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BUFFALO RIVER

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BUFFALO RIVER NEAR HAWLEY, MN

CLAY COUNTY, MN46.8520°N, -96.3291°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

170cfs

GAUGE HT

4.56ft

AIR TEMP

76°F

WIND

10mph S

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

170cfs 32.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 155–209 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

189cfs

PERIOD LOW

170cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

4.56ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

93°

71°

MON

95°

70°

TUE

97°

71°

WED

95°

70°

THU

102°

70°

FRI

90°

65°

SAT

88°

65°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

73°

mild

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68°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

10mph SSW

G 19 mph

G19

SSW

G24

SSW

G25

G26

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G24

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G24

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G25

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G16

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G20

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G19

G18

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G28

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G31

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G32

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G29

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G28

G24

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G25

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G31

G34

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G29

G24

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G18

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G16

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G17

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G17

G14

WSW

G11

WSW

WNW

NNW

NNE

G12

G28

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G30

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G32

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G35

G34

G30

G26

G24

G25

G28

ESE

G26

G22

G18

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G16

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G13

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G12

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G12

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G11

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G21

G26

G31

G34

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G35

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G32

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G29

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G25

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G24

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G23

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G24

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G21

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G18

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G16

SSE

G14

SSW

G13

G18

SSE

G18

SSE

G18

G25

ESE

G33

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G38

G34

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

81%

100%

97%

100%

99%

100%

96%

100%

77%

100%

98%

96%

81%

59%

100%

98%

100%

40%

45%

83%

10%

19%

68%

100%

14%

12%

16%

10%

66%

17%

56%

20%

21%

18%

97%

16%

19%

100%

94%

86%

24%

83%

90%

100%

57%

28%

47%

100%

66%

58%

74%

100%

72%

100%

87%

69%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

977

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Moderate

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:43 AM

SUNSET

09:18 PM

15H 35M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

7% illuminated

Station Location

46.8520, -96.3291

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 05:45 UTC

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