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MINNESOTA RIVER

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MINNESOTA RIVER NEAR LAC QUI PARLE, MN

CHIPPEWA COUNTY, MN45.0212°N, -95.8685°W Updated 21 hr ago

FLOW RATE

685cfs

AIR TEMP

87°F

WIND

9mph SSE

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

685cfs 70.1% vs avg

Optimal band: 693–937 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,013cfs

PERIOD LOW

685cfs

RUNNABLE

63%

last 7 day in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

11.7in

-24% vs normal

11.73 in of precipitation so far this year, 24% below the 30-year normal of 15.37 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

11.7in

This year so far

Normal to Date

15.4in

30-yr average

Typical Range

11.3–19.3in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-24%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 0.51" · normal 0.88" (0.3–1.4)

Jan

Feb: 0.71" · normal 0.92" (0.5–1.5)

Feb

Mar: 1.46" · normal 1.71" (0.7–2.7)

Mar

Apr: 2.62" · normal 3.01" (1.3–4.5)

Apr

May: 2.24" · normal 3.67" (1.8–5.3)

May

Jun: 3.86" · normal 4.89" (3.0–6.8)

Jun

Jul: 0.35" (so far)· normal 3.57" (2.0–5.9)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.51" (1.5–5.8)

Aug

Sep: normal 2.86" (0.6–5.2)

Sep

Oct: normal 2.46" (1.1–4.2)

Oct

Nov: normal 1.54" (0.4–3.4)

Nov

Dec: normal 1.07" (0.3–2.0)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo07:07 PM

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