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Buffalo River
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BUFFALO RIVER
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BUFFALO RIVER NEAR DILWORTH, MN

CLAY COUNTY, MN46.9632°N, -96.6617°W Updated 8 hr ago
FLOW RATE
125cfs
AIR TEMP
54°F
WIND
5mph N
FISH INDEX
69SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY
125cfs 63.1% vs avg
Optimal band: 88118 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
125cfs
PERIOD LOW
99cfs
RUNNABLE
88%
last 7 day in band
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

10.3in

≈ normal

10.32 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 11.83 in).

YTD Total

10.3in

This year so far

Normal to Date

11.8in

30-yr average

Typical Range

9.7–14.0in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-13%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.49" · normal 0.77" (0.3–1.3)
Jan
Feb: 1.28" · normal 0.73" (0.2–1.3)
Feb
Mar: 0.75" · normal 1.40" (0.6–2.4)
Mar
Apr: 2.83" · normal 2.02" (1.0–3.5)
Apr
May: 1.89" · normal 3.46" (1.8–5.0)
May
Jun: 3.07" (so far)· normal 4.23" (2.5–6.0)
Jun
Jul: normal 3.85" (1.8–6.7)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.24" (1.5–4.7)
Aug
Sep: normal 2.83" (1.0–4.5)
Sep
Oct: normal 2.34" (0.8–4.2)
Oct
Nov: normal 1.09" (0.2–2.3)
Nov
Dec: normal 0.98" (0.4–1.6)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo06:38 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
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TEMP
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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
05:33 AM
SUNSET
09:25 PM
15H 52M OF DAYLIGHT13H 24M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waxing Gibbous
77% illuminated

Station Location

46.9632, -96.6617
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-25 08:01 UTC
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