Kawishiwi River Near Ely, MN

USGS Site No: 05124480Kawishiwi River • Lake County, MN

Kawishiwi River Near Ely, MN on the Kawishiwi River is currently at 448 cfs (Normal — 73th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 4.38 ft.

Reading from

448
CFS Discharge
4.38
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 152
25th Low threshold 236
50th (Median) Normal (median) 342
75th High threshold 457 Today: 448 cfs
95th Very High threshold 834

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.

1.4k 707 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 478
May 27, 2026 505
May 26, 2026 531
May 25, 2026 555
May 24, 2026 586
May 23, 2026 618
May 22, 2026 641
May 21, 2026 687
May 20, 2026 734
May 19, 2026 789
May 18, 2026 822
May 17, 2026 890
May 16, 2026 967
May 15, 2026 1,060
Apr 20, 2026 220
Apr 19, 2026 199
Apr 18, 2026 177
Apr 17, 2026 135
Apr 16, 2026 107
Apr 15, 2026 94
Apr 14, 2026 83
Apr 13, 2026 75
Apr 12, 2026 69
Apr 11, 2026 64
Apr 10, 2026 63
Apr 9, 2026 63
Apr 8, 2026 62
Apr 7, 2026 62
Apr 6, 2026 64
Apr 5, 2026 64

Station Information

USGS Site No
05124480
State
MN
County
Lake County
Coordinates
47.9228, -91.5351
Drainage Area
254 mi²
Datum (ft)
1,438.2
HUC Code
09030001
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
1,330 cfs
May 8, 2025
Min discharge
52 cfs
Dec 17, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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