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Buffalo River
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BUFFALO RIVER
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BUFFALO RIVER NEAR HAWLEY, MN

CLAY COUNTY, MN46.8520°N, -96.3291°W Updated 55 min ago
FLOW RATE
94.8cfs
GAUGE HT
3.96ft
AIR TEMP
56°F
WIND
5mph N
FISH INDEX
69SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
94.8cfs 29.9% vs avg
Optimal band: 80–108 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
95.9cfs
PERIOD LOW
91.5cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

3.96ft
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

11.7in

≈ normal

11.71 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 12.06 in).

YTD Total

11.7in

This year so far

Normal to Date

12.1in

30-yr average

Typical Range

9.7–15.0in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-3%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.68" · normal 0.77" (0.3–1.4)
Jan
Feb: 1.19" · normal 0.75" (0.3–1.2)
Feb
Mar: 0.71" · normal 1.43" (0.6–2.3)
Mar
Apr: 3.26" · normal 2.20" (1.1–3.4)
Apr
May: 2.16" · normal 3.41" (2.0–4.8)
May
Jun: 3.70" (so far)· normal 4.20" (2.2–5.8)
Jun
Jul: normal 3.85" (2.1–6.1)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.26" (1.5–5.0)
Aug
Sep: normal 2.87" (1.4–4.5)
Sep
Oct: normal 2.55" (1.0–4.6)
Oct
Nov: normal 1.20" (0.3–2.2)
Nov
Dec: normal 0.99" (0.4–1.5)
Dec
Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo06:40 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
69
Temperature
Ideal
Wind
Light
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:32 AM
SUNSET
09:23 PM
15H 51M OF DAYLIGHT14H 43M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waxing Gibbous
77% illuminated

Station Location

46.8520, -96.3291
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-25 06:40 UTC
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