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MINNESOTA RIVER

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MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM, MN

NEW ULM, MN44.2969°N, -94.4336°W Updated 9 min ago

FLOW RATE

2,580cfs

GAUGE HT

788.77ft

AIR TEMP

73°F

WIND

8mph SSW

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

2,580cfs 65.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 2,287–3,093 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

2,820cfs

PERIOD LOW

2,510cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

788.77ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

85°

70°

FRI

85°

69°

SAT

79°

63°

SUN

77°

56°

MON

81°

60°

TUE

87°

65°

WED

83°

64°

TIME

THU

NOW

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

TEMP

hourly forecast

85°

mild

85°

83°

80°

77°

76°

74°

73°

72°

71°

69°

71°

70°

73°

78°

81°

82°

83°

84°

85°

84°

83°

81°

79°

76°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

69°

68°

69°

71°

73°

74°

75°

77°

79°

78°

75°

73°

70°

66°

64°

63°

62°

61°

60°

59°

58°

57°

56°

58°

61°

64°

66°

69°

71°

73°

75°

76°

77°

76°

75°

73°

68°

66°

64°

63°

62°

61°

60°

64°

67°

69°

72°

74°

76°

78°

79°

80°

81°

80°

75°

71°

69°

67°

66°

65°

66°

65°

66°

68°

72°

75°

79°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

6mph S

G 10 mph

G10

SSE

ESE

G13

ESE

G11

SSE

G11

WNW

G16

ESE

G13

ENE

G28

WNW

G22

ENE

G13

G21

G11

ESE

NNE

ENE

ESE

ENE

G11

ESE

SSE

G13

G14

WNW

G15

WNW

G13

G14

G15

NNW

NNE

G13

NNE

G15

G20

G17

ENE

G17

G12

G11

NNE

G13

NNE

G10

NNE

G10

NNE

ENE

G12

ENE

G11

WSW

ESE

SSE

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

26%

22%

13%

12%

16%

10%

13%

10%

14%

15%

26%

24%

15%

11%

10%

11%

15%

24%

34%

71%

45%

14%

21%

19%

11%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

38%

78%

94%

100%

98%

100%

91%

99%

100%

85%

100%

17%

65%

23%

70%

92%

34%

87%

83%

100%

98%

78%

100%

98%

100%

81%

60%

100%

67%

71%

19%

100%

93%

83%

69%

46%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

985

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:38 AM

SUNSET

09:05 PM

15H 27M OF DAYLIGHT3H 11M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

92% illuminated

Station Location

44.2969, -94.4336

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

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