Minnesota River Levels & Streamflow
As of Aug 25, 2026, Minnesota rivers are running at 31% of normal across 88 USGS gauges — the highest is 8,330 cfs on the Mississippi River At Winona. Live discharge, gauge height, and percent-of-normal for every USGS streamgauge in Minnesota.
Streamflow levels across Minnesota are currently 31% of normal, with the Mississippi River At Winona reporting the highest discharge in the state at 8,330 cfs and a gauge stage of 5.63 ft.
Meanwhile, the St. Louis River At Scanlon is seeing a spike today — up 22% since yesterday and currently running near peak.
Tap any gauge below for the full hydrograph, paired weather forecast, and historical context. Use the rivers panel to jump into Minnesota's named rivers.
State-wide streamflow overview
The Minnesota flow picture in four data points -- where the state sits versus historical norms, what's flowing hardest, and what's spiking fastest.
Percent of normal
100% is the historical norm. Below 70% indicates drought; above 130% can flag elevated flood risk.
Highest discharge
Gauge stage 5.63 ft
Biggest 24h spike
Now 246 cfs
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USGS gauges feeding 0 named rivers in Minnesota.
Minnesota USGS streamgauges
Every USGS gauge Snoflo tracks in Minnesota. Sortable, quickly filterable. Numeric columns heat-mapped from light to deep. Tap any gauge for its full hydrograph and forecast.
| Streamgage | Streamflow | Gage height | Water temp | Air temp | Elevation | Watershed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mississippi River At Winona, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05378500 |
8,450 cfs | 5.69 ft | · | 62°F | 644 ft | Buffalo-Whitewater |
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Mississippi River At Red Wing, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05355250 |
6,310 cfs | 1.97 ft | · | 63°F | 669 ft | Rush-Vermillion |
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Mississippi River Below L&D #2 At Hastings, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05331580 |
4,650 cfs | 6.89 ft | · | 64°F | · | Twin Cities |
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Mississippi River At St. Paul, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05331000 |
3,320 cfs | 3.32 ft | · | 67°F | 695 ft | Twin Cities |
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Mississippi River Near Anoka, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05288500 |
2,290 cfs | 1.42 ft | · | 67°F | 817 ft | Twin Cities |
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Minnesota River Near Jordan, Mn
12 hours ago · USGS 05330000 |
2,200 cfs | 5.31 ft | · | 65°F | 715 ft | Lower Minnesota |
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Mississippi River At Anoka, Mn
12 hours ago · USGS 05283500 |
2,090 cfs | 4.20 ft | · | 66°F | 827 ft | Twin Cities |
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Mississippi River At St. Cloud, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05270700 |
1,360 cfs | 3.90 ft | · | 64°F | 954 ft | Clearwater-Elk |
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Mississippi River Near Royalton, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05267000 |
1,160 cfs | 8.13 ft | · | 63°F | 1,017 ft | Platte-Spunk |
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Minnesota River At Mankato, Mn
12 hours ago · USGS 05325000 |
829 cfs | 3.27 ft | · | 66°F | 759 ft | Middle Minnesota |
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Root River Near Houston, Mn
12 hours ago · USGS 05385000 |
690 cfs | 3.63 ft | · | 61°F | 670 ft | Root |
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Gold Portage Outlet From Kabetogama Lk Nr Ray, Mn
12 hours ago · USGS 05129290 |
533 cfs | 17.50 ft | · | 57°F | 1,132 ft | Rainy Lake |
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Minnesota River At New Ulm, Mn
12 hours ago · USGS 05316770 |
522 cfs | 785.43 ft | · | 65°F | 794 ft | Middle Minnesota |
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Mississippi River At Brainerd, Mn
12 hours ago · USGS 05242300 |
470 cfs | 4.28 ft | · | 63°F | 1,167 ft | Elk-Nokasippi |
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Minnesota River At Morton, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05316580 |
454 cfs | 8.01 ft | · | 64°F | 824 ft | Middle Minnesota |
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Mississippi River At Aitkin, Mn
12 hours ago · USGS 05227500 |
405 cfs | 1.28 ft | · | 61°F | 1,206 ft | Elk-Nokasippi |
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Crow Wing River Near Pillager, Mn
12 hours ago · USGS 05247500 |
383 cfs | 3.28 ft | · | 62°F | 1,161 ft | Crow Wing |
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Red Lake River At Fisher, Mn
12 hours ago · USGS 05080000 |
354 cfs | 10.31 ft | · | 71°F | 812 ft | Red Lake |
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Cannon River At Welch, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05355200 |
336 cfs | 3.70 ft | · | 64°F | 741 ft | Cannon |
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Red Lake River At Crookston, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05079000 |
