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Cottonwood River
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COTTONWOOD RIVER
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COTTONWOOD RIVER NEAR NEW ULM, MN

NEW ULM, MN44.2892°N, -94.4394°W Updated 23 min ago
FLOW RATE
201cfs
GAUGE HT
3.96ft
AIR TEMP
77°F
WIND
7mph SE
FISH INDEX
69SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
201cfs 92.2% vs avg
Optimal band: 185–251 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
227cfs
PERIOD LOW
201cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

3.96ft
Precipitation History
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
80°
60°
SAT
82°
62°
SUN
88°
69°
MON
92°
76°
TUE
94°
72°
WED
93°
76°
THU
94°
77°
TIME
FRI
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TUE
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TEMP
hourly forecast
79°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
8mph SSE
G 9 mph
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G10
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G11
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G16
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G10
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G21
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G22
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G29
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15
G32
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G34
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11
G36
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G34
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G33
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19
G31
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19
G29
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17
G26
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G26
SSE
18
G24
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G24
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15
G24
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G24
S
14
G25
S
12
G27
SSE
10
G27
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G29
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G30
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G31
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G32
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G34
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SSW
13
G36
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SSW
9
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G11
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SSE
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SSE
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SSW
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G18
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18
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PRECIP
chance %
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2%
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19%
CLOUDS
cover %
2%
clear
2%
3%
6%
16%
6%
4%
6%
19%
9%
6%
2%
0%
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6%
100%
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100%
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12%
100%
70%
100%
84%
60%
100%
63%
45%
23%
11%
17%
32%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
987
987986985985982981978975974976976975975976977979981984984984
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
69
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Light
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:35 AM
SUNSET
09:05 PM
15H 30M OF DAYLIGHT2H 42M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waxing Gibbous
88% illuminated

Station Location

44.2892, -94.4394
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-26 18:23 UTC
Site #05317000·USGS

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