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BUFFALO RIVER

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BUFFALO RIVER NEAR DILWORTH, MN

CLAY COUNTY, MN46.9632°N, -96.6617°W Updated 48 min ago

FLOW RATE

154cfs

GAUGE HT

4.57ft

AIR TEMP

74°F

WIND

9mph S

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

154cfs 54.1% vs avg

Optimal band: 134–182 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

160cfs

PERIOD LOW

154cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

4.57ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

94°

70°

MON

96°

69°

TUE

98°

72°

WED

96°

70°

THU

103°

71°

FRI

92°

65°

SAT

89°

65°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

72°

mild

72°

76°

79°

83°

86°

88°

91°

92°

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88°

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76°

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78°

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81°

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98°

96°

89°

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83°

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79°

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76°

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96°

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78°

83°

86°

90°

93°

96°

98°

100°

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103°

101°

94°

83°

74°

71°

69°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

10mph S

G 20 mph

G20

G24

SSW

G23

SSW

G25

SSW

G23

SSW

G22

SSW

G23

SSW

G22

SSW

G24

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G23

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G24

SSW

G24

SSW

G22

SSW

G16

SSW

G17

G20

SSW

G20

SSW

G20

SSW

G20

G19

G18

G26

SSW

G28

SSW

G30

SSW

G27

SSW

G24

G23

G25

SSW

G25

SSW

G25

SSW

G25

SSW

G23

SSW

G23

SSW

G24

G32

G35

G37

G38

G37

G12

SSW

G10

SSW

G13

SSW

G11

WSW

WNW

WSW

NNW

G15

G27

G28

ENE

G31

ENE

G32

ENE

G30

ENE

G18

ENE

G19

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G22

ENE

G25

ENE

G26

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G28

G27

G21

G18

G16

G15

G14

ESE

G12

ESE

G12

ESE

G11

ESE

G11

G10

G12

ENE

G23

G28

G30

G34

G36

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G36

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G34

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G28

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G26

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G24

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G20

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G21

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G22

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G18

G17

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G15

G14

G13

SSE

G13

G15

ESE

G15

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G17

G21

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G27

G30

ENE

G30

ENE

G28

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

100%

93%

100%

94%

98%

100%

40%

100%

83%

93%

90%

58%

100%

95%

100%

19%

31%

93%

64%

49%

56%

100%

62%

12%

11%

13%

80%

13%

12%

20%

13%

67%

75%

12%

17%

74%

100%

19%

100%

77%

63%

100%

16%

13%

100%

83%

97%

20%

95%

100%

96%

100%

99%

88%

73%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

985

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:44 AM

SUNSET

09:19 PM

15H 35M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

7% illuminated

Station Location

46.9632, -96.6617

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 06:00 UTC

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