Chippewa River (tw) Near Watson, MN

USGS Site No: 05305000 • Chippewa River (tw) • Chippewa County, MN

Chippewa River (tw) Near Watson, MN on the Chippewa River (tw) is currently at 372 cfs (Normal — 70th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 38.12 ft.

Reading from

372
CFS Discharge
38.12
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
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 9
25th Low threshold 30
50th (Median) Normal (median) 132
75th High threshold 430 Today: 372 cfs
95th Very High threshold 854

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.

6.7k 3.3k 0 cfs Apr 5 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 381 —
May 27, 2026 389 —
May 26, 2026 394 —
May 25, 2026 397 —
May 24, 2026 398 —
May 23, 2026 396 —
May 22, 2026 393 —
May 21, 2026 393 —
May 20, 2026 394 —
May 19, 2026 398 —
May 18, 2026 399 —
May 17, 2026 398 —
May 16, 2026 403 —
May 15, 2026 406 —
Apr 20, 2026 420 —
Apr 19, 2026 426 —
Apr 18, 2026 432 —
Apr 17, 2026 438 —
Apr 16, 2026 439 —
Apr 15, 2026 439 —
Apr 14, 2026 437 —
Apr 13, 2026 434 —
Apr 12, 2026 428 —
Apr 11, 2026 424 —
Apr 10, 2026 422 —
Apr 9, 2026 424 —
Apr 8, 2026 424 —
Apr 7, 2026 424 —
Apr 6, 2026 419 —
Apr 5, 2026 409 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
05305000
State
MN
County
Chippewa County
Coordinates
45.0211, -95.7917
Datum (ft)
900.7
HUC Code
07020005
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
1,870 cfs
Aug 18, 2025
Min discharge
252 cfs
May 15, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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