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OTTER TAIL RIVER

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OTTER TAIL RIVER NEAR ELIZABETH, MN

MINNESOTA46.3695°N, -96.0171°W Updated 10 hr ago

FLOW RATE

275cfs

AIR TEMP

66°F

WIND

7mph SE

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

275cfs 51.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 242–328 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

305cfs

PERIOD LOW

222cfs

RUNNABLE

94%

last 30 day in band

Precipitation History

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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

78°

mild

78°

80°

82°

84°

85°

83°

75°

71°

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

8mph SW

G 10 mph

G10

G13

G10

G18

G19

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

ENE

PRECIP

chance %

14%

17%

18%

21%

29%

17%

10%

19%

42%

16%

15%

43%

47%

68%

53%

43%

22%

14%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

16%

43%

67%

91%

52%

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

972

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:37 AM

SUNSET

09:19 PM

15H 42M OF DAYLIGHT10H 20M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

79% illuminated

Station Location

46.3695, -96.0171

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-04 10:59 UTC

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