Flow report
Minnesota streamflow
Live discharge, gauge height, water temperature, and percent-of-normal readings from every USGS streamgauge in Minnesota. Built for paddlers, anglers, water managers, and flood researchers.
USGS gauges
90
State percent normal
69%
Paddle runs
1
Updated
Jul 19
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July
19
2026
Flow briefing
Streamflow levels across Minnesota are currently 69% of normal, with the Mississippi River At Winona reporting the highest discharge in the state at 25,000 cfs and a gauge stage of 5.97 ft.
Meanwhile, the Red Lake River Near Red Lake is seeing a spike today — up 2% 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.
River levels near Minnesota towns
Minnesota at a glance
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
69%
100% is the historical norm. Below 70% indicates drought; above 130% can flag elevated flood risk.
Highest discharge
Mississippi River At Winona
25,000 cfs
Gauge stage 5.97 ft
Biggest 24h spike
Red Lake River Near Red Lake
+2%
Now 427 cfs
Network coverage
Gauges + rivers tracked
90 + 0
USGS gauges feeding 0 named rivers in Minnesota.
Full streamgauge inventory
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
1 day ago · USGS 05378500 |
24,300 cfs | 5.91 ft | · | 74°F | 644 ft | Buffalo-Whitewater |
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Mississippi River At Red Wing, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05355250 |
16,000 cfs | 2.98 ft | · | 70°F | 669 ft | Rush-Vermillion |
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Mississippi River Below L&D #2 At Hastings, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05331580 |
13,800 cfs | 7.18 ft | · | 70°F | · | Twin Cities |
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Mississippi River At St. Paul, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05331000 |
11,700 cfs | 3.35 ft | · | 72°F | 695 ft | Twin Cities |
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Mississippi River Near Anoka, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05288500 |
6,700 cfs | 3.30 ft | · | 70°F | 817 ft | Twin Cities |
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Mississippi River At Anoka, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05283500 |
5,350 cfs | 4.59 ft | · | 69°F | 827 ft | Twin Cities |
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Minnesota River Near Jordan, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05330000 |
4,780 cfs | 8.04 ft | · | 69°F | 715 ft | Lower Minnesota |
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Mississippi River At St. Cloud, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05270700 |
4,010 cfs | 4.80 ft | · | 66°F | 954 ft | Clearwater-Elk |
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Minnesota River At Mankato, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05325000 |
3,640 cfs | 5.46 ft | · | 71°F | 759 ft | Middle Minnesota |
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Mississippi River Near Royalton, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05267000 |
3,560 cfs | 9.26 ft | · | 63°F | 1,017 ft | Platte-Spunk |
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Minnesota River At New Ulm, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05316770 |
1,880 cfs | 787.78 ft | · | 69°F | 794 ft | Middle Minnesota |
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Minnesota River At Morton, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05316580 |
1,820 cfs | 11.38 ft | · | 68°F | 824 ft | Middle Minnesota |
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Mississippi River At Brainerd, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05242300 |
1,440 cfs | 5.27 ft | · | 64°F | 1,167 ft | Elk-Nokasippi |
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Root River Near Houston, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05385000 |
1,280 cfs | 4.69 ft | · | 74°F | 670 ft | Root |
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Minnesota River At Montevideo, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05311000 |
1,160 cfs | 5.65 ft | · | 66°F | 928 ft | Hawk-Yellow Medicine |
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Crow Wing River Near Pillager, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05247500 |
1,140 cfs | 4.01 ft | · | 63°F | 1,161 ft | Crow Wing |
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Crow River At Rockford, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05280000 |
1,100 cfs | 3.92 ft | · | 67°F | 932 ft | Crow |
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Mississippi River At Aitkin, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05227500 |
1,070 cfs | 3.24 ft | · | 62°F | 1,206 ft | Elk-Nokasippi |
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Snake River Near Pine City, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05338500 |
1,030 cfs | 4.14 ft | · | 64°F | 922 ft | Snake |
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Blue Earth River Near Rapidan, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05320000 |
935 cfs | 8.97 ft | · | 71°F | 807 ft | Blue Earth |
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Minnesota River Near Lac Qui Parle, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05301000 |
896 cfs | 23.61 ft | · | 66°F | 923 ft | Lac Qui Parle |
|
St. Louis River At Scanlon, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 04024000 |
784 cfs | 2.97 ft | 82°F | 62°F | 1,109 ft | St. Louis |
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Rum River Near St. Francis, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05286000 |
654 cfs | 3.33 ft | · | 67°F | 866 ft | Rum |
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Chippewa River Near Milan, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05304500 |
587 cfs | 2.22 ft | · | 65°F | 975 ft | Chippewa |
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Gold Portage Outlet From Kabetogama Lk Nr Ray, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05129290 |
570 cfs | 17.66 ft | · | 60°F | 1,132 ft | Rainy Lake |
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Root River Near Pilot Mound, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05383950 |
541 cfs | 8.64 ft | · | 71°F | 855 ft | Root |
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Cannon River At Welch, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05355200 |
512 cfs | 4.06 ft | · | 70°F | 741 ft | Cannon |
