Sand Hill River at Climax, MN

USGS Site No: 05069000Sand Hill River • Polk County, MN

Sand Hill River at Climax, MN on the Sand Hill River is currently at 44 cfs (Normal — 33th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 4.52 ft.

Reading from

44
CFS Discharge
4.52
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
Normal
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 21
25th Low threshold 38
50th (Median) Normal (median) 57 Today: 44 cfs
75th High threshold 98
95th Very High threshold 516

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.

3.4k 1.7k 0 cfs Jan 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 52
May 27, 2026 58
May 26, 2026 61
May 25, 2026 67
May 24, 2026 74
May 23, 2026 68
May 22, 2026 63
May 17, 2026 60
May 16, 2026 63
May 15, 2026 65
Apr 20, 2026 370
Apr 19, 2026 387
Apr 18, 2026 406
Apr 17, 2026 439
Apr 16, 2026 487
Apr 15, 2026 540
Apr 14, 2026 685
Apr 13, 2026 1,020
Jan 16, 2026 44
Jan 15, 2026 24
Jan 14, 2026 23
Jan 13, 2026 22
Jan 12, 2026 22
Jan 11, 2026 23
Jan 10, 2026 24
Jan 9, 2026 24
Jan 8, 2026 24
Jan 7, 2026 23
Jan 6, 2026 22
Jan 5, 2026 20

Station Information

USGS Site No
05069000
State
MN
County
Polk County
Coordinates
47.6119, -96.8148
Drainage Area
460 mi²
Datum (ft)
820.9
HUC Code
09020301
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
15.0 ft
Flood Stage
20.0 ft
Moderate Flood
25.0 ft
Major Flood
30.0 ft

Currently 15.48 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
1,020 cfs
Apr 13, 2026
Min discharge
8 cfs
Dec 20, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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