USGS · 05301000

MINNESOTA RIVER

USGS · 05301000LIVE

MINNESOTA RIVER NEAR LAC QUI PARLE, MN

CHIPPEWA COUNTY, MN45.0212°N, -95.8685°W Updated 57 min ago

FLOW RATE

687cfs

GAUGE HT

23.17ft

AIR TEMP

87°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

687cfs 77.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 584–790 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

690cfs

PERIOD LOW

684cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

23.17ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

90°

65°

FRI

86°

67°

SAT

85°

67°

SUN

81°

61°

MON

87°

62°

TUE

92°

66°

WED

88°

65°

TIME

THU

NOW

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

TEMP

hourly forecast

88°

mild

88°

87°

86°

83°

74°

75°

71°

69°

67°

68°

70°

73°

75°

78°

81°

83°

85°

86°

85°

83°

80°

78°

76°

75°

73°

72°

71°

70°

68°

67°

69°

72°

75°

78°

80°

82°

83°

84°

85°

84°

80°

76°

75°

72°

71°

70°

69°

66°

65°

64°

61°

62°

65°

68°

71°

73°

76°

78°

80°

81°

80°

79°

75°

71°

68°

66°

65°

64°

63°

62°

65°

69°

73°

76°

79°

82°

84°

85°

86°

87°

86°

84°

81°

75°

73°

72°

69°

68°

69°

68°

67°

66°

67°

70°

75°

79°

83°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

10mph SSE

G 13 mph

G13

SSE

G12

SSE

G12

G25

NNW

G26

ESE

G17

SSE

G16

SSW

G13

G11

ENE

ESE

G22

SSE

G13

ENE

G15

G20

G18

SSE

G11

G10

SSW

SSE

ESE

ENE

SSE

G11

SSE

G10

SSE

G10

ESE

WNW

NNE

G13

G11

G10

ENE

G10

G13

G17

ESE

G19

G17

SSE

G18

G12

ESE

G13

G15

G19

G21

G22

G17

SSE

G11

SSE

G11

SSE

G13

SSE

G17

SSE

G19

G15

G16

SSE

G15

G14

NNW

G15

SSE

G15

SSE

G15

SSE

G13

G11

WSW

PRECIP

chance %

12%

19%

20%

28%

21%

16%

26%

12%

22%

20%

13%

14%

18%

16%

11%

18%

21%

30%

44%

34%

21%

14%

22%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

100%

85%

82%

100%

96%

100%

43%

100%

79%

58%

60%

100%

39%

99%

21%

100%

48%

18%

93%

92%

27%

100%

33%

100%

13%

100%

11%

20%

38%

59%

99%

100%

70%

100%

85%

96%

86%

100%

49%

76%

100%

91%

83%

45%

14%

53%

44%

12%

10%

25%

37%

100%

88%

62%

83%

51%

10%

15%

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

09:13 PM

15H 32M OF DAYLIGHT3H 16M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

92% illuminated

Station Location

45.0212, -95.8685

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-02 17:57 UTC

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