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Rainy River

River in Minnesota, read from 3 USGS gauges, draining about 21,200 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.

Discharge

25,600

cfs · 2911d ago

Normal for today

9,130

cfs median, 9 yrs

Water temp

57

°F · 50 min ago

Gage height

4.94

ft

Above normal for the date280% of medianUSGS gauge 05137500

Gauges on this water

Reading by reach

StationFlowTempUpdated
RAINY RIVER NEAR BOAT LANDING AT WHEELERS POINT,MN0513750025,600 cfs—2911d ago
RAINY RIVER AT MANITOU RAPIDS, MN051335006,460 cfs57°F50 min ago
RAINY R AT BOAT LANDING BLW INTERNATIONAL FALLS,MN051295155,710 cfs—20 min ago

Reading the number

On this date the gauge has averaged 9,130 cfs over 9 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 5,810 and 15,700 cfs. Today is above that band, so expect more push and colour than a typical October day here.

Reports

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