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ELK RIVER

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ELK RIVER NEAR BIG LAKE, MN

BIG LAKE TOWNSHIP, MN45.3339°N, -93.6669°W Updated 36 min ago

FLOW RATE

158cfs

GAUGE HT

0.97ft

AIR TEMP

80°F

WIND

12mph SE

FISH INDEX

50SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

158cfs 45.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 139–187 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

165cfs

PERIOD LOW

152cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

0.97ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

81°

65°

SUN

76°

68°

MON

92°

74°

TUE

84°

69°

WED

85°

65°

THU

90°

73°

FRI

85°

66°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

71°

mild

71°

70°

69°

68°

69°

70°

73°

75°

76°

75°

76°

75°

76°

75°

74°

77°

80°

82°

85°

87°

89°

88°

91°

92°

90°

88°

86°

85°

84°

83°

82°

81°

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79°

80°

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83°

81°

83°

82°

83°

82°

80°

76°

72°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

69°

73°

74°

72°

83°

85°

79°

80°

82°

84°

85°

81°

78°

75°

73°

74°

76°

75°

74°

73°

75°

77°

81°

84°

87°

88°

90°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

9mph SE

G 18 mph

G18

G24

G25

G22

G26

G29

G27

G30

G26

ESE

G48

ESE

G41

ESE

G38

G30

G33

G32

G27

ESE

G25

ESE

G22

ESE

G16

ESE

G16

ESE

G13

ESE

G14

ESE

G16

SSE

G15

G16

SSE

G15

SSE

G14

G23

SSE

G22

SSE

G23

G26

SSE

G26

SSE

G26

SSE

G27

G29

G32

G34

G36

G35

G32

G34

G37

G38

G37

G35

SSW

G33

SSW

G32

SSW

G32

SSW

G32

SSW

G32

SSW

G31

SSW

G31

SSW

G30

SSW

G28

SSW

G26

G25

G24

G25

G23

G19

WSW

G17

WSW

G17

WSW

G16

WSW

G14

WSW

G10

WSW

G11

G15

WSW

SSW

G15

G12

WSW

G17

SSW

G16

G17

SSE

G17

SSE

G11

G23

ESE

G16

ESE

G16

G12

SSE

G10

SSW

G11

SSW

G12

SSW

G13

SSW

G14

SSW

G15

WSW

G14

WSW

G13

WSW

G12

WSW

G10

G11

PRECIP

chance %

12%

26%

31%

16%

18%

10%

13%

15%

17%

16%

15%

21%

18%

11%

13%

43%

24%

11%

19%

21%

17%

21%

33%

60%

44%

13%

16%

CLOUDS

cover %

97%

overcast

97%

100%

84%

100%

51%

72%

100%

70%

82%

13%

19%

30%

47%

68%

28%

100%

10%

12%

67%

13%

100%

17%

100%

14%

100%

46%

25%

12%

100%

15%

100%

98%

14%

16%

79%

100%

63%

69%

100%

18%

100%

16%

12%

27%

51%

67%

70%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

979

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Moderate

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:28 AM

SUNSET

09:06 PM

15H 38M OF DAYLIGHT0H 0M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

95% illuminated

Station Location

45.3339, -93.6669

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-27 23:36 UTC

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