335 cfs | 4.33 ft | · | 72°F | 851 ft | Red Lake |
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Crow River At Rockford, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05280000 |
322 cfs | 2.66 ft | · | 65°F | 932 ft | Crow |
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Blue Earth River Near Rapidan, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05320000 |
273 cfs | 7.83 ft | · | 65°F | 807 ft | Blue Earth |
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Minnesota River At Montevideo, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05311000 |
264 cfs | 2.56 ft | · | 64°F | 928 ft | Hawk-Yellow Medicine |
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St. Louis River At Scanlon, Mn
12 hours ago · USGS 04024000 |
251 cfs | 2.27 ft | 72°F | 55°F | 1,109 ft | St. Louis |
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Root River Near Pilot Mound, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05383950 |
245 cfs | 7.97 ft | · | 63°F | 855 ft | Root |
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Basswood River Near Winton, Mn
12 hours ago · USGS 05127500 |
238 cfs | 2.35 ft | · | 55°F | 1,299 ft | Rainy Headwaters |
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Mississippi River At Grand Rapids, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05211000 |
202 cfs | 2.86 ft | · | 59°F | 1,246 ft | Prairie-Willow |
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South Fork Root River Near Houston, Mn
12 hours ago · USGS 05385500 |
190 cfs | 2.17 ft | · | 61°F | 692 ft | Root |
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Chippewa River Near Milan, Mn
12 hours ago · USGS 05304500 |
158 cfs | 1.30 ft | · | 64°F | 975 ft | Chippewa |
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Chippewa River Near Watson, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05305000 |
156 cfs | 37.28 ft | · | 64°F | 941 ft | Chippewa |
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Minnesota River Near Lac Qui Parle, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05301000 |
155 cfs | 21.04 ft | · | 64°F | 923 ft | Lac Qui Parle |
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Le Sueur River Near Rapidan, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05320500 |
147 cfs | 5.89 ft | · | 65°F | 776 ft | Le Sueur |
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Otter Tail River Bl Orwell D Nr Fergus Falls, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05046000 |
143 cfs | 2.13 ft | · | 70°F | 1,032 ft | Otter Tail |
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Crow Wing River At Nimrod, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05244000 |
134 cfs | 2.39 ft | · | 67°F | 1,326 ft | Crow Wing |
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Rum River Near St. Francis, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05286000 |
134 cfs | 2.15 ft | · | 65°F | 866 ft | Rum |
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South Kawishiwi R Abv White Iron Lake Nr Ely, Mn
12 hours ago · USGS 05126210 |
134 cfs | 3.47 ft | · | 54°F | 1,391 ft | Rainy Headwaters |
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Thief River Near Thief River Falls, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05076000 |
124 cfs | 5.56 ft | · | 69°F | 1,129 ft | Thief |
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Cedar River Near Austin, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05457000 |
116 cfs | 2.98 ft | 69°F | 62°F | 1,163 ft | Upper Cedar |
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Straight River Near Faribault, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05353800 |
106 cfs | 4.03 ft | · | 64°F | 1,069 ft | Cannon |
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South Kawishiwi River Near Ely, Mn
12 hours ago · USGS 05125000 |
97 cfs | 2.02 ft | · | 55°F | 1,427 ft | Rainy Headwaters |
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Otter Tail River Near Elizabeth, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05030500 |
96 cfs | 4.64 ft | · | 71°F | 1,272 ft | Otter Tail |
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Pigeon River At Middle Falls Nr Grand Portage Mn, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 04010500 |
89 cfs | 2.37 ft | · | 53°F | 807 ft | Baptism-Brule |
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Bois De Sioux River Near Doran, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05051300 |
80 cfs | 7.09 ft | · | 72°F | 957 ft | Bois De Sioux |
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Big Fork River At Big Falls, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05132000 |
79 cfs | 2.79 ft | · | 58°F | 1,182 ft | Big Fork |
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Red Lake River Near Red Lake, Mn
12 hours ago · USGS 05074500 |
79 cfs | 69.49 ft | · | 66°F | 1,175 ft | Red Lake |
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Red Lake River At High Landing Nr Goodridge, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05075000 |
76 cfs | 2.21 ft | · | 69°F | 1,151 ft | Red Lake |
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Minnesota River At Ortonville, Mn
12 hours ago · USGS 05292000 |
