Minnehaha Creek
River in Minnesota, read from its USGS gauge, draining about 176 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
2.1
cfs · 48 min ago
Normal for today
18.0
cfs median, 20 yrs
Water temp
60
°F · 48 min ago
Gage height
11.77
ft
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 18.0 cfs over 20 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 4.7 and 107 cfs. Today is below that band: lower, clearer and, in summer, warmer water than a typical October day here.
Regional hatch calendar
What is likely hatching near Minnehaha Creek
Minnehaha Creek does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Root River (113 mi), Namekagon River (126 mi), Bois Brule River (137 mi). Treat it as regional timing, and file a report if you see something different here.
| Insect | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue-Winged Olive | January: absent | February: absent | March: active | April: peak | May: active | June: active | July: absent | August: absent | September: peak | October: peak | November: absent | December: absent |
| March Brown | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: active | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Sulphur | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: peak | June: peak | July: active | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Brown Drake | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: peak | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: peak | June: peak | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Hendrickson | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: peak | May: peak | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Hex | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: peak | July: peak | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Isonychia | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: peak | August: active | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Terrestrials | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Trico | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: peak | August: peak | September: peak | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Midge | January: peak | February: peak | March: active | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: active | November: active | December: peak |
| Scud | January: active | February: active | March: active | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: active | December: active |
Reports
From anglers on Minnehaha Creek
No reports filed here yet. The first one becomes the page’s local knowledge, stamped with the flow at the time. File a report.