USGS · 05317200

LITTLE COTTONWOOD RIVER

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LITTLE COTTONWOOD RIVER NEAR COURTLAND, MN

CAMBRIA TOWNSHIP, MN44.2466°N, -94.3390°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

42.9cfs

GAUGE HT

3.01ft

AIR TEMP

70°F

WIND

7mph SW

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

42.9cfs 86.9% vs avg

Optimal band: 36–49 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

43.4cfs

PERIOD LOW

41.8cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

3.01ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

86°

70°

THU

86°

69°

FRI

87°

66°

SAT

85°

65°

SUN

79°

70°

MON

85°

68°

TUE

84°

68°

TIME

WED

NOW

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TEMP

hourly forecast

78°

mild

78°

82°

86°

85°

83°

78°

75°

72°

71°

70°

69°

71°

74°

77°

78°

81°

83°

85°

86°

85°

82°

78°

75°

74°

71°

70°

68°

67°

66°

67°

70°

74°

80°

83°

85°

87°

86°

81°

79°

72°

68°

67°

66°

67°

66°

65°

67°

69°

72°

75°

77°

80°

82°

83°

85°

83°

79°

76°

74°

73°

72°

71°

73°

72°

70°

71°

73°

75°

76°

79°

78°

76°

73°

76°

78°

79°

77°

73°

71°

70°

69°

68°

69°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

10mph S

G 18 mph

G18

WSW

G20

WSW

G21

WSW

G19

WSW

G16

WSW

G16

WSW

G13

G22

G12

G13

SSE

WSW

NNW

ENE

SSE

ENE

G12

G13

SSE

G17

SSE

G10

G15

SSE

G23

WSW

G34

WSW

G14

G12

ENE

G14

ESE

SSW

G12

NNE

G16

G23

NNE

G44

G39

G31

G29

G25

G12

ESE

ENE

ESE

SSW

NNE

ESE

G13

ESE

G13

ESE

G12

G10

G12

SSE

G17

SSE

SSW

G12

G15

ENE

ESE

SSE

SSW

ESE

NNE

ESE

NNW

NNE

PRECIP

chance %

17%

16%

13%

14%

17%

19%

23%

25%

29%

37%

29%

26%

14%

11%

48%

62%

44%

22%

51%

69%

33%

21%

31%

32%

11%

10%

CLOUDS

cover %

27%

few

27%

14%

72%

96%

13%

20%

100%

84%

96%

92%

100%

97%

100%

85%

100%

99%

13%

22%

100%

86%

100%

64%

100%

33%

100%

89%

94%

100%

51%

100%

57%

70%

79%

100%

13%

46%

11%

25%

100%

54%

100%

27%

52%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

981

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Peak Activity

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:37 AM

SUNSET

09:04 PM

15H 27M OF DAYLIGHT8H 39M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Full Moon

98% illuminated

PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

44.2466, -94.3390

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-01 12:25 UTC

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