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OTTER TAIL RIVER

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OTTER TAIL RIVER NEAR ELIZABETH, MN

FRIBERG TOWNSHIP, MN46.3695°N, -96.0171°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

264cfs

GAUGE HT

5.34ft

AIR TEMP

68°F

WIND

7mph E

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

264cfs 47.6% vs avg

Optimal band: 244–330 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

300cfs

PERIOD LOW

250cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

5.34ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

85°

66°

SUN

86°

63°

MON

91°

67°

TUE

84°

62°

WED

77°

59°

THU

80°

58°

FRI

83°

63°

TIME

SAT

NOW

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

71°

mild

71°

73°

76°

78°

80°

81°

83°

85°

83°

79°

75°

73°

72°

70°

69°

67°

66°

65°

64°

63°

65°

68°

72°

75°

78°

81°

82°

84°

85°

86°

85°

81°

76°

73°

71°

69°

68°

67°

68°

67°

69°

73°

77°

80°

83°

85°

87°

89°

90°

91°

89°

86°

83°

73°

69°

67°

70°

69°

67°

66°

67°

69°

71°

73°

75°

78°

80°

82°

83°

84°

82°

75°

72°

68°

66°

64°

62°

61°

60°

59°

60°

64°

66°

70°

72°

74°

76°

77°

75°

72°

67°

64°

62°

61°

60°

59°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

9mph SSE

G 19 mph

G19

SSE

G16

G14

SSW

G11

WSW

G11

G10

NNE

G14

ENE

G14

ENE

G13

G11

ESE

G12

G10

ESE

NNE

ENE

ESE

G12

G18

G21

SSE

G22

G23

SSE

G22

SSE

G21

SSE

G19

SSE

G20

SSE

G19

SSE

G21

SSE

G17

SSE

G17

G14

SSE

G17

SSE

G24

SSE

G22

G30

G21

SSE

G25

SSW

G11

ENE

G16

G10

NNE

ENE

G13

NNE

G21

NNE

G28

G31

G33

G32

G25

ENE

G25

ENE

G24

G17

NNE

G14

NNE

G21

G15

G16

NNE

G15

G16

G14

G13

NNW

NNE

G10

NNE

G10

PRECIP

chance %

10%

13%

22%

28%

26%

16%

11%

10%

32%

17%

32%

39%

59%

45%

49%

36%

21%

CLOUDS

cover %

63%

mostly

63%

100%

55%

100%

90%

66%

100%

97%

100%

80%

100%

44%

50%

23%

100%

74%

57%

100%

72%

74%

100%

97%

100%

98%

100%

10%

12%

17%

100%

18%

60%

30%

25%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

970

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:37 AM

SUNSET

09:19 PM

15H 42M OF DAYLIGHT12H 58M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

80% illuminated

Station Location

46.3695, -96.0171

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

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