South Kawishiwi River above White Iron Lake near Ely, MN

USGS Site No: 05126210South Kawishiwi River • Lake County, MN

South Kawishiwi River above White Iron Lake near Ely, MN on the South Kawishiwi River is currently at 1,390 cfs (Normal — 57th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 5.87 ft.

Reading from

1,390
CFS Discharge
5.87
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 309
25th Low threshold 559
50th (Median) Normal (median) 1,130
75th High threshold 2,000 Today: 1,390 cfs
95th Very High threshold 3,150

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.

7.4k 3.7k 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 1,490
May 27, 2026 1,390
May 26, 2026 1,420
May 25, 2026 1,520
May 24, 2026 1,520
May 23, 2026 1,480
May 22, 2026 1,550
May 21, 2026 1,650
May 20, 2026 1,690
May 19, 2026 1,700
May 18, 2026 1,780
May 17, 2026 1,750
May 16, 2026 1,990
May 15, 2026 2,240
Apr 20, 2026 1,490
Apr 19, 2026 1,420
Apr 18, 2026 1,390
Apr 17, 2026 1,270
Apr 16, 2026 1,000
Apr 15, 2026 837
Apr 14, 2026 564
Apr 13, 2026 306
Apr 12, 2026 301
Apr 11, 2026 298
Apr 10, 2026 295
Apr 9, 2026 293
Apr 8, 2026 292
Apr 7, 2026 293
Apr 6, 2026 292
Apr 5, 2026 290

Station Information

USGS Site No
05126210
State
MN
County
Lake County
Coordinates
47.8420, -91.7989
Drainage Area
837 mi²
HUC Code
09030001
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
4,490 cfs
May 3, 2025
Min discharge
198 cfs
Feb 13, 2026

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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