Elk River Near Big Lake, MN

USGS Site No: 05275000 • Elk River • Sherburne County, MN

Elk River Near Big Lake, MN on the Elk River is currently at 212 cfs (Normal — 60th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 1.00 ft.

Reading from

212
CFS Discharge
1.00
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 88
25th Low threshold 112
50th (Median) Normal (median) 166
75th High threshold 281 Today: 212 cfs
95th Very High threshold 536

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.

2.9k 1.5k 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 217 —
May 27, 2026 222 —
May 26, 2026 223 —
May 25, 2026 225 —
May 24, 2026 230 —
May 23, 2026 233 —
May 22, 2026 228 —
May 21, 2026 233 —
May 20, 2026 244 —
May 19, 2026 243 —
May 18, 2026 230 —
May 17, 2026 230 —
May 16, 2026 234 —
May 15, 2026 238 —
Apr 20, 2026 306 —
Apr 19, 2026 328 —
Apr 18, 2026 330 —
Apr 17, 2026 310 —
Apr 16, 2026 308 —
Apr 15, 2026 315 —
Apr 14, 2026 318 —
Apr 13, 2026 320 —
Apr 12, 2026 322 —
Apr 11, 2026 316 —
Apr 10, 2026 318 —
Apr 9, 2026 318 —
Apr 8, 2026 318 —
Apr 7, 2026 321 —
Apr 6, 2026 331 —
Apr 5, 2026 342 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
05275000
State
MN
County
Sherburne County
Coordinates
45.3339, -93.6669
Drainage Area
559 mi²
Datum (ft)
900.0
HUC Code
07010203
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
765 cfs
Jul 6, 2025
Min discharge
133 cfs
Nov 28, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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