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SOUTH FORK ROOT

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SOUTH FORK ROOT RIVER NEAR HOUSTON, MN

MINNESOTA43.7388°N, -91.5643°W Updated 11 min ago

FLOW RATE

455cfs

GAUGE HT

2.86ft

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

455cfs 64.1% vs avg

Optimal band: 428–580 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

594cfs

PERIOD LOW

452cfs

RUNNABLE

95%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.86ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Wet

Wetter than normal

2026 to date

24.4in

+27% vs normal

24.43 in of precipitation so far this year, 27% above the 30-year normal of 19.28 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

24.4in

This year so far

Normal to Date

19.3in

30-yr average

Typical Range

14.4–26.0in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+27%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 2.30" · normal 1.29" (0.6–1.9)

Jan

Feb: 1.17" · normal 1.32" (0.7–1.9)

Feb

Mar: 1.73" · normal 2.41" (1.0–3.9)

Mar

Apr: 7.87" · normal 3.86" (2.1–6.2)

Apr

May: 2.25" · normal 4.39" (2.5–7.0)

May

Jun: 7.73" · normal 5.07" (2.7–7.8)

Jun

Jul: 1.39" (so far)· normal 3.92" (2.7–5.8)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.41" (1.8–5.5)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.33" (1.1–5.4)

Sep

Oct: normal 2.74" (0.9–4.7)

Oct

Nov: normal 2.04" (0.8–3.0)

Nov

Dec: normal 1.59" (0.5–2.6)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo01:21 PM

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