05050700 RABBIT RIVER NEAR NASHUA, MN

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Annual mean discharge
Annual flow duration

LOCATION.--Lat 46�'30'', long 96�'24'', in SE1/ 4 NE1/4 sec.15, T.130 N., R.45 W., Wilkin County, Hydrologic Unit 09020101, at bridge on County Road 19, 2.6 mi north of Nashua, and 4.8 mi upstream from mouth of South Fork Rabbit River.
DRAINAGE AREA.--99.2 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Water year 1979 to current year.
GAGE.--Crest-stage gage.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 1,640 ft3/s, Apr. 5, 1997, gage height, 15.76 ft, backwater from ice; maximum gage height, 19.56 ft, Apr. 10, 1997, backwater from ice.

Annual mean discharge

Annual mean discharge for 05050700 Rabbit River near Nashua, Minnesota 
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                              Statistics of monthly and annual mean discharges
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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    --          --            --          --            --          --          --         --
November   --          --            --          --            --          --          --         --
December   --          --            --          --            --          --          --         --
January    --          --            --          --            --          --          --         --
February   --          --            --          --            --          --          --         --
March      --          --            --          --            --          --          --         --
April      --          --            --          --            --          --          --         --
May        --          --            --          --            --          --          --         --
June       --          --            --          --            --          --          --         --
July       --          --            --          --            --          --          --         --
August     --          --            --          --            --          --          --         --
September  --          --            --          --            --          --          --         --
Annual     --          --            --          --            --          --          --         --

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Annual flow duration

Annual flow duration for 05050700 Rabbit River near Nashua, Minnesota 
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                              Monthly and annual flow duration, in cubic feet per second [--, no data]
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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           --      --      --      --      --       --       --      --       --      --      --      --    --
  90           --      --      --      --      --       --       --      --       --      --      --      --    --
  85           --      --      --      --      --       --       --      --       --      --      --      --    --
  80           --      --      --      --      --       --       --      --       --      --      --      --    --
  75           --      --      --      --      --       --       --      --       --      --      --      --    --
  70           --      --      --      --      --       --       --      --       --      --      --      --    --
  65           --      --      --      --      --       --       --      --       --      --      --      --    --
  60           --      --      --      --      --       --       --      --       --      --      --      --    --
  55           --      --      --      --      --       --       --      --       --      --      --      --    --
  50           --      --      --      --      --       --       --      --       --      --      --      --    --
  45           --      --      --      --      --       --       --      --       --      --      --      --    --
  40           --      --      --      --      --       --       --      --       --      --      --      --    --
  35           --      --      --      --      --       --       --      --       --      --      --      --    --
  30           --      --      --      --      --       --       --      --       --      --      --      --    --
  25           --      --      --      --      --       --       --      --       --      --      --      --    --
  20           --      --      --      --      --       --       --      --       --      --      --      --    --
  15           --      --      --      --      --       --       --      --       --      --      --      --    --
  10           --      --      --      --      --       --       --      --       --      --      --      --    --
  5            --      --      --      --      --       --       --      --       --      --      --      --    --

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                            Probability of annual high discharges
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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         ng           --          --            --             --
  0.95         1.05         ng           --          --            --             --
  0.90         1.11         153          --          --            --             --
  0.80         1.25         244          --          --            --             --
  0.50         2            536          --          --            --             --
  0.20         5            1,030        --          --            --             --
  0.10         10           1,370        --          --            --             --
  0.04         25           1,800        --          --            --             --
  0.02         50           2,110        --          --            --             --
  0.01         100          2,400        --          --            --             --
  0.005        200          2,680        --          --            --             --
  0.002        500          3,030        --          --            --             --

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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

1979    April 12        13.43    838        1989    March 27       15.08    760
1980    June 5          10.47    214        1990    March 13     --         5.00
1981    June 13         10.77    273        1991    September 8    14.86    765
1982    March 30        13.06    325        1992    June 17        10.10    79.0
1983    April 10        11.98    430        1993    March 30       14.06    720
1984    June 8          14.06    910        1994    March 23       15.37    1,020
1985    May 9           13.34    960        1995    March 14       13.70    765
1986    September 21    14.27    1,280      1996    April 11       14.01    560
1987    March 7         11.59    380        1997    April 5        15.76    1,640
1988    March1          11.23    120

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

1997    April 5         15.76    1,640      1996    April 11       14.01    560
1986    September 21    14.27    1,280      1983    April 10       11.98    430
1994    March 23        15.37    1,020      1987    March 7        11.59    380
1985    May 9           13.34    960        1982    March 30       13.06    325
1984    June 8          14.06    910        1981    June 13        10.77    273
1979    April 12        13.43    838        1980    June 5         10.47    214
1995    March 14        13.70    765        1988    March1         11.23    120
1991    September 8     14.86    765        1992    June 17        10.10    79.0
1989    March 27        15.08    760        1990    March 13     --         5.00
1993    March 30        14.06    720

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1 Day of month unknown. 
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                             Monthly and annual mean discharges, in cubic feet per second
                [Data were not rounded in accordance with U.S. Geological Survey publication standards; --, no data]
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Year   Oct.  Nov.  Dec.  Jan.  Feb.  March  April  May  June  July  Aug.  Sept.  Annual
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