South Fork Root River Near Houston, MN

USGS Site No: 05385500 • South Fork Root River • Houston County, MN

South Fork Root River Near Houston, MN on the South Fork Root River is currently at 163 cfs (Normal — 70th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 2.07 ft.

Reading from

163
CFS Discharge
2.07
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 78
25th Low threshold 86
50th (Median) Normal (median) 128
75th High threshold 172 Today: 163 cfs
95th Very High threshold 385

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.

1k 519 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 167 —
May 27, 2026 165 —
May 26, 2026 166 —
May 25, 2026 170 —
May 24, 2026 171 —
May 23, 2026 172 —
May 22, 2026 172 —
May 21, 2026 172 —
May 20, 2026 176 —
May 19, 2026 180 —
May 18, 2026 184 —
May 17, 2026 180 —
May 16, 2026 181 —
May 15, 2026 181 —
Apr 20, 2026 236 —
Apr 19, 2026 244 —
Apr 18, 2026 259 —
Apr 17, 2026 272 —
Apr 16, 2026 282 —
Apr 15, 2026 288 —
Apr 14, 2026 252 —
Apr 13, 2026 221 —
Apr 12, 2026 226 —
Apr 11, 2026 225 —
Apr 10, 2026 236 —
Apr 9, 2026 250 —
Apr 8, 2026 264 —
Apr 7, 2026 283 —
Apr 6, 2026 315 —
Apr 5, 2026 357 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
05385500
State
MN
County
Houston County
Coordinates
43.7388, -91.5643
Drainage Area
275 mi²
Datum (ft)
680.6
HUC Code
07040008
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
1,050 cfs
Jun 26, 2025
Min discharge
140 cfs
Mar 2, 2026

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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