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WATONWAN RIVER

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WATONWAN RIVER NEAR GARDEN CITY, MN

GARDEN CITY TOWNSHIP, MN44.0462°N, -94.1949°W Updated 26 min ago

FLOW RATE

522cfs

GAUGE HT

2.49ft

AIR TEMP

69°F

WIND

4mph NNW

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

522cfs 52.6% vs avg

Optimal band: 423–573 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

522cfs

PERIOD LOW

488cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.49ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

18.2in

≈ normal

18.16 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 19.34 in).

YTD Total

18.2in

This year so far

Normal to Date

19.3in

30-yr average

Typical Range

14.3–25.8in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-6%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 0.79" · normal 1.02" (0.5–1.5)

Jan

Feb: 0.76" · normal 1.09" (0.5–1.8)

Feb

Mar: 1.81" · normal 2.28" (1.2–3.3)

Mar

Apr: 5.57" · normal 3.74" (1.7–5.7)

Apr

May: 3.50" · normal 4.87" (3.0–6.7)

May

Jun: 3.67" · normal 5.27" (2.8–8.2)

Jun

Jul: 2.05" (so far)· normal 3.92" (2.0–6.2)

Jul

Aug: normal 4.07" (2.0–6.5)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.25" (1.0–5.9)

Sep

Oct: normal 2.50" (1.0–4.0)

Oct

Nov: normal 1.78" (0.4–3.0)

Nov

Dec: normal 1.38" (0.3–2.4)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo03:46 AM

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