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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 19 hr ago

FLOW RATE

209cfs

AIR TEMP

78°F

WIND

9mph SE

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

209cfs 66.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 400–541 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

858cfs

PERIOD LOW

209cfs

RUNNABLE

29%

last 30 day in band

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

79°

60°

SAT

82°

62°

SUN

88°

69°

MON

92°

76°

TUE

94°

72°

WED

93°

76°

THU

94°

77°

TIME

FRI

NOW

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

TEMP

hourly forecast

76°

mild

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74°

71°

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64°

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62°

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68°

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79°

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86°

84°

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86°

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91°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

6mph ESE

G 12 mph

G12

ESE

G12

ESE

G13

ESE

G15

ESE

G15

ESE

G13

G15

SSE

G13

G12

G17

G21

SSE

G20

SSE

G21

G20

G19

G20

G21

G22

G23

G17

G18

G21

G18

G22

SSE

G30

G32

G28

ESE

G26

ESE

G27

G29

ESE

G30

ESE

G29

G28

G26

SSE

G25

G24

G25

SSE

G26

SSE

G28

G29

G30

SSE

G30

SSE

G30

SSE

G32

SSE

G31

SSE

G30

SSE

G33

SSE

G35

SSE

G34

SSE

G35

SSE

G35

G34

G33

G32

SSW

G31

SSW

G31

G30

G28

G33

SSW

G31

SSW

G28

SSW

G23

G14

G18

SSW

G21

SSW

G22

G25

G27

G28

SSW

G25

SSW

G20

SSW

G18

SSW

G17

SSW

G19

SSW

G19

SSW

G23

SSW

G22

SSW

G23

SSW

G22

SSW

G22

SSW

G14

G19

SSE

G29

SSE

G32

G30

G32

G34

G35

G38

G41

SSW

G39

SSW

G38

SSW

G37

SSW

G35

SSW

G32

SSW

G29

SSW

G28

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

59%

28%

17%

42%

11%

20%

30%

19%

CLOUDS

cover %

33%

few

33%

15%

100%

67%

40%

100%

70%

100%

35%

100%

21%

32%

23%

100%

87%

100%

94%

100%

89%

100%

45%

100%

15%

71%

100%

56%

100%

20%

11%

17%

12%

100%

70%

100%

84%

60%

100%

63%

45%

23%

11%

17%

32%

41%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

986

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:35 AM

SUNSET

09:05 PM

15H 30M OF DAYLIGHT1H 15M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

89% illuminated

Station Location

44.2892, -94.4394

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-26 19:50 UTC

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