Pigeon River at Middle Falls near Grand Portage MN

USGS Site No: 04010500 • Pigeon River • Cook County, MN

Pigeon River at Middle Falls near Grand Portage MN on the Pigeon River is currently at 1,190 cfs (High — 95th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 5.79 ft.

Reading from

1,190
CFS Discharge
5.79
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 81
25th Low threshold 117
50th (Median) Normal (median) 189
75th High threshold 417
95th Very High threshold 1,200 Today: 1,190 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.

4.1k 2.1k 0 cfs Mar 30 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 1,280 —
May 27, 2026 1,360 —
May 26, 2026 1,430 —
May 25, 2026 1,480 —
May 24, 2026 1,520 —
May 23, 2026 1,590 —
May 22, 2026 1,710 —
May 21, 2026 1,870 —
May 20, 2026 2,040 —
May 19, 2026 2,070 —
May 18, 2026 1,780 —
May 17, 2026 1,830 —
May 16, 2026 1,930 —
May 15, 2026 2,010 —
Apr 20, 2026 2,130 —
Apr 19, 2026 2,390 —
Apr 12, 2026 580 —
Apr 11, 2026 569 —
Apr 10, 2026 557 —
Apr 9, 2026 546 —
Apr 8, 2026 534 —
Apr 7, 2026 523 —
Apr 6, 2026 511 —
Apr 5, 2026 500 —
Apr 4, 2026 488 —
Apr 3, 2026 477 —
Apr 2, 2026 465 —
Apr 1, 2026 454 —
Mar 31, 2026 442 —
Mar 30, 2026 431 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
04010500
State
MN
County
Cook County
Coordinates
48.0122, -89.6162
Drainage Area
609 mi²
Datum (ft)
787.1
HUC Code
04010101
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
5,250 cfs
Apr 29, 2025
Min discharge
98 cfs
Dec 15, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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