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OTTER TAIL RIVER

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OTTER TAIL RIVER BL ORWELL D NR FERGUS FALLS, MN

MINNESOTA46.2145°N, -96.1837°W Updated 46 min ago

FLOW RATE

489cfs

GAUGE HT

2.99ft

AIR TEMP

67°F

WIND

7mph SE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

489cfs 39.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 416–562 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

494cfs

PERIOD LOW

485cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.99ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

86°

67°

SUN

87°

64°

MON

93°

68°

TUE

86°

63°

WED

78°

61°

THU

80°

58°

FRI

83°

64°

TIME

SAT

NOW

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

79°

mild

79°

81°

83°

85°

86°

84°

78°

76°

72°

73°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

64°

66°

69°

72°

75°

78°

81°

82°

84°

85°

86°

87°

86°

82°

79°

76°

74°

72°

70°

69°

68°

70°

73°

77°

80°

83°

86°

88°

90°

92°

93°

91°

87°

83°

78°

71°

70°

72°

70°

69°

68°

67°

69°

71°

74°

77°

79°

81°

84°

85°

86°

83°

77°

74°

71°

67°

65°

63°

62°

61°

62°

61°

62°

65°

71°

73°

74°

76°

78°

77°

75°

72°

68°

65°

63°

62°

61°

60°

59°

58°

59°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

7mph SW

G 9 mph

WSW

WNW

G14

G10

G16

G19

G17

G14

ESE

G19

G12

SSE

G11

SSE

SSW

ESE

NNW

NNE

ENE

SSW

G15

G20

G21

SSE

G23

G26

SSE

G26

SSE

G30

SSE

G28

SSE

G29

SSE

G26

SSE

G22

SSE

G21

G17

SSE

G18

SSE

G18

SSE

G18

SSE

G20

SSE

G20

SSE

G22

SSE

G31

SSE

G33

SSE

G15

WSW

G25

ENE

G10

ESE

G13

SSE

ENE

NNE

G15

ENE

G18

NNE

G22

NNE

G24

NNE

G28

G26

G16

G12

G19

G24

G30

NNE

G29

NNE

G26

G22

NNE

G19

G12

NNE

G14

G13

NNW

G14

NNW

G14

NNW

G13

NNW

G12

NNW

G13

NNW

G13

NNW

G13

G12

G10

NNE

ENE

PRECIP

chance %

11%

14%

16%

17%

15%

27%

18%

12%

17%

41%

16%

18%

36%

46%

68%

53%

43%

22%

13%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

95%

21%

45%

54%

57%

39%

100%

17%

99%

86%

43%

71%

98%

100%

71%

31%

30%

33%

73%

100%

11%

89%

100%

29%

100%

48%

13%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

979

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:39 AM

SUNSET

09:19 PM

15H 40M OF DAYLIGHT10H 18M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

79% illuminated

Station Location

46.2145, -96.1837

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-04 11:01 UTC

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