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BUFFALO RIVER

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BUFFALO RIVER NEAR DILWORTH, MN

CLAY COUNTY, MN46.9632°N, -96.6617°W Updated 15 hr ago

FLOW RATE

154cfs

GAUGE HT

4.57ft

AIR TEMP

85°F

WIND

14mph SSW

FISH INDEX

50SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

154cfs 60.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 86–116 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

159cfs

PERIOD LOW

66cfs

RUNNABLE

52%

last 30 day in band

Gauge Height

4.57ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

94°

71°

MON

94°

69°

TUE

96°

70°

WED

90°

67°

THU

90°

68°

FRI

105°

74°

SAT

98°

79°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

94°

mild

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86°

82°

79°

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

16mph SSW

G 24 mph

G24

SSW

G24

SSW

G24

SSW

G25

SSW

G15

G20

G21

SSW

G21

G22

G21

G20

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G20

G19

G20

G28

SSW

G32

SSW

G33

G28

G23

G22

G24

SSW

G24

SSW

G25

SSW

G25

SSW

G24

SSW

G25

SSW

G15

G18

SSW

G19

SSW

G18

G16

G14

G15

G19

SSW

G14

WSW

G12

WNW

NNW

NNE

G17

G23

NNE

G28

NNE

G29

NNE

G29

NNE

G29

G24

G20

ENE

G16

G25

NNE

G28

ENE

G27

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G24

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G22

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G17

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G14

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G11

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G16

G19

NNE

G22

G23

G22

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G10

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G17

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G22

G23

G16

G15

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G15

G20

G22

ESE

G20

ESE

G18

ESE

G18

SSE

G16

SSE

G16

SSE

G15

G20

ESE

G24

ESE

G30

ESE

G36

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G37

G38

G37

SSE

G35

SSE

G33

SSE

G30

SSE

G28

SSE

G25

SSE

G22

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

10%

33%

10%

86%

14%

65%

100%

93%

100%

96%

100%

75%

25%

71%

30%

11%

25%

11%

48%

40%

100%

28%

22%

14%

100%

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100%

18%

99%

100%

21%

100%

92%

100%

65%

72%

91%

17%

100%

96%

100%

91%

100%

79%

100%

74%

51%

17%

100%

89%

82%

84%

80%

55%

34%

100%

98%

93%

88%

87%

84%

73%

59%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

983

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Moderate

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:44 AM

SUNSET

09:19 PM

15H 35M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

46.9632, -96.6617

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

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