ng            ng          ng            ng          ng          ng         ng
March      ng          ng            ng          ng            ng          ng          ng         ng
April      ng          ng            ng          ng            ng          ng          ng         ng
May        ng          ng            ng          ng            ng          ng          ng         ng
June       ng          ng            ng          ng            ng          ng          ng         ng
July       ng          ng            ng          ng            ng          ng          ng         ng
August     ng          ng            ng          ng            ng          ng          ng         ng
September  ng          ng            ng          ng            ng          ng          ng         ng
Annual     ng          ng            ng          ng            ng          ng          ng         ng

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Annual flow duration

Annual flow duration 05061200 WHISKEY CREEK AT BARNESVILLE, MN 
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             Monthly and annual flow duration, in cubic feet per second [ng, statistic not given]
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 Percentage
  of days
 discharge   Jan.  Feb.  March  April  May  June  July  Aug.  Sept.  Oct.  Nov.  Dec. Annual
 equaled or
  exceeded
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  95         ng    ng    ng     ng     ng   ng    ng    ng    ng     ng    ng    ng    ng
  90         ng    ng    ng     ng     ng   ng    ng    ng    ng     ng    ng    ng    ng
  85         ng    ng    ng     ng     ng   ng    ng    ng    ng     ng    ng    ng    ng
  80         ng    ng    ng     ng     ng   ng    ng    ng    ng     ng    ng    ng    ng
  75         ng    ng    ng     ng     ng   ng    ng    ng    ng     ng    ng    ng    ng
  70         ng    ng    ng     ng     ng   ng    ng    ng    ng     ng    ng    ng    ng
  65         ng    ng    ng     ng     ng   ng    ng    ng    ng     ng    ng    ng    ng
  60         ng    ng    ng     ng     ng   ng    ng    ng    ng     ng    ng    ng    ng
  55         ng    ng    ng     ng     ng   ng    ng    ng    ng     ng    ng    ng    ng
  50         ng    ng    ng     ng     ng   ng    ng    ng    ng     ng    ng    ng    ng
  45         ng    ng    ng     ng     ng   ng    ng    ng    ng     ng    ng    ng    ng
  40         ng    ng    ng     ng     ng   ng    ng    ng    ng     ng    ng    ng    ng
  35         ng    ng    ng     ng     ng   ng    ng    ng    ng     ng    ng    ng    ng
  30         ng    ng    ng     ng     ng   ng    ng    ng    ng     ng    ng    ng    ng
  25         ng    ng    ng     ng     ng   ng    ng    ng    ng     ng    ng    ng    ng
  20         ng    ng    ng     ng     ng   ng    ng    ng    ng     ng    ng    ng    ng
  15         ng    ng    ng     ng     ng   ng    ng    ng    ng     ng    ng    ng    ng
  10         ng    ng    ng     ng     ng   ng    ng    ng    ng     ng    ng    ng    ng
  5          ng    ng    ng     ng     ng   ng    ng    ng    ng     ng    ng    ng    ng

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                            Probability of annual high discharges
                                  [ng, statistic not given]
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                                                       Maximum average discharge
                                                               (ft3/s)
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             Recurrence     Maximum
Exceedance    interval   instantaneous  3-day period  7-day period  15-day period  30-day period
probability    (years)      (ft3/s)
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  0.99         1.01         25.0         ng           ng            ng             ng
  0.95         1.05         43.0         ng           ng            ng             ng
  0.90         1.11         57.1         ng           ng            ng             ng
  0.80         1.25         80.2         ng           ng            ng             ng
  0.50         2            152          ng           ng            ng             ng
  0.20         5            281          ng           ng            ng             ng
  0.10         10           385          ng           ng            ng             ng
  0.04         25           537          ng           ng            ng             ng
  0.02         50           663          ng           ng            ng             ng
  0.01         100          800          ng           ng            ng             ng
  0.005        200          948          ng           ng            ng             ng
  0.002        500          1,160        ng           ng            ng             ng

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           Annual peak discharge and corresponding gage height, period of record
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                     Gage     Peak                           Gage     Peak
Water    Date       height  discharge    Water   Date       height  discharge
year                (feet)   (ft3/s)     year               (feet)   (ft3/s)
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          Annual peak discharge, by year, and corresponding gage height

1961    March 13    5.75     40.0       1980    April 4     4.94     118
1962    June 8      6.52     292        1981    July 30     4.09     67.0
1963    June 1      6.07     236        1982    May 17      3.63     38.0
1964    April 15    4.83     117        1983    July 2      5.16     175
1965    April 9     5.45     175        1984    June 8      4.83     153
1966    March 14    8.25     260        1985    May 31      7.12     660
1967    June 14     4.90     159        1986    June 18     5.79     232
1968    April 8     4.94     164        1987    March 6     4.85     79.0
1969    April 9     6.85     570        1988    May 7       3.81     74.0
1970    June 17     3.78     73.0       1989    April 3     6.44     142
1971    June 29     4.44     119        1990    March 30    4.43     118
1972    March 17    6.41     170        1991    May 1       4.36     112
1973    March 14    3.14     33.0       1992    June 16     3.76     56.0
1974    April 12    4.26     105        1993    March 29    6.88     410
1975    June 29     6.97     610        1994    March 22    5.50     120
1976    March 23    5.94     82.0       1995    March 15    5.65     260
1977    May 30      4.43     117        1996    May 18      5.55     245
1978    March 31    7.38     348        1997    April 5     8.04     340
1979    April 20    5.11     161

Annual peak discharge, from highest to lowest, and corresponding gage height

1985    May 31      7.12     660        1989    April 3     6.44     142
1975    June 29     6.97     610        1994    March 22    5.50     120
1969    April 9     6.85     570        1971    June 29     4.44     119
1993    March 29    6.88     410        1980    April 4     4.94     118
1978    March 31    7.38     348        1990    March 30    4.43     118
1997    April 5     8.04     340        1964    April 15    4.83     117
1962    June 8      6.52     292        1977    May 30      4.43     117
1966    March 14    8.25     260        1991    May 1       4.36     112
1995    March 15    5.65     260        1974    April 12    4.26     105
1996    May 18      5.55     245        1976    March 23    5.94     82.0
1963    June 1      6.07     236        1987    March 6     4.85     79.0
1986    June 18     5.79     232        1988    May 7       3.81     74.0
1965    April 9     5.45     175        1970    June 17     3.78     73.0
1983    July 2      5.16     175        1981    July 30     4.09     67.0
1972    March 17    6.41     170        1992    June 16     3.76     56.0
1968    April 8     4.94     164        1961    March 13    5.75     40.0
1979    April 20    5.11     161        1982    May 17      3.63     38.0
1967    June 14     4.90     159        1973    March 14    3.14     33.0
1984    June 8      4.83     153

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              Monthly and annual mean discharges, in cubic feet per second Continued
       {Data were not rounded in accordance with U.S. Geological Survey publication standards]
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Year     Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb.     March   April   May     June    July    Aug.    Sept.   Annual
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1965    2.69    4.02    0.85    1.05     1.43     2.04    53.9    8.12    14.1    3.76    0.76    7.04    8.24
1966    6.67    0.59    1.41    0.074    0.061    41.2    15.8    9.89    6.50    1.22    2.36    0.32    7.24

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