72 cfs | 1.94 ft | · | 63°F | 972 ft | Upper Minnesota |
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Cottonwood River Near New Ulm, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05317000 |
70 cfs | 3.32 ft | · | 65°F | 800 ft | Cottonwood |
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Mississippi River Near Bemidji, Mn
12 hours ago · USGS 05200510 |
70 cfs | 2.58 ft | · | 65°F | 1,318 ft | Mississippi Headwaters |
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Little Fork River At Littlefork, Mn
12 hours ago · USGS 05131500 |
70 cfs | 2.10 ft | · | 57°F | 1,083 ft | Little Fork |
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Snake River Near Pine City, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05338500 |
68 cfs | 2.67 ft | · | 60°F | 922 ft | Snake |
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Kettle River Below Sandstone, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05336700 |
67 cfs | 3.78 ft | · | 58°F | 936 ft | Kettle |
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Rapid River Near Baudette, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05134200 |
63 cfs | 2.59 ft | · | 67°F | 1,116 ft | Rapid |
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Pomme De Terre River At Appleton, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05294000 |
61 cfs | 4.16 ft | · | 64°F | 984 ft | Pomme De Terre |
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Sauk River Near St. Cloud, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05270500 |
60 cfs | 1.25 ft | · | 64°F | 1,024 ft | Sauk |
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High Island Creek Near Henderson, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05327000 |
54 cfs | 4.05 ft | · | 65°F | 731 ft | Lower Minnesota |
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Vermilion River Nr Crane Lake, Mn
12 hours ago · USGS 05129115 |
52 cfs | 3.94 ft | · | 53°F | 1,183 ft | Vermilion |
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South Fork Zumbro River At Rochester, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05372995 |
48 cfs | 2.14 ft | · | 64°F | 951 ft | Zumbro |
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Long Prairie River At Long Prairie, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05245100 |
46 cfs | 1.48 ft | · | 63°F | 1,297 ft | Long Prairie |
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Elk River Near Big Lake, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05275000 |
35 cfs | · | · | 64°F | 932 ft | Clearwater-Elk |
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Watonwan River Near Garden City, Mn
12 hours ago · USGS 05319500 |
34 cfs | · | · | 65°F | 931 ft | Watonwan |
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Prairie River Near Taconite, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05212700 |
33 cfs | 1.89 ft | · | 58°F | 1,332 ft | Prairie-Willow |
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Straight River Near Park Rapids, Mn
12 hours ago · USGS 05243725 |
32 cfs | · | · | 67°F | 1,411 ft | Crow Wing |
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Kawishiwi River Near Ely, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05124480 |
30 cfs | 2.70 ft | 70°F | 55°F | 1,427 ft | Rainy Headwaters |
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Clearwater River At Red Lake Falls, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05078500 |
30 cfs | 5.01 ft | · | 71°F | 955 ft | Clearwater |
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Redwood River Near Redwood Falls, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05316500 |
27 cfs | 1.70 ft | · | 64°F | 988 ft | Redwood |
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Buffalo River Near Dilworth, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05062000 |
26 cfs | 2.63 ft | · | 69°F | 892 ft | Buffalo |
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Wild Rice River At Twin Valley, Mn
12 hours ago · USGS 05062500 |
24 cfs | 1.61 ft | · | 68°F | 1,016 ft | Eastern Wild Rice |
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Lac Qui Parle River Near Lac Qui Parle, Mn
12 hours ago · USGS 05300000 |
20 cfs | 5.12 ft | · | 64°F | 973 ft | Lac Qui Parle |
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Wild Rice River At Hendrum, Mn
12 hours ago · USGS 05064000 |
16 cfs | 2.79 ft | · | 70°F | 851 ft | Eastern Wild Rice |
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Des Moines River At Jackson, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05476000 |
16 cfs | 6.70 ft | · | 63°F | 1,315 ft | Upper Des Moines |
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Buffalo River Near Hawley, Mn
12 hours ago · USGS 05061000 |
16 cfs | 3.34 ft | · | 68°F | 1,121 ft | Buffalo |
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Little Cottonwood River Near Courtland, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05317200 |
16 cfs | 2.61 ft | · | 65°F | 810 ft | Middle Minnesota |
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Roseau River At Ross, Mn
19 hours ago · USGS 05107500 |
13 cfs | 2.11 ft | · | 66°F | 1,031 ft | Roseau |
