Clearwater River at Red Lake Falls, MN

USGS Site No: 05078500 • Clearwater River • Red Lake County, MN

Clearwater River at Red Lake Falls, MN on the Clearwater River is currently at 218 cfs (Normal — 36th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 5.91 ft.

Reading from

↑ Upstream on Clearwater River
Clearwater River at Plummer, MN
218
CFS Discharge
5.91
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
N/A
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 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 81
25th Low threshold 151
50th (Median) Normal (median) 310 Today: 218 cfs
75th High threshold 584
95th Very High threshold 2,460

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.

6k 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 273 —
May 27, 2026 336 —
May 26, 2026 382 —
May 25, 2026 345 —
May 24, 2026 267 —
May 23, 2026 245 —
May 22, 2026 242 —
May 21, 2026 248 —
May 20, 2026 236 —
May 19, 2026 232 —
May 18, 2026 219 —
May 17, 2026 213 —
May 16, 2026 208 —
May 15, 2026 205 —
Apr 20, 2026 883 —
Apr 19, 2026 991 —
Apr 18, 2026 1,120 —
Apr 17, 2026 1,220 —
Apr 16, 2026 1,320 —
Apr 15, 2026 1,820 —
Apr 14, 2026 2,570 —
Apr 13, 2026 3,020 —
Apr 12, 2026 1,970 —
Apr 11, 2026 805 —
Apr 10, 2026 541 —
Apr 9, 2026 522 —
Apr 8, 2026 545 —
Apr 7, 2026 538 —
Apr 6, 2026 501 —
Apr 5, 2026 470 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
05078500
State
MN
County
Red Lake County
Coordinates
47.8862, -96.2766
Drainage Area
1,380 mi²
Datum (ft)
944.8
HUC Code
09020305
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
3,020 cfs
Apr 13, 2026
Min discharge
47 cfs
Oct 4, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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