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Flood Advisory
2026-09-11T23:45:00-05:00

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Northwestern Lake County in northeastern Minnesota... Central St. Louis County in northeastern Minnesota... * WHEN...Until 1145 PM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 651 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain has fallen from thunderstorms over the last few hours. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. - A brief lull in thunderstorms is expected through 8 PM. Additional thunderstorms will bring rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected to move back into the area around 8 PM. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Hibbing, Ely, Lake Vermilion, Virginia, Chisholm, Mountain Iron, Hoyt Lakes, Gilbert, Aurora, Babbitt, Buhl, Biwabik, Embarrass, Cook, Tower, Winton, Soudan Underground Mine State Park, Bear Head Lake State Park, Robinson and Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Near Trout Lake. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

South Kawishiwi River Near Ely, Mn Historical Data

Historical Data


Streamflow Range


Date Average 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
01-01 210.0
01-02 202.5
01-03 200.2
01-04 201.6
01-05 198.4
01-06 196.2
01-07 193.6
01-08 190.7
01-09 188.1
01-10 184.5
01-11 180.7
01-12 172.78
01-13 169.44
01-14 165.89
01-15 173.1
01-16 171.2
01-17 169.45
01-18 164.5
01-19 168.0
01-20 165.27
01-21 163.0
01-22 162.09
01-23 159.82
01-24 156.7
01-25 156.55
01-26 150.1
01-27 148.8
01-28 152.64
01-29 151.36
01-30 150.82
01-31 150.0
02-01 149.18
02-02 147.73
02-03 146.18
02-04 144.73
02-05 139.5
02-06 137.22
02-07 139.2
02-08 139.3
02-09 138.3
02-10 137.1
02-11 138.8
02-12 137.7
02-13 134.55
02-14 134.0
02-15 133.64
02-16 133.27
02-17 123.2
02-18 123.8
02-19 127.5
02-20 129.64
02-21 129.18
02-22 129.2
02-23 130.22
02-24 126.13
02-25 125.13
02-26 123.5
02-27 123.0
02-28 121.25
02-29 122.75
03-01 130.0
03-02 127.78
03-03 124.25
03-04 136.14
03-05 128.64
03-06 127.64
03-07 126.39
03-08 124.71
03-09 125.01
03-10 117.03
03-11 116.51
03-12 116.15
03-13 118.59
03-14 120.5
03-15 123.64
03-16 131.09
03-17 146.36
03-18 161.82
03-19 189.33
03-20 129.82
03-21 219.17
03-22 225.19
03-23 223.05
03-24 225.36
03-25 224.95
03-26 226.15
03-27 225.85
03-28 228.54
03-29 230.69
03-30 234.46
03-31 170.62
04-01 237.57
04-02 245.0
04-03 256.29
04-04 267.21
04-05 277.5
04-06 288.79
04-07 303.07
04-08 322.14
04-09 339.14
04-10 352.21
04-11 322.15
04-12 415.25
04-13 459.38
04-14 496.1
04-15 517.48
04-16 575.33
04-17 647.33
04-18 715.58
04-19 774.5
04-20 829.33
04-21 954.08
04-22 1005.0
04-23 1045.31
04-24 1105.62
04-25 1239.17
04-26 1194.23
04-27 1234.23
04-28 1304.38
04-29 1403.31
04-30 1479.67
05-01 1582.4
05-02 1660.0
05-03 1722.0
05-04 1751.8
05-05 1749.07
05-06 1742.67
05-07 1717.67
05-08 1680.14
05-09 1670.73
05-10 1702.64
05-11 1630.53
05-12 1610.87
05-13 1617.73
05-14 1626.21
05-15 1588.29
05-16 1554.86
05-17 1513.0
05-18 1430.6
