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OTTER TAIL RIVER

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OTTER TAIL RIVER BL ORWELL D NR FERGUS FALLS, MN

ORWELL TOWNSHIP, MN46.2145°N, -96.1837°W Updated 12 hr ago

FLOW RATE

487cfs

AIR TEMP

69°F

WIND

7mph SE

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

487cfs 38.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 343–463 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

787cfs

PERIOD LOW

83cfs

RUNNABLE

17%

last 1 year in band

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

86°

67°

SUN

87°

64°

MON

88°

66°

TUE

89°

67°

WED

74°

63°

THU

80°

60°

FRI

81°

62°

TIME

SAT

NOW

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

80°

mild

80°

82°

84°

85°

86°

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82°

76°

71°

69°

70°

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76°

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68°

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71°

74°

78°

81°

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86°

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68°

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82°

84°

86°

87°

88°

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87°

84°

81°

73°

71°

68°

65°

64°

65°

66°

67°

66°

64°

65°

68°

70°

69°

72°

73°

74°

73°

70°

66°

64°

63°

62°

61°

60°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph SW

WSW

WNW

G10

WNW

G16

G26

ESE

G14

G17

SSE

G17

G14

ESE

G19

G12

SSE

G11

SSE

SSW

ESE

NNW

NNE

ENE

SSW

G15

G20

G21

G23

G26

G30

SSE

G28

SSE

G29

SSE

G26

SSE

G22

SSE

G21

SSE

G17

SSE

G18

SSE

G18

SSE

G20

SSE

G20

SSE

G22

G31

G33

SSE

G25

SSE

G13

SSE

WSW

SSW

WSW

G11

G15

G18

G22

G24

NNE

G28

G26

NNE

G26

NNE

G19

G24

NNE

G30

G29

G26

NNE

G22

G19

NNW

G12

G14

NNE

G14

NNE

G12

G13

ENE

G13

ENE

G13

G12

G10

NNE

NNW

NNE

ENE

PRECIP

chance %

11%

12%

14%

17%

14%

21%

16%

13%

17%

41%

16%

18%

36%

46%

68%

53%

43%

22%

13%

CLOUDS

cover %

15%

few

15%

100%

23%

97%

100%

90%

86%

43%

100%

41%

12%

100%

64%

60%

100%

10%

100%

12%

100%

73%

100%

90%

100%

84%

90%

95%

16%

58%

100%

92%

100%

71%

68%

13%

14%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

979

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:39 AM

SUNSET

09:19 PM

15H 40M OF DAYLIGHT9H 0M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

79% illuminated

Station Location

46.2145, -96.1837

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-04 12:19 UTC

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