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SOUTH FORK ROOT

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SOUTH FORK ROOT RIVER NEAR HOUSTON, MN

SHELDON TOWNSHIP, MN43.7388°N, -91.5643°W Updated 15 hr ago

FLOW RATE

424cfs

AIR TEMP

82°F

WIND

8mph SW

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

424cfs 176.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 605–819 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

6,638cfs

PERIOD LOW

176cfs

RUNNABLE

13%

last 7 day in band

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

87°

70°

THU

83°

68°

FRI

78°

65°

SAT

81°

63°

SUN

85°

63°

MON

86°

68°

TUE

88°

69°

TIME

WED

NOW

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TEMP

hourly forecast

87°

mild

87°

83°

80°

77°

76°

75°

73°

71°

70°

68°

70°

72°

73°

75°

77°

79°

80°

81°

82°

83°

82°

81°

79°

77°

74°

73°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

68°

70°

73°

74°

75°

76°

77°

78°

75°

74°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

64°

63°

66°

69°

71°

74°

76°

77°

79°

81°

80°

75°

71°

69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

64°

63°

66°

70°

73°

76°

78°

81°

82°

83°

84°

85°

84°

83°

79°

75°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

69°

72°

76°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

9mph SW

G 13 mph

G13

G14

G16

G18

G19

WNW

G11

G21

G15

G10

WSW

SSE

SSW

G10

G14

G13

G10

NNW

G13

G14

SSE

ENE

G10

ESE

G11

ESE

G11

ESE

G11

ESE

ENE

G10

ESE

ENE

ESE

ENE

ESE

SSE

G11

G15

G16

SSW

G15

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

18%

17%

27%

38%

43%

34%

47%

44%

27%

15%

20%

17%

20%

10%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

67%

71%

100%

89%

97%

85%

100%

63%

100%

44%

25%

100%

88%

100%

34%

36%

13%

25%

50%

42%

58%

100%

91%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

989

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Falling — Active

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:32 AM

SUNSET

08:49 PM

15H 17M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Last Quarter

37% illuminated

Station Location

43.7388, -91.5643

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-08 00:00 UTC

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