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VERMILLION RIVER

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VERMILLION RIVER NEAR EMPIRE, MN

EMPIRE, MN44.6666°N, -93.0549°W Updated 3 hr ago

FLOW RATE

40cfs

AIR TEMP

70°F

WIND

0mph SE

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

40cfs 21.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 37–51 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

348cfs

PERIOD LOW

23cfs

RUNNABLE

43%

last 1 year in band

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

78°

70°

THU

83°

65°

FRI

87°

64°

SAT

87°

66°

SUN

89°

70°

MON

87°

70°

TUE

91°

70°

TIME

THU

NOW

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TEMP

hourly forecast

65°

mild

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74°

77°

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82°

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86°

87°

86°

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77°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

1mph S

G 2 mph

G15

NNE

G11

G10

NNE

G11

NNE

SSE

NNW

NNE

NNW

NNE

WSW

WNW

SSW

G10

SSW

G10

SSW

G10

G13

G14

WSW

G13

WSW

SSW

G13

G14

SSW

G16

SSW

G12

SSW

G15

SSW

G13

G12

G11

G10

SSW

G12

SSW

G16

SSW

G14

SSW

G13

G20

G23

G24

SSW

G25

SSW

G26

SSW

G26

SSW

G28

SSW

G28

SSW

G28

SSW

G28

SSW

G22

G18

G16

SSW

G15

SSW

G14

SSW

G14

SSW

G15

SSW

G16

SSW

G16

SSW

G17

SSW

G18

SSW

G20

SSW

G22

PRECIP

chance %

12%

CLOUDS

cover %

34%

few

34%

100%

77%

27%

100%

19%

100%

87%

67%

100%

68%

46%

37%

100%

81%

72%

90%

85%

87%

86%

76%

72%

73%

78%

100%

90%

45%

100%

91%

47%

42%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

981

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:35 AM

SUNSET

08:59 PM

15H 24M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Last Quarter

32% illuminated

Station Location

44.6666, -93.0549

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-09 00:00 UTC

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