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Basswood River Near Winton, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05127500 |
508 cfs | 2.85 ft | · | 61°F | 1,299 ft | Rainy Headwaters |
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Le Sueur River Near Rapidan, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05320500 |
412 cfs | 6.64 ft | · | 71°F | 776 ft | Le Sueur |
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Otter Tail River Bl Orwell D Nr Fergus Falls, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05046000 |
396 cfs | 2.77 ft | · | 61°F | 1,032 ft | Otter Tail |
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Otter Tail River Near Elizabeth, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05030500 |
355 cfs | 5.82 ft | · | 64°F | 1,272 ft | Otter Tail |
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Sauk River Near St. Cloud, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05270500 |
317 cfs | 2.11 ft | · | 65°F | 1,024 ft | Sauk |
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Red Lake River At Fisher, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05080000 |
296 cfs | 10.18 ft | · | 58°F | 812 ft | Red Lake |
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Straight River Near Faribault, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05353800 |
294 cfs | 4.61 ft | · | 69°F | 1,069 ft | Cannon |
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Chippewa River Near Watson, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05305000 |
280 cfs | 37.95 ft | · | 65°F | 941 ft | Chippewa |
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Mississippi River At Grand Rapids, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05211000 |
279 cfs | 3.06 ft | · | 62°F | 1,246 ft | Prairie-Willow |
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South Fork Root River Near Houston, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05385500 |
258 cfs | 2.36 ft | · | 75°F | 692 ft | Root |
|
Cedar River Near Austin, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05457000 |
228 cfs | 3.37 ft | 69°F | 71°F | 1,163 ft | Upper Cedar |
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Crow Wing River At Nimrod, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05244000 |
222 cfs | 2.60 ft | · | 62°F | 1,326 ft | Crow Wing |
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Red Lake River At Crookston, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05079000 |
217 cfs | 3.78 ft | · | 60°F | 851 ft | Red Lake |
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Kettle River Below Sandstone, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05336700 |
212 cfs | 4.30 ft | · | 63°F | 936 ft | Kettle |
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Des Moines River At Jackson, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05476000 |
208 cfs | 7.77 ft | · | 69°F | 1,315 ft | Upper Des Moines |
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Cottonwood River Near New Ulm, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05317000 |
201 cfs | 3.99 ft | · | 69°F | 800 ft | Cottonwood |
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Wild Rice River At Hendrum, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05064000 |
200 cfs | 4.72 ft | · | 59°F | 851 ft | Eastern Wild Rice |
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Pomme De Terre River At Appleton, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05294000 |
192 cfs | 5.10 ft | · | 65°F | 984 ft | Pomme De Terre |
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Roseau River Below State Ditch 51 Nr Caribou, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05112000 |
187 cfs | 2.95 ft | · | 59°F | 1,008 ft | Roseau |
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Watonwan River Near Garden City, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05319500 |
179 cfs | 1.58 ft | · | 71°F | 931 ft | Watonwan |
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Long Prairie River At Long Prairie, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05245100 |
178 cfs | 2.61 ft | · | 62°F | 1,297 ft | Long Prairie |
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Sand Hill River At Climax, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05069000 |
169 cfs | 5.33 ft | · | 59°F | 829 ft | Sandhill-Wilson |
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Mississippi River Near Bemidji, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05200510 |
167 cfs | 3.01 ft | · | 61°F | 1,318 ft | Mississippi Headwaters |
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South Kawishiwi R Abv White Iron Lake Nr Ely, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05126210 |
167 cfs | 3.61 ft | · | 61°F | 1,391 ft | Rainy Headwaters |
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Vermilion River Nr Crane Lake, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05129115 |
160 cfs | 5.06 ft | · | 60°F | 1,183 ft | Vermilion |
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Elk River Near Big Lake, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05275000 |
158 cfs | · | · | 67°F | 932 ft | Clearwater-Elk |
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Bois De Sioux River Near Doran, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05051300 |
143 cfs | 7.71 ft | · | 60°F | 957 ft | Bois De Sioux |
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Red Lake River At High Landing Nr Goodridge, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05075000 |
137 cfs | 2.57 ft | · | 59°F | 1,151 ft | Red Lake |
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Red Lake River Near Red Lake, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05074500 |
126 cfs | 69.73 ft | · | 64°F | 1,175 ft | Red Lake |
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Pigeon River At Middle Falls Nr Grand Portage Mn, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 04010500 |
114 cfs | 2.50 ft | · | 54°F | 807 ft | Baptism-Brule |
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South Kawishiwi River Near Ely, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05125000 |
107 cfs | 2.08 ft | · | 61°F | 1,427 ft | Rainy Headwaters |
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Big Fork River At Big Falls, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05132000 |
107 cfs | 2.79 ft | · | 60°F | 1,182 ft | Big Fork |
