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ROOT RIVER NEAR PILOT MOUND, MN

PILOT MOUND TOWNSHIP, MN43.7828°N, -92.0316°W Updated 56 min ago

FLOW RATE

2,260cfs

GAUGE HT

11.16ft

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

2,260cfs 184.9% vs avg

Optimal band: 2,389–3,231 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

6,050cfs

PERIOD LOW

2,230cfs

RUNNABLE

48%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

11.16ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Wet

Wetter than normal

2026 to date

21.7in

+17% vs normal

21.67 in of precipitation so far this year, 17% above the 30-year normal of 18.5 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

21.7in

This year so far

Normal to Date

18.5in

30-yr average

Typical Range

14.3–25.6in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+17%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 1.68" · normal 1.23" (0.6–1.9)

Jan

Feb: 0.90" · normal 1.25" (0.7–1.7)

Feb

Mar: 1.66" · normal 2.36" (1.1–3.5)

Mar

Apr: 8.07" · normal 3.71" (1.9–5.8)

Apr

May: 1.91" · normal 4.39" (2.3–6.2)

May

Jun: 5.88" · normal 5.03" (2.9–7.3)

Jun

Jul: 1.56" (so far)· normal 3.90" (2.6–5.8)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.39" (1.9–5.3)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.18" (1.1–4.9)

Sep

Oct: normal 2.69" (0.8–4.3)

Oct

Nov: normal 1.97" (0.8–3.0)

Nov

Dec: normal 1.53" (0.5–2.5)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo11:56 PM

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Station Location

43.7828, -92.0316

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-05 23:00 UTC

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