USGS · 05030500

OTTER TAIL RIVER

USGS · 05030500LIVE

OTTER TAIL RIVER NEAR ELIZABETH, MN

FRIBERG TOWNSHIP, MN46.3695°N, -96.0171°W Updated 41 min ago

FLOW RATE

276cfs

GAUGE HT

5.40ft

AIR TEMP

67°F

WIND

7mph ESE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

276cfs 47.8% vs avg

Optimal band: 240–324 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

300cfs

PERIOD LOW

250cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

5.40ft

Precipitation History

Your History · OTTER TAIL RIVER NEAR ELIZABETH, MN

Track your history

Sign in to track your sessions at OTTER TAIL RIVER NEAR ELIZABETH, MN — best days, monthly trends, and time on the water.

SPONSORED

Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

85°

66°

SUN

86°

63°

MON

91°

67°

TUE

84°

62°

WED

77°

59°

THU

80°

58°

FRI

83°

63°

TIME

SAT

NOW

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

76°

mild

76°

79°

81°

82°

84°

85°

77°

72°

70°

69°

68°

66°

65°

64°

63°

65°

68°

71°

74°

77°

80°

81°

83°

85°

86°

85°

83°

78°

75°

72°

71°

69°

68°

67°

68°

67°

69°

73°

77°

80°

83°

85°

87°

89°

90°

91°

89°

86°

83°

73°

69°

67°

70°

69°

67°

66°

67°

69°

71°

73°

75°

78°

80°

82°

83°

84°

82°

75°

72°

68°

66°

64°

62°

61°

60°

59°

60°

64°

66°

70°

72°

74°

76°

77°

75°

72°

67°

64°

62°

61°

60°

59°

58°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

10mph SSW

G 13 mph

G13

SSW

G10

SSW

WSW

G10

G14

WSW

G11

NNE

G18

ESE

G14

G16

G12

SSE

G13

SSE

ENE

NNE

ENE

ESE

G10

ESE

G12

G16

G19

G20

G22

SSE

G24

SSE

G25

SSE

G28

SSE

G28

SSE

G29

SSE

G26

SSE

G20

G21

G16

SSE

G18

SSE

G17

G18

SSE

G20

SSE

G21

SSE

G22

SSE

G30

SSE

G32

SSE

G25

SSE

G24

G11

G15

SSE

G10

SSW

ENE

NNE

G16

ENE

G17

NNE

G23

NNE

G26

G30

G27

G25

G27

ENE

G25

ENE

G24

NNE

G31

NNE

G31

G28

G26

G24

G15

G12

NNE

G15

G14

G13

NNW

G14

NNW

G14

NNW

G13

NNW

G12

NNW

G13

G14

NNW

G16

NNW

G16

G13

NNE

PRECIP

chance %

13%

16%

22%

29%

20%

15%

14%

19%

42%

16%

15%

43%

47%

68%

53%

43%

22%

14%

CLOUDS

cover %

99%

overcast

99%

100%

85%

38%

60%

58%

55%

100%

88%

24%

100%

79%

54%

13%

38%

23%

100%

74%

57%

100%

72%

74%

100%

97%

100%

98%

100%

10%

12%

17%

100%

18%

60%

30%

25%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

971

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

Nowscroll →

FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:37 AM

SUNSET

09:19 PM

15H 42M OF DAYLIGHT11H 38M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

80% illuminated

Station Location

46.3695, -96.0171

Loading map…

DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-04 09:41 UTC

Site #05030500·USGS

Create a free account to save favorites, set flow alerts, and track conditions