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OTTER TAIL RIVER

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OTTER TAIL RIVER BL ORWELL D NR FERGUS FALLS, MN

ORWELL TOWNSHIP, MN46.2145°N, -96.1837°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

489cfs

GAUGE HT

2.99ft

AIR TEMP

69°F

WIND

7mph ENE

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

489cfs 39.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 416–562 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

494cfs

PERIOD LOW

485cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.99ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

87°

67°

SUN

87°

65°

MON

93°

68°

TUE

86°

63°

WED

78°

61°

THU

80°

58°

FRI

83°

64°

TIME

SAT

NOW

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

71°

mild

71°

73°

76°

79°

81°

83°

85°

86°

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80°

81°

77°

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80°

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86°

88°

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87°

83°

78°

71°

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69°

71°

74°

77°

79°

81°

84°

85°

86°

83°

77°

74°

71°

67°

65°

63°

62°

61°

62°

61°

62°

65°

71°

73°

74°

76°

78°

77°

75°

72°

68°

65°

63°

62°

61°

60°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

9mph SSE

G 19 mph

G19

SSE

G16

G14

SSW

G11

SSW

WSW

G11

ENE

ESE

WSW

SSE

ESE

G10

ESE

G11

ESE

SSE

ENE

NNW

WNW

G10

ESE

G15

G22

G25

G24

G22

SSE

G22

SSE

G22

SSE

G21

SSE

G23

SSE

G20

SSE

G19

SSE

G17

G15

SSE

G17

SSE

G17

SSE

G17

SSE

G17

SSE

G17

SSE

G18

SSE

G21

SSE

G31

WSW

G28

ENE

G27

ESE

G18

G25

SSE

G10

ENE

G11

NNE

G15

NNE

G10

ENE

NNE

G22

NNE

G28

NNE

G32

G33

G29

G24

G27

G24

G19

G16

NNE

G20

NNE

G14

G13

NNE

G16

NNE

G16

G15

G13

G11

NNW

G13

NNW

G12

NNW

G11

G10

NNE

PRECIP

chance %

10%

14%

23%

24%

12%

10%

32%

18%

12%

27%

38%

58%

43%

47%

29%

20%

CLOUDS

cover %

24%

few

24%

99%

100%

82%

100%

35%

100%

30%

100%

65%

71%

98%

100%

71%

31%

30%

33%

73%

100%

11%

89%

100%

29%

100%

48%

13%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

978

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:39 AM

SUNSET

09:19 PM

15H 40M OF DAYLIGHT12H 58M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

80% illuminated

Station Location

46.2145, -96.1837

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-04 08:21 UTC

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