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SOUTH BRANCH

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SOUTH BRANCH BUFFALO RIVER AT SABIN, MN

CLAY COUNTY, MN46.7757°N, -96.6277°W Updated 35 d ago

FLOW RATE

50cfs

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

50cfs 2.6% vs avg

Optimal band: 37–51 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,889cfs

PERIOD LOW

16cfs

RUNNABLE

20%

last 1 year in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

14.0in

≈ normal

13.97 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 13.9 in).

YTD Total

14.0in

This year so far

Normal to Date

13.9in

30-yr average

Typical Range

10.2–17.2in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+1%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 0.46" · normal 0.78" (0.3–1.4)

Jan

Feb: 1.28" · normal 0.76" (0.2–1.3)

Feb

Mar: 1.16" · normal 1.43" (0.5–2.4)

Mar

Apr: 3.25" · normal 2.14" (1.0–3.6)

Apr

May: 1.81" · normal 3.48" (1.8–5.0)

May

Jun: 4.24" · normal 4.22" (2.6–5.8)

Jun

Jul: 1.76" (so far)· normal 3.90" (1.8–6.8)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.18" (1.5–5.0)

Aug

Sep: normal 2.94" (1.0–5.0)

Sep

Oct: normal 2.41" (0.9–4.7)

Oct

Nov: normal 1.10" (0.2–2.2)

Nov

Dec: normal 0.97" (0.4–1.5)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo09:44 AM

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Station Location

46.7757, -96.6277

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