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NORTH FORK WATONWAN

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NORTH FORK WATONWAN RIVER NEAR DARFUR, MN

WATONWAN COUNTY, MN44.0794°N, -94.8394°W

AIR TEMP

74°F

WIND

1mph N

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

—cfs

No flow data available

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

14.9in

-18% vs normal

14.89 in of precipitation so far this year, 18% below the 30-year normal of 18.22 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

14.9in

This year so far

Normal to Date

18.2in

30-yr average

Typical Range

13.5–24.5in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-18%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 0.76" · normal 0.98" (0.5–1.4)

Jan

Feb: 0.71" · normal 1.07" (0.4–1.8)

Feb

Mar: 1.56" · normal 2.25" (1.2–3.5)

Mar

Apr: 4.20" · normal 3.72" (1.6–5.7)

Apr

May: 3.74" · normal 4.60" (2.6–6.3)

May

Jun: 3.34" · normal 5.07" (2.7–7.6)

Jun

Jul: 0.57" (so far)· normal 3.83" (2.0–6.0)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.75" (1.7–5.3)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.07" (1.3–5.6)

Sep

Oct: normal 2.48" (0.9–4.5)

Oct

Nov: normal 1.77" (0.3–3.1)

Nov

Dec: normal 1.31" (0.4–2.4)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo01:14 AM

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Station Location

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-04 03:42 UTC

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