05-19 1365.67
05-20 1315.43
05-21 1241.4
05-22 1154.43
05-23 1152.6
05-24 1126.57
05-25 1105.86
05-26 1072.6
05-27 1052.73
05-28 1039.67
05-29 1026.0
05-30 1002.73
05-31 982.07
06-01 947.73
06-02 918.0
06-03 888.6
06-04 867.47
06-05 888.14
06-06 865.5
06-07 843.93
06-08 787.6
06-09 766.67
06-10 741.67
06-11 712.6
06-12 616.93
06-13 594.93
06-14 572.5
06-15 600.47
06-16 586.13
06-17 587.47
06-18 578.67
06-19 523.5
06-20 520.43
06-21 537.43
06-22 550.71
06-23 569.36
06-24 607.57
06-25 642.86
06-26 663.86
06-27 667.5
06-28 666.85
06-29 666.61
06-30 665.03
07-01 655.07
07-02 649.71
07-03 629.46
07-04 609.1
07-05 599.36
07-06 588.49
07-07 588.49
07-08 571.14
07-09 557.46
07-10 528.34
07-11 509.89
07-12 498.61
07-13 491.24
07-14 469.58
07-15 454.65
07-16 469.53
07-17 428.81
07-18 419.8
07-19 419.95
07-20 417.21
07-21 422.0
07-22 441.25
07-23 455.05
07-24 464.95
07-25 445.16
07-26 439.34
07-27 437.28
07-28 435.93
07-29 428.43
07-30 416.31
07-31 401.25
08-01 410.92
08-02 371.29
08-03 350.14
08-04 330.88
08-05 315.36
08-06 298.33
08-07 282.42
08-08 276.46
08-09 264.59
08-10 261.26
08-11 241.89
08-12 230.99
08-13 221.91
08-14 211.94
08-15 205.85
08-16 199.09
08-17 194.01
08-18 196.52
08-19 191.3
08-20 184.98
08-21 183.27
08-22 172.7
08-23 174.15
08-24 175.74
08-25 185.28
08-26 167.26
08-27 164.87
08-28 162.34
08-29 157.09
08-30 156.53
08-31 151.11
09-01 147.95
09-02 144.81
09-03 143.93
09-04 141.41
09-05 139.17
09-06 140.68
09-07 139.87
09-08 138.77
09-09 139.34
09-10 141.35
09-11 141.18
09-12 145.24
09-13 146.26
09-14 146.96
09-15 151.69
09-16 156.89
09-17 159.77
09-18 170.39
09-19 171.41
09-20 175.17
09-21 182.68
09-22 189.88
09-23 192.49
09-24 200.21
09-25 212.88
09-26 219.82
09-27 226.53
09-28 227.2
09-29 227.44
09-30 227.09
10-01 225.34
10-02 222.41
10-03 228.86
10-04 232.17
10-05 238.51
10-06 243.64
10-07 249.92
10-08 257.23
10-09 260.16
10-10 264.49
10-11 274.44
10-12 280.11
10-13 288.74
10-14 298.84
10-15 323.92
10-16 229.84
10-17 311.49
10-18 309.11
10-19 300.87
10-20 288.8
10-21 211.73
10-22 272.16
10-23 268.36
10-24 264.61
10-25 262.45
10-26 265.97
10-27 272.19
10-28 276.4
10-29 278.86
10-30 279.11
10-31 278.81
11-01 275.48
11-02 283.98
11-03 271.55
11-04 268.65
11-05 268.28
11-06 235.66
11-07 236.49
11-08 235.63
11-09 234.08
11-10 235.98
11-11 237.52
11-12 235.92
11-13 235.56
11-14 251.69
11-15 252.6
11-16 257.08
11-17 262.72
11-18 265.05
11-19 268.87
11-20 267.35
11-21 274.14
11-22 262.54
11-23 273.21
11-24 268.15
11-25 271.23
11-26 275.21
11-27 271.5
11-28 244.92
11-29 263.79
11-30 259.71
12-01 257.5
12-02 255.64
12-03 255.5
12-04 257.14
12-05 262.0
12-06 230.15
12-07 261.79
12-08 258.21
12-09 253.43
12-10 249.64
12-11 246.71
12-12 243.07
12-13 238.43
12-14 222.31
12-15 219.15
12-16 218.31
12-17 219.92
12-18 218.31
12-19 217.08
12-20 190.18
12-21 188.55
12-22 214.83
12-23 213.5
12-24 222.73
12-25 222.18
12-26 220.82
12-27 216.5
12-28 216.9
12-29 187.5
12-30 209.45
12-31 209.27

Annual Peak Streamflow


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Oceanic Nino Index