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MISSISSIPPI RIVER

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MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR ROYALTON, MN

BELLEVUE TOWNSHIP, MN45.8258°N, -94.3556°W Updated 41 min ago

FLOW RATE

3,170cfs

AIR TEMP

83°F

WIND

7mph SSW

FISH INDEX

50SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

3,170cfs 62.6% vs avg

Optimal band: 2,092–2,830 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

3,231cfs

PERIOD LOW

1,994cfs

RUNNABLE

84%

last 30 day in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

13.1in

≈ normal

13.11 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 15.07 in).

YTD Total

13.1in

This year so far

Normal to Date

15.1in

30-yr average

Typical Range

10.7–19.3in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-13%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 0.55" · normal 0.80" (0.3–1.4)

Jan

Feb: 0.81" · normal 0.91" (0.3–1.7)

Feb

Mar: 1.91" · normal 1.69" (0.9–2.6)

Mar

Apr: 3.45" · normal 2.87" (1.5–4.5)

Apr

May: 1.58" · normal 3.75" (1.9–5.5)

May

Jun: 4.60" · normal 4.53" (3.0–6.3)

Jun

Jul: 0.21" (so far)· normal 4.02" (1.7–5.9)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.62" (1.5–6.1)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.06" (0.8–5.3)

Sep

Oct: normal 2.71" (1.0–4.4)

Oct

Nov: normal 1.64" (0.4–3.1)

Nov

Dec: normal 1.11" (0.4–1.9)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo12:40 AM

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Station Location

45.8258, -94.3556

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-03 00:41 UTC

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