Little Cottonwood River Near Courtland, MN

USGS Site No: 05317200 • Little Cottonwood River • Blue Earth County, MN

Little Cottonwood River Near Courtland, MN on the Little Cottonwood River is currently at 93 cfs (High — 77th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 3.67 ft.

Reading from

93
CFS Discharge
3.67
Gage Height (ft)
High
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 7
50th (Median) Normal (median) 30
75th High threshold 71
95th Very High threshold 295 Today: 93 cfs

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.

769 384 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 97 —
May 27, 2026 101 —
May 26, 2026 107 —
May 25, 2026 118 —
May 24, 2026 120 —
May 23, 2026 105 —
May 22, 2026 94 —
May 21, 2026 98 —
May 20, 2026 110 —
May 19, 2026 116 —
May 18, 2026 88 —
May 17, 2026 79 —
May 16, 2026 81 —
May 15, 2026 83 —
Apr 20, 2026 72 —
Apr 19, 2026 73 —
Apr 18, 2026 76 —
Apr 17, 2026 79 —
Apr 16, 2026 81 —
Apr 15, 2026 84 —
Apr 14, 2026 84 —
Apr 13, 2026 82 —
Apr 12, 2026 83 —
Apr 11, 2026 83 —
Apr 10, 2026 86 —
Apr 9, 2026 90 —
Apr 8, 2026 95 —
Apr 7, 2026 99 —
Apr 6, 2026 104 —
Apr 5, 2026 107 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
05317200
State
MN
County
Blue Earth County
Coordinates
44.2466, -94.3390
Drainage Area
170 mi²
Datum (ft)
788.5
HUC Code
07020007
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
585 cfs
Jul 19, 2025
Min discharge
29 cfs
Oct 12, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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