Minnesota River Levels & Streamflow
As of Sep 26, 2026, Minnesota rivers are running at 94% of normal across 87 USGS gauges — the highest is 14,700 cfs on the Mississippi River At Winona. Live discharge, gauge height, and percent-of-normal for every USGS streamgauge in Minnesota.
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Minnesota river conditions today
Where rivers are running versus normal, what’s spiking and what’s coming — refreshed daily from USGS and NOAA.
Streamflow levels across Minnesota are currently 94% of normal, with the Mississippi River At Winona reporting the highest discharge in the state at 14,700 cfs and a gauge stage of 5.74 ft.
Meanwhile, the Mississippi River At Anoka is seeing a spike today — up 105% 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.
How Minnesota’s rivers compare to normal
Every gauge placed by its own percent of normal, and three years of the statewide trend.
Where every gauge actually sits
One dot per Minnesota streamgauge, placed by its own percent of normal. The state average is a single line through all of it.
Percent of normal compares today's discharge with the historical average for this calendar day. Tap any dot to open that gauge.
Minnesota streamflow, three water years
Statewide percent of normal, every day since Sep 2023. The dotted line is normal.
799 daily readings from 87 reporting gauges. Percent of normal is today's statewide discharge against the historical average for the same calendar day — 100% is normal, not "good". The axis tops out at 200%: 11 readings above that — including the 211% peak in Aug 2025 — are drawn along the top edge, so a few flood days cannot flatten three years of everything else. The line breaks in 2 places where the record skips more than five days — those are gaps in reporting, not readings of zero.
Minnesota flow report
| Streamgage | Streamflow | Gage height | Water temp | Air temp | Elevation | Watershed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mississippi River At Winona, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05378500 |
14,600 cfs | 5.70 ft | · | 57°F | 644 ft | Buffalo-Whitewater |
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Mississippi River Below L&D #2 At Hastings, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05331580 |
11,100 cfs | 7.42 ft | · | 56°F | · | Twin Cities |
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Mississippi River At St. Paul, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05331000 |
10,800 cfs | 3.58 ft | · | 58°F | 695 ft | Twin Cities |
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Mississippi River At Red Wing, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05355250 |
10,800 cfs | 2.79 ft | · | 55°F | 669 ft | Rush-Vermillion |
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Minnesota River Near Jordan, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05330000 |
8,290 cfs | 11.14 ft | · | 57°F | 715 ft | Lower Minnesota |
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Minnesota River At Mankato, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05325000 |
7,370 cfs | 7.81 ft | · | 58°F | 759 ft | Middle Minnesota |
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Le Sueur River Near Rapidan, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05320500 |
3,940 cfs | 10.76 ft | · | 57°F | 776 ft | Le Sueur |
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Mississippi River At Anoka, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05283500 |
2,830 cfs | 4.27 ft | · | 57°F | 827 ft | Twin Cities |
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Mississippi River Near Anoka, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05288500 |
2,440 cfs | 1.50 ft | · | 58°F | 817 ft | Twin Cities |
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Root River Near Houston, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05385000 |
2,440 cfs | 6.40 ft | · | 56°F | 670 ft | Root |
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Blue Earth River Near Rapidan, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05320000 |
2,130 cfs | 10.88 ft | · | 57°F | 807 ft | Blue Earth |
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Cannon River At Welch, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05355200 |
1,900 cfs | 5.80 ft | · | 55°F | 741 ft | Cannon |
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Mississippi River At St. Cloud, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05270700 |
1,520 cfs | 3.97 ft | · | 57°F | 954 ft | Clearwater-Elk |
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Mississippi River Near Royalton, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05267000 |
1,450 cfs | 8.18 ft | · | 55°F | 1,017 ft | Platte-Spunk |
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Straight River Near Faribault, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05353800 |
1,390 cfs | 6.58 ft | · | 56°F | 1,069 ft | Cannon |
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Root River Near Pilot Mound, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05383950 |
1,260 cfs | 9.92 ft | · | 57°F | 855 ft | Root |
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Cedar River Near Austin, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05457000 |
995 cfs | 5.07 ft | 69°F | 59°F | 1,163 ft | Upper Cedar |
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Red Lake River At Fisher, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05080000 |
801 cfs | 11.71 ft | · | 62°F | 812 ft | Red Lake |
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Red Lake River At Crookston, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05079000 |
781 cfs | 5.51 ft | · | 63°F | 851 ft | Red Lake |
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Crow Wing River Near Pillager, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05247500 |
665 cfs | 3.65 ft | · | 56°F | 1,161 ft | Crow Wing |
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Mississippi River At Brainerd, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05242300 |
651 cfs | 4.58 ft | · | 55°F | 1,167 ft | Elk-Nokasippi |
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Mississippi River At Aitkin, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05227500 |
628 cfs | 2.01 ft | · | 54°F | 1,206 ft | Elk-Nokasippi |
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Minnesota River At New Ulm, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05316770 |
561 cfs | 785.53 ft | · | 57°F | 794 ft | Middle Minnesota |
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Minnesota River At Morton, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05316580 |
