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Le Sueur River
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LE SUEUR RIVER
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LE SUEUR RIVER NEAR RAPIDAN, MN

MANKATO TOWNSHIP, MN44.1176°N, -94.0503°W Updated 40 min ago
FLOW RATE
431cfs
GAUGE HT
6.68ft
AIR TEMP
72°F
WIND
7mph W
FISH INDEX
81SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
431cfs 79.7% vs avg
Optimal band: 360488 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
440cfs
PERIOD LOW
394cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

6.68ft
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Wet

Wetter than normal

2026 to date

15.9in

+25% vs normal

15.9 in of precipitation so far this year, 25% above the 30-year normal of 12.73 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

15.9in

This year so far

Normal to Date

12.7in

30-yr average

Typical Range

0.0–21.9in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+25%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.66" · normal 0.76" (0.0–1.5)
Jan
Feb: 0.77" · normal 0.77" (0.0–1.8)
Feb
Mar: 2.26" · normal 1.54" (0.0–3.1)
Mar
Apr: 4.49" · normal 2.68" (0.0–5.3)
Apr
May: 3.14" · normal 3.29" (0.0–5.9)
May
Jun: 4.13" · normal 3.52" (0.0–7.3)
Jun
Jul: 0.46" (so far)· normal 3.12" (0.0–6.2)
Jul
Aug: normal 2.89" (0.0–6.1)
Aug
Sep: normal 2.55" (0.0–5.9)
Sep
Oct: normal 1.87" (0.0–3.9)
Oct
Nov: normal 1.31" (0.0–2.9)
Nov
Dec: normal 1.00" (0.0–1.9)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo09:24 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
88°
68°
THU
86°
70°
FRI
88°
64°
SAT
83°
64°
SUN
83°
68°
MON
87°
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TUE
88°
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TEMP
hourly forecast
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mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
10mph S
G 17 mph
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PRECIP
chance %
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CLOUDS
cover %
37%
few
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2%
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1%
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100%
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1%
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
980
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
81
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Light
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Peak Activity
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:37 AM
SUNSET
09:03 PM
15H 26M OF DAYLIGHT10H 23M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Full Moon
98% illuminated
PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

44.1176, -94.0503
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-01 10:40 UTC
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