Elm Creek near Champlin, MN

USGS Site No: 05287890 • Elm Creek • Hennepin County, MN

Elm Creek near Champlin, MN on the Elm Creek is currently at 13 cfs (Normal — 44th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 3.73 ft.

Reading from

13
CFS Discharge
3.73
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 2
25th Low threshold 4
50th (Median) Normal (median) 16 Today: 13 cfs
75th High threshold 45
95th Very High threshold 121

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.

477 239 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 14 —
May 27, 2026 16 —
May 26, 2026 17 —
May 25, 2026 18 —
May 24, 2026 19 —
May 23, 2026 19 —
May 22, 2026 19 —
May 21, 2026 20 —
May 20, 2026 22 —
May 19, 2026 21 —
May 18, 2026 17 —
May 17, 2026 18 —
May 16, 2026 19 —
May 15, 2026 20 —
Apr 20, 2026 33 —
Apr 19, 2026 37 —
Apr 18, 2026 40 —
Apr 17, 2026 44 —
Apr 16, 2026 47 —
Apr 15, 2026 50 —
Apr 14, 2026 57 —
Apr 13, 2026 50 —
Apr 12, 2026 53 —
Apr 11, 2026 51 —
Apr 10, 2026 55 —
Apr 9, 2026 61 —
Apr 8, 2026 65 —
Apr 7, 2026 66 —
Apr 6, 2026 67 —
Apr 5, 2026 68 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
05287890
State
MN
Coordinates
45.1633, -93.4368
Drainage Area
86 mi²
Datum (ft)
848.7
HUC Code
07010206
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
548 cfs
Jul 2, 2025
Min discharge
3 cfs
Nov 22, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.