EXPLANATION

Estimated flow, in cubic feet per second, exceeded 2 percent of the time

1.91 to 5.00

5.01 to 10.0

10.1 to 50.0

50.1 to 100

101 to 500

501 to 1,000

1,010 to 2,000

2,010 to 4,600

Base map modified from U.S. Geological Survey, Minnesota Department of 

Natural Resources and other digital data, various scales

Universal Transverse Mercator projection, zone 15 North

North American Datum of 1983

WISCONSIN

MINNESOTA

Waseca

Chaska

Austin

Shakopee

Owatonna

Hastings

Le Center

Faribault

Albert Lea

Mantorville

93°30’ 93°00’ 92°30’

44°30’

44°00’

14

90 90

35

35

35E

14

218

52

169

212

61

Red

Wing

05355200

Interstate highway

U.S. highway

Minnesota State highway

U.S. Geological Survey 

streamgage and number 

(table 1)

05355200

0 10 20 KILOMETERS

0 10 20 MILES

99

EXPLANATION

Estimated flow, in cubic feet per second, exceeded 50 percent of the time

0.0143 to 0.100

0.101 to 0.500

0.501 to 1.00

1.01 to 5.00

5.01 to 10.0

10.1 to 50.0

50.1 to 100

101 to 404

Base map modified from U.S. Geological Survey, Minnesota Department of 

Natural Resources and other digital data, various scales

Universal Transverse Mercator projection, zone 15 North

North American Datum of 1983

WISCONSIN

MINNESOTA

Waseca

Chaska

Austin

Shakopee

Owatonna

Hastings

Le Center

Faribault

Albert Lea

Mantorville

93°30’ 93°00’ 92°30’

44°30’

44°00’

14

90 90

35

35

35E

14

218

52

169

212

61

Red

Wing

05355200

Interstate highway

U.S. highway

Minnesota State highway

U.S. Geological Survey 

streamgage and number 

(table 1)

05355200

0 10 20 KILOMETERS

0 10 20 MILES

99

EXPLANATION

Estimated flow, in cubic feet per second, exceeded 90 percent of the time

0.000569 to 0.0100

0.0101 to 0.0500

0.0501 to 0.100

0.101 to 0.500

0.501 to 1.00

1.01 to 5.00

5.01 to 10.0

10.1 to 79.5

Base map modified from U.S. Geological Survey, Minnesota Department of 

Natural Resources and other digital data, various scales

Universal Transverse Mercator projection, zone 15 North

North American Datum of 1983

WISCONSIN

MINNESOTA

Waseca

Chaska

Austin

Shakopee

Owatonna

Hastings

Le Center

Faribault

Albert Lea

Mantorville

93°30’ 93°00’ 92°30’

44°30’

44°00’

14

90 90

35

35

35E

14

218

52

169

212

61

Red

Wing

05355200

Interstate highway

U.S. highway

Minnesota State highway

U.S. Geological Survey 

streamgage and number 

(table 1)

05355200

0 10 20 KILOMETERS

0 10 20 MILES

99

0 10 20 KILOMETERS

0 10 20 MILES

EXPLANATION

Estimated flow, in cubic feet per second, exceeded 95 percent of the time

0.000262 to 0.0100

0.0101 to 0.0500

0.0501 to 0.100

0.101 to 0.500

0.501 to 1.00

1.01 to 5.00

5.01 to 10.0

10.1 to 45.0

Base map modified from U.S. Geological Survey, Minnesota Department of 

Natural Resources and other digital data, various scales

Universal Transverse Mercator projection, zone 15 North

North American Datum of 1983

Interstate highway

U.S. highway

Minnesota State highway

U.S. Geological Survey 

streamgage and number 

(table 1)

05355200

WISCONSIN

MINNESOTA

Waseca

Chaska

Austin

Shakopee

Red

Wing

Owatonna

Hastings

Le Center

Faribault

Albert Lea

Mantorville

93°30’ 93°00’ 92°30’

44°30’

44°00’

14

90 90

35

35

35E

14

218

52

169

212

61

05355200

99

WISCONSIN

NORTH

DAKOTA

SOUTH

DAKOTA

CANADA

IOWA

MINNESOTA

Study area

Selected Streamflow Distribution Maps for the Cannon River Drainage Basin above U.S. Geological Survey Streamgage 05355200 at Welch, Minnesota

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