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MINNESOTA RIVER

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MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO, MN

YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTY, MN44.9333°N, -95.7336°W Updated 2 hr ago

FLOW RATE

1,040cfs

GAUGE HT

5.34ft

AIR TEMP

84°F

WIND

8mph ESE

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

1,040cfs 71.8% vs avg

Optimal band: 884–1,196 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,090cfs

PERIOD LOW

1,030cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

5.34ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

89°

65°

FRI

86°

67°

SAT

83°

67°

SUN

79°

61°

MON

86°

62°

TUE

91°

66°

WED

86°

65°

TIME

THU

NOW

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

TEMP

hourly forecast

87°

mild

87°

86°

85°

82°

75°

74°

69°

71°

70°

69°

67°

69°

72°

75°

78°

82°

83°

84°

86°

82°

80°

77°

76°

75°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

67°

68°

71°

74°

77°

80°

81°

82°

83°

79°

76°

73°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

64°

63°

61°

62°

64°

67°

70°

72°

73°

75°

77°

79°

77°

74°

70°

68°

66°

64°

63°

62°

64°

68°

72°

75°

78°

80°

82°

83°

84°

85°

86°

85°

82°

79°

74°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

67°

70°

75°

79°

82°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

10mph SSE

G 13 mph

G13

SSE

G12

SSE

G12

SSE

G19

NNW

G11

G10

G12

ENE

G20

ENE

G11

G10

NNE

G14

ESE

G22

G19

SSE

G11

SSW

SSE

ESE

SSE

G11

SSE

G13

SSE

ENE

NNW

NNE

G13

G11

G10

ENE

G13

G17

ESE

G19

G17

G18

ESE

G12

ESE

G12

ESE

G13

G15

G19

G21

G22

G17

SSE

G11

SSE

G11

SSE

G10

SSE

G13

SSE

G13

SSE

G13

SSE

G17

G19

G15

G16

SSE

G15

G14

SSE

G14

NNW

G15

SSE

G15

SSE

G15

SSE

G15

SSE

G13

G11

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

12%

19%

22%

24%

20%

11%

22%

24%

11%

22%

14%

13%

16%

12%

17%

18%

21%

29%

46%

34%

26%

13%

19%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

100%

93%

100%

99%

88%

64%

100%

98%

100%

98%

89%

73%

100%

81%

59%

77%

86%

16%

19%

62%

73%

12%

97%

100%

24%

100%

95%

27%

100%

22%

13%

21%

68%

25%

16%

33%

49%

93%

100%

98%

63%

35%

79%

100%

98%

57%

51%

22%

60%

46%

35%

17%

77%

79%

68%

94%

21%

16%

11%

13%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

979

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:41 AM

SUNSET

09:12 PM

15H 31M OF DAYLIGHT3H 18M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

92% illuminated

Station Location

44.9333, -95.7336

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-02 17:54 UTC

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