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Vermillion River Near Empire, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05345000 |
12 cfs | 1.61 ft | · | 64°F | 863 ft | Rush-Vermillion |
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Sand Hill River At Climax, Mn
12 hours ago · USGS 05069000 |
11 cfs | 3.93 ft | · | 61°F | 829 ft | Sandhill-Wilson |
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Yellow Bank River Near Odessa, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05293000 |
9 cfs | 2.25 ft | · | 64°F | 955 ft | Upper Minnesota |
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South Branch Two Rivers At Lake Bronson, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05094000 |
8 cfs | 3.35 ft | · | 64°F | 955 ft | Two Rivers |
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Yellow Medicine River Near Granite Falls, Mn
12 hours ago · USGS 05313500 |
8 cfs | 2.08 ft | · | 64°F | 986 ft | Hawk-Yellow Medicine |
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Redwood River Near Marshall, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05315000 |
7 cfs | 6.48 ft | · | 66°F | 1,199 ft | Redwood |
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Clearwater River At Plummer, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05078000 |
7 cfs | 2.76 ft | · | 70°F | 1,105 ft | Clearwater |
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Middle River At Argyle, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05087500 |
5 cfs | 3.22 ft | · | 65°F | 839 ft | Snake |
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Roseau River Below State Ditch 51 Nr Caribou, Mn
12 hours ago · USGS 05112000 |
5 cfs | 2.09 ft | · | 64°F | 1,008 ft | Roseau |
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Elm Creek Nr Champlin, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05287890 |
5 cfs | 3.45 ft | · | 66°F | 870 ft | Twin Cities |
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Knife River Near Two Harbors, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 04015330 |
3 cfs | 25.65 ft | 38°F | 56°F | 620 ft | Beaver-Lester |
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Sprague Creek Near Sprague, Mn
12 hours ago · USGS 05106000 |
2 cfs | 2.18 ft | · | 65°F | 1,050 ft | Roseau |
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Shingle Creek At Queen Ave In Minneapolis, Mn
13 hours ago · USGS 05288705 |
1 cfs | 9.10 ft | 68°F | 67°F | 905 ft | Twin Cities |
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Marsh River Near Shelly, Mn
12 hours ago · USGS 05067500 |
0 cfs | 3.42 ft | · | 61°F | 848 ft | Elm-Marsh |
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Minnesota river runs
Paddleable river sections in Minnesota keyed to USGS gauges, with live streamflow and whitewater class.
| River run | Status | Streamflow | Air temp | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Saint Louis | Runnable | 6,710 cfs | 40°F | II+ TO IV |
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About Minnesota streamflow
What are river levels like in Minnesota right now?
As of August 25, 2026, Minnesota rivers are running at 31% of normal across 88 USGS streamgauges, and the Mississippi River At Winona is reporting the highest discharge at 8,330 cfs. The full sortable gauge table is below.
Which Minnesota river is running highest right now?
As of August 25, 2026, the highest discharge in Minnesota is 8,330 cfs on the Mississippi River At Winona. See the sortable gauge table for the full statewide ranking.
Are Minnesota rivers high or low right now?
Compare the statewide percent-of-normal on this page: above 100% means Minnesota rivers are running higher than the seasonal average for the date, below 100% means lower (a dry spell or drought). Each gauge also shows its own percent of median.
Where does the Minnesota streamflow data come from?
The U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System. USGS streamgauges report continuously (every 15 minutes) and the data is the canonical real-time record for U.S. rivers. Snoflo pulls the latest readings and joins them to a 7-day NOAA weather forecast for each station.
What is cfs?
Cubic feet per second — the standard unit for streamflow. One cfs is about 7.5 gallons per second. Small creeks run at single-digit cfs; the Mississippi at hundreds of thousands.
What does Gauge Height mean?
The water level at the gauge in feet above the reference datum. Used together with discharge to track river state. Flood stage and runnable levels are typically expressed in gauge height (e.g., "flood at 16 ft").
How fresh is the Minnesota data?
USGS streamgauges report every 15 minutes; Snoflo re-pulls throughout the day. The AI briefing regenerates daily.
Can I get a flow alert for a Minnesota gauge?
Yes. Save any USGS gauge as a favorite in the Snoflo iOS app, set a discharge or stage threshold (e.g. "alert me when discharge crosses 2,000 cfs"), and you'll get a push the moment it crosses.
Is this a substitute for an NWS flood warning?
No. Snoflo is informational. For flood life-safety decisions always follow guidance from your local NWS forecast office and state emergency management. Snoflo data is one input among several.
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