The Chippewa River Site at Hwy 40 Bridge near Milan, Minnesota, is located in SE¼, SE¼, Sec.16, T.119 N., R.41 W., Chippewa County. The site is on the right bank, 20 ft. downstream from State Highway 40 bridge, 2.0 miles upstream from small tributary, and 5.5 miles east of Milan.

Hydrologic Unit Code 07020005
Latitude 45°06'39", Longitude 95°47'57" NAD27
Drainage area 1,880.00 square miles
Gage datum 959.69 feet above sea level NGVD29
(USGS)

MONITORING ORGANIZATIONS

U.S.Geological Survey
(USGS)
Army Corps of Engineers
(USACE)

Chippewa River
Watershed Project
(CRWP)

Watershed Contacts

USGS Site-ID:  
05304500  
USGS web ->



CRWP Site-ID: #18
2001 Summary

USGS   Gage Height, Discharge, Precipitation
USGS web->

CRWP 2001 Hydrograph

USGS Stream Flow   Recent, Historic, Statistics (1937 - 2002)
USGS web ->

Recent Daily
Daily Streamflow
Daily Streamflow Statistics
Monthly Streamflow Statistics
Annual Streamflow Statisitcs
Peak Streamflow
Measurement

  
State of the Minnesota River
Summary of Surface Water Quality
Monitoring 2001 Report

USGS    Samples (1901 - 1981)
USGS web->

CRWP   Samples (1998 - 2002)   1998  1999  2000  2001  2002  2003

Upstream from monitoring site = 1,877 square miles or 1,201,480 acres*

Upstream from outlet = 2,084 square miles or 1,333,541 acres*
(confluence of the Chippewa River with the Minnesota River at Montevideo)

 *Area calcuated using MRBDC GIS

MRBDC   GIS | Watershed | Projects | Contacts

EPA   Surf Your Watershed

MPCA   Chippewa Watershed Information

Data sources: State of the Minnesota River2001 report, Chippewa River Watershed Project, U.S. Geological Survey, Minnesota River Basin Data Center.

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Page created April 13, 2003. Last updated on April 1, 2004 .
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Minnesota State University, Mankato
184 Trafton Science Center S, Mankato, MN 56001
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