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Clearwater River At Plummer, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05078000 |
104 cfs | 3.64 ft | · | 59°F | 1,105 ft | Clearwater |
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Little Fork River At Littlefork, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05131500 |
103 cfs | 2.32 ft | · | 60°F | 1,083 ft | Little Fork |
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Clearwater River At Red Lake Falls, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05078500 |
101 cfs | 5.51 ft | · | 59°F | 955 ft | Clearwater |
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Wild Rice River At Twin Valley, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05062500 |
98 cfs | 2.08 ft | · | 57°F | 1,016 ft | Eastern Wild Rice |
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South Fork Zumbro River At Rochester, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05372995 |
93 cfs | 2.47 ft | · | 71°F | 951 ft | Zumbro |
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Roseau River At Ross, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05107500 |
80 cfs | 2.72 ft | · | 59°F | 1,031 ft | Roseau |
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Rapid River Near Baudette, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05134200 |
73 cfs | 2.78 ft | · | 59°F | 1,116 ft | Rapid |
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Minnesota River At Ortonville, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05292000 |
72 cfs | 1.94 ft | · | 63°F | 972 ft | Upper Minnesota |
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Yellow Medicine River Near Granite Falls, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05313500 |
69 cfs | 2.94 ft | · | 66°F | 986 ft | Hawk-Yellow Medicine |
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Buffalo River Near Dilworth, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05062000 |
69 cfs | 3.53 ft | · | 59°F | 892 ft | Buffalo |
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Redwood River Near Redwood Falls, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05316500 |
66 cfs | 2.01 ft | · | 67°F | 988 ft | Redwood |
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Kawishiwi River Near Ely, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05124480 |
66 cfs | 3.07 ft | 77°F | 61°F | 1,427 ft | Rainy Headwaters |
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Prairie River Near Taconite, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05212700 |
62 cfs | 2.25 ft | · | 62°F | 1,332 ft | Prairie-Willow |
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Sprague Creek Near Sprague, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05106000 |
61 cfs | 3.60 ft | · | 60°F | 1,050 ft | Roseau |
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Lac Qui Parle River Near Lac Qui Parle, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05300000 |
60 cfs | 5.51 ft | · | 65°F | 973 ft | Lac Qui Parle |
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Buffalo River Near Hawley, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05061000 |
54 cfs | 3.88 ft | · | 59°F | 1,121 ft | Buffalo |
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Yellow Bank River Near Odessa, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05293000 |
48 cfs | 2.74 ft | · | 64°F | 955 ft | Upper Minnesota |
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High Island Creek Near Henderson, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05327000 |
48 cfs | 3.99 ft | · | 69°F | 731 ft | Lower Minnesota |
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South Branch Buffalo River At Sabin, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05061500 |
44 cfs | 5.44 ft | · | 58°F | 913 ft | Buffalo |
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Straight River Near Park Rapids, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05243725 |
32 cfs | · | · | 58°F | 1,411 ft | Crow Wing |
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Little Cottonwood River Near Courtland, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05317200 |
31 cfs | 2.97 ft | · | 69°F | 810 ft | Middle Minnesota |
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Vermillion River Near Empire, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05345000 |
19 cfs | 1.80 ft | · | 70°F | 863 ft | Rush-Vermillion |
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Redwood River Near Marshall, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05315000 |
17 cfs | 6.76 ft | · | 68°F | 1,199 ft | Redwood |
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Lost River At Oklee, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05078230 |
15 cfs | 4.06 ft | · | 59°F | 1,133 ft | Clearwater |
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Elm Creek Nr Champlin, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05287890 |
9 cfs | 3.62 ft | · | 68°F | 870 ft | Twin Cities |
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Thief River Near Thief River Falls, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05076000 |
9 cfs | 4.52 ft | · | 59°F | 1,129 ft | Thief |
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Middle River At Argyle, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05087500 |
5 cfs | 3.25 ft | · | 58°F | 839 ft | Snake |
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South Branch Two Rivers At Lake Bronson, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05094000 |
5 cfs | 3.24 ft | · | 59°F | 955 ft | Two Rivers |
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Knife River Near Two Harbors, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 04015330 |
4 cfs | 25.78 ft | 38°F | 64°F | 620 ft | Beaver-Lester |
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Shingle Creek At Queen Ave In Minneapolis, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05288705 |
1 cfs | 9.16 ft | 78°F | 70°F | 905 ft | Twin Cities |
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Marsh River Near Shelly, Mn
1 day ago · USGS 05067500 |
0 cfs | 3.49 ft | · | 58°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 |
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| Upper Saint Louis | Runnable | 6,710 cfs | 40°F | II+ TO IV |
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Flow report FAQ
About Minnesota streamflow
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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