Minnesota fishing waters
29 gauged waters across Minnesota — 27 rivers and 2 lakes and reservoirs, with flow read straight from their USGS gauges.
- Gauged waters
- 29
- Reporting now
- 27/27
- With water temp
- 6
- With a full guide
- 4
live gauges
of 29
Full guides
Waters we have written up
Mississippi River
1,074 words · 7 species
Walleye, Sauger, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Lake Sturgeon
St. Croix River
1,109 words · 7 species
Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Sauger, Muskellunge, Lake Sturgeon, Channel Catfish, Northern Pike
Root River
1,119 words · 5 species
Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Smallmouth Bass, Channel Catfish
Kawishiwi River
1,034 words · 4 species
Walleye, Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass, Lake Trout
Live conditions
Flowing right now in Minnesota
All 29 waters · live readings for the top 29
| Water | Type | Drainage | Flow / level | Temp | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainy River3 gauges | river | 21,200 sq mi | 25,600 cfs | — | 2912d ago |
| Mississippi River13 gauges | river | 59,200 sq mi | 10,800 cfs | — | 57 min ago |
| Minnesota River8 gauges | river | 16,200 sq mi | 2,870 cfs | — | 57 min ago |
| St. Croix River1 gauge | river | 7,060 sq mi | 2,130 cfs | 65°F | 42 min ago |
| Red Lake River4 gauges | river | 5,602 sq mi | 1,230 cfs | — | 12 min ago |
| St. Louis River2 gauges | river | 3,430 sq mi | 391 cfs | 58°F | 1h ago |
| Cannon River4 gauges | river | 1,340 sq mi | 380 cfs | — | 42 min ago |
| Crow Wing River2 gauges | river | 3,760 sq mi | 643 cfs | — | 57 min ago |
| Crow River1 gauge | river | 2,640 sq mi | 343 cfs | — | 42 min ago |
| Blue Earth River1 gauge | river | 2,410 sq mi | 963 cfs | — | 27 min ago |
| Bois De Sioux River1 gauge | river | 1,880 sq mi | 0.41 cfs | — | 42 min ago |
| Chippewa River2 gauges | river | 1,880 sq mi | 227 cfs | — | 57 min ago |
| Basswood River1 gauge | river | 1,740 sq mi | 172 cfs | — | 1h ago |
| Otter Tail River2 gauges | river | 1,740 sq mi | 301 cfs | — | 27 min ago |
| Little Fork River1 gauge | river | 1,700 sq mi | 202 cfs | — | 1h ago |
| Big Fork River1 gauge | river | 1,480 sq mi | 203 cfs | — | 42 min ago |
| Clearwater River2 gauges | river | 1,380 sq mi | 179 cfs | — | 42 min ago |
| Rum River1 gauge | river | 1,360 sq mi | 141 cfs | — | 42 min ago |
| Cottonwood River1 gauge | river | 1,300 sq mi | 41.5 cfs | — | 42 min ago |
| Des Moines River2 gauges | river | 1,250 sq mi | 57.6 cfs | — | 42 min ago |
| Root River2 gauges | river | 1,250 sq mi | 876 cfs | — | 57 min ago |
| Le Sueur River1 gauge | river | 1,110 sq mi | 607 cfs | — | 42 min ago |
| Roseau River2 gauges | river | 1,090 sq mi | 139 cfs | — | 42 min ago |
| Sauk River1 gauge | river | 1,030 sq mi | 141 cfs | — | 42 min ago |
| Kawishiwi River1 gauge | river | 254 sq mi | 14.3 cfs | 57°F | 42 min ago |
| Minnehaha Creek1 gauge | river | 176 sq mi | 2.1 cfs | 66°F | 42 min ago |
| Rice Creek1 gauge | river | 156 sq mi | 4.6 cfs | 64°F | 42 min ago |
| Lower Red Lake1 gauge | lake | 1,950 sq mi | not reporting | — | — |
| Orwell Lake1 gauge | lake | 1,739 sq mi | not reporting | — | — |
What is on this page
Every figure here comes from a USGS gauge on that water: discharge in cubic feet per second, and water temperature where the gauge measures it. A dash means it is not measured there, not that it is unknown.
4 of these waters have a full written guide so far. The rest are live data only.