532 cfs | 8.28 ft | · | 56°F | 824 ft | Middle Minnesota |
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St. Louis River At Scanlon, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 04024000 |
471 cfs | 2.60 ft | 61°F | 52°F | 1,109 ft | St. Louis |
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Gold Portage Outlet From Kabetogama Lk Nr Ray, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05129290 |
409 cfs | 16.92 ft | · | 55°F | 1,132 ft | Rainy Lake |
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Otter Tail River Bl Orwell D Nr Fergus Falls, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05046000 |
350 cfs | 2.68 ft | · | 59°F | 1,032 ft | Otter Tail |
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Minnesota River At Montevideo, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05311000 |
349 cfs | 2.87 ft | · | 57°F | 928 ft | Hawk-Yellow Medicine |
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Mississippi River At Grand Rapids, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05211000 |
330 cfs | 3.18 ft | · | 56°F | 1,246 ft | Prairie-Willow |
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Otter Tail River Near Elizabeth, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05030500 |
323 cfs | 5.71 ft | · | 58°F | 1,272 ft | Otter Tail |
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Crow River At Rockford, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05280000 |
317 cfs | 2.56 ft | · | 57°F | 932 ft | Crow |
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Minnesota River Near Lac Qui Parle, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05301000 |
263 cfs | 21.60 ft | · | 57°F | 923 ft | Lac Qui Parle |
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South Fork Root River Near Houston, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05385500 |
256 cfs | 2.36 ft | · | 57°F | 692 ft | Root |
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Mississippi River Near Bemidji, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05200510 |
242 cfs | 3.51 ft | · | 57°F | 1,318 ft | Mississippi Headwaters |
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South Fork Zumbro River At Rochester, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05372995 |
235 cfs | 3.27 ft | · | 57°F | 951 ft | Zumbro |
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Crow Wing River At Nimrod, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05244000 |
212 cfs | 2.58 ft | · | 57°F | 1,326 ft | Crow Wing |
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Basswood River Near Winton, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05127500 |
203 cfs | 2.26 ft | · | 52°F | 1,299 ft | Rainy Headwaters |
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Little Fork River At Littlefork, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05131500 |
200 cfs | 2.76 ft | · | 55°F | 1,083 ft | Little Fork |
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Watonwan River Near Garden City, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05319500 |
197 cfs | 1.58 ft | · | 57°F | 931 ft | Watonwan |
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Chippewa River Near Milan, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05304500 |
176 cfs | 1.36 ft | · | 57°F | 975 ft | Chippewa |
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Rum River Near St. Francis, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05286000 |
160 cfs | 2.25 ft | · | 56°F | 866 ft | Rum |
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Red Lake River At High Landing Nr Goodridge, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05075000 |
146 cfs | 2.21 ft | · | 60°F | 1,151 ft | Red Lake |
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South Kawishiwi R Abv White Iron Lake Nr Ely, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05126210 |
140 cfs | 3.55 ft | · | 52°F | 1,391 ft | Rainy Headwaters |
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Big Fork River At Big Falls, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05132000 |
128 cfs | 2.91 ft | · | 55°F | 1,182 ft | Big Fork |
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South Kawishiwi River Near Ely, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05125000 |
101 cfs | 2.04 ft | · | 52°F | 1,427 ft | Rainy Headwaters |
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Chippewa River Near Watson, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05305000 |
99 cfs | 36.91 ft | · | 57°F | 941 ft | Chippewa |
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Clearwater River At Red Lake Falls, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05078500 |
94 cfs | 5.37 ft | · | 58°F | 955 ft | Clearwater |
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Snake River Near Pine City, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05338500 |
90 cfs | 2.79 ft | · | 53°F | 922 ft | Snake |
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Kettle River Below Sandstone, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05336700 |
81 cfs | 3.84 ft | · | 52°F | 936 ft | Kettle |
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Sauk River Near St. Cloud, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05270500 |
73 cfs | 1.21 ft | · | 57°F | 1,024 ft | Sauk |
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Vermilion River Nr Crane Lake, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05129115 |
69 cfs | 4.15 ft | · | 53°F | 1,183 ft | Vermilion |
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Rapid River Near Baudette, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05134200 |
69 cfs | 2.64 ft | · | 57°F | 1,116 ft | Rapid |
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Pomme De Terre River At Appleton, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05294000 |
68 cfs | 4.23 ft | · | 57°F | 984 ft | Pomme De Terre |
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Prairie River Near Taconite, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05212700 |
61 cfs | 2.24 ft | · | 54°F | 1,332 ft | Prairie-Willow |
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Clearwater River At Plummer, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05078000 |
60 cfs | 2.90 ft | · | 58°F | 1,105 ft | Clearwater |
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Des Moines River At Jackson, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05476000 |
59 cfs | 7.18 ft | · | 58°F | 1,315 ft | Upper Des Moines |
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Elk River Near Big Lake, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05275000 |
