Chippewa River Near Milan, MN

USGS Site No: 05304500 • Chippewa River • Chippewa County, MN

Chippewa River Near Milan, MN on the Chippewa River is currently at 551 cfs (High — 79th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 2.27 ft.

Reading from

551
CFS Discharge
2.27
Gage Height (ft)
High
Flow Condition
N/A
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for October 28 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 27
25th Low threshold 55
50th (Median) Normal (median) 134
75th High threshold 349
95th Very High threshold 1,260 Today: 551 cfs

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

6.9k 3.4k 0 cfs Apr 3 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 583 —
May 27, 2026 618 —
May 26, 2026 646 —
May 25, 2026 664 —
May 24, 2026 668 —
May 23, 2026 658 —
May 22, 2026 639 —
May 21, 2026 643 —
May 20, 2026 648 —
May 19, 2026 653 —
May 18, 2026 663 —
May 17, 2026 666 —
May 16, 2026 689 —
May 15, 2026 710 —
Apr 19, 2026 964 —
Apr 18, 2026 1,010 —
Apr 16, 2026 1,070 —
Apr 15, 2026 1,070 —
Apr 14, 2026 1,050 —
Apr 13, 2026 1,040 —
Apr 12, 2026 1,030 —
Apr 11, 2026 1,020 —
Apr 10, 2026 1,040 —
Apr 9, 2026 1,070 —
Apr 8, 2026 1,080 —
Apr 7, 2026 1,100 —
Apr 6, 2026 1,080 —
Apr 5, 2026 1,040 —
Apr 4, 2026 1,010 —
Apr 3, 2026 1,010 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
05304500
State
MN
County
Chippewa County
Coordinates
45.1085, -95.7988
Drainage Area
1,880 mi²
Datum (ft)
960.2
HUC Code
07020005
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
4,200 cfs
Aug 20, 2025
Min discharge
451 cfs
May 15, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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