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BUFFALO RIVER

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BUFFALO RIVER NEAR DILWORTH, MN

CLAY COUNTY, MN46.9632°N, -96.6617°W Updated 9 hr ago

FLOW RATE

155cfs

GAUGE HT

4.58ft

AIR TEMP

73°F

WIND

9mph S

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

155cfs 59.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 72–98 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

159cfs

PERIOD LOW

66cfs

RUNNABLE

13%

last 7 day in band

Gauge Height

4.58ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

94°

71°

MON

94°

69°

TUE

98°

72°

WED

96°

70°

THU

103°

71°

FRI

92°

65°

SAT

89°

65°

TIME

SUN

NOW

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WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

79°

mild

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

13mph SSW

G 30 mph

G30

SSW

G26

SSW

G24

SSW

G22

SSW

G22

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G18

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G18

G27

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G30

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G32

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G29

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G25

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G24

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G25

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G25

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G24

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G25

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G18

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G17

G20

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G24

G28

G32

G12

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G10

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G13

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G11

WSW

WNW

WSW

NNW

G15

G27

G28

ENE

G31

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G32

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G22

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G25

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G26

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G28

G27

G21

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G16

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G14

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G12

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G11

G10

G12

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G23

G28

G30

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G34

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G28

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G26

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G24

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G18

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G15

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SSE

G13

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G17

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G27

G30

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G30

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G28

G26

G23

G20

NNE

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

100%

97%

55%

35%

100%

75%

87%

100%

26%

83%

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%

56%

34%

11%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

986

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

6% 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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