58 cfs | · | · | 56°F | 932 ft | Clearwater-Elk |
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Pigeon River At Middle Falls Nr Grand Portage Mn, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 04010500 |
58 cfs | 2.12 ft | · | 50°F | 807 ft | Baptism-Brule |
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Cottonwood River Near New Ulm, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05317000 |
53 cfs | 3.40 ft | · | 57°F | 800 ft | Cottonwood |
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Yellow Medicine River Near Granite Falls, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05313500 |
51 cfs | 2.77 ft | · | 57°F | 986 ft | Hawk-Yellow Medicine |
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Long Prairie River At Long Prairie, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05245100 |
51 cfs | 1.53 ft | · | 55°F | 1,297 ft | Long Prairie |
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Roseau River Below State Ditch 51 Nr Caribou, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05112000 |
51 cfs | 2.12 ft | · | 60°F | 1,008 ft | Roseau |
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Thief River Near Thief River Falls, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05076000 |
50 cfs | 5.17 ft | · | 60°F | 1,129 ft | Thief |
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Wild Rice River At Twin Valley, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05062500 |
46 cfs | 1.88 ft | · | 58°F | 1,016 ft | Eastern Wild Rice |
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Straight River Near Park Rapids, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05243725 |
45 cfs | 1.18 ft | · | 57°F | 1,411 ft | Crow Wing |
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Roseau River At Ross, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05107500 |
42 cfs | 2.15 ft | · | 61°F | 1,031 ft | Roseau |
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High Island Creek Near Henderson, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05327000 |
42 cfs | 3.84 ft | · | 57°F | 731 ft | Lower Minnesota |
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Redwood River Near Redwood Falls, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05316500 |
39 cfs | 1.78 ft | · | 57°F | 988 ft | Redwood |
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Yellow Bank River Near Odessa, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05293000 |
37 cfs | 2.76 ft | · | 57°F | 955 ft | Upper Minnesota |
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Sand Hill River At Climax, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05069000 |
35 cfs | 4.36 ft | · | 58°F | 829 ft | Sandhill-Wilson |
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Red Lake River Near Red Lake, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05074500 |
33 cfs | 68.51 ft | · | 58°F | 1,175 ft | Red Lake |
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Buffalo River Near Dilworth, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05062000 |
25 cfs | 2.81 ft | · | 61°F | 892 ft | Buffalo |
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Wild Rice River At Hendrum, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05064000 |
23 cfs | 3.01 ft | · | 61°F | 851 ft | Eastern Wild Rice |
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Kawishiwi River Near Ely, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05124480 |
21 cfs | 2.56 ft | 61°F | 52°F | 1,427 ft | Rainy Headwaters |
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Vermillion River Near Empire, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05345000 |
18 cfs | 1.76 ft | · | 56°F | 863 ft | Rush-Vermillion |
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Minnesota River At Ortonville, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05292000 |
13 cfs | 1.33 ft | · | 58°F | 972 ft | Upper Minnesota |
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Buffalo River Near Hawley, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05061000 |
12 cfs | 3.10 ft | · | 59°F | 1,121 ft | Buffalo |
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Redwood River Near Marshall, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05315000 |
11 cfs | 6.71 ft | · | 59°F | 1,199 ft | Redwood |
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Elm Creek Nr Champlin, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05287890 |
8 cfs | 3.54 ft | · | 57°F | 870 ft | Twin Cities |
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Knife River Near Two Harbors, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 04015330 |
6 cfs | 25.74 ft | 38°F | 54°F | 620 ft | Beaver-Lester |
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Sprague Creek Near Sprague, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05106000 |
6 cfs | 2.52 ft | · | 61°F | 1,050 ft | Roseau |
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Little Cottonwood River Near Courtland, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05317200 |
5 cfs | 2.75 ft | · | 57°F | 810 ft | Middle Minnesota |
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Bois De Sioux River Near Doran, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05051300 |
5 cfs | 5.86 ft | · | 58°F | 957 ft | Bois De Sioux |
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Middle River At Argyle, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05087500 |
4 cfs | 3.15 ft | · | 61°F | 839 ft | Snake |
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Shingle Creek At Queen Ave In Minneapolis, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05288705 |
3 cfs | 9.18 ft | 60°F | 58°F | 905 ft | Twin Cities |
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South Branch Two Rivers At Lake Bronson, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05094000 |
2 cfs | 3.05 ft | · | 61°F | 955 ft | Two Rivers |
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Marsh River Near Shelly, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05067500 |
0 cfs | 3.41 ft | · | 58°F | 848 ft | Elm-Marsh |
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 |
About Minnesota streamflow
What are river levels like in Minnesota right now?
As of September 26, 2026, Minnesota rivers are running at 94% of normal across 87 USGS streamgauges, and the Mississippi River At Winona is reporting the highest discharge at 14,700 cfs. The full sortable gauge table is below.
Which Minnesota river is running highest right now?
As of September 26, 2026, the highest discharge in Minnesota is 14,700 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.