South Kawishiwi River above White Iron Lake near Ely, MN

USGS Site No: 05126210 • South 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 (High — 82th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 5.87 ft.

Reading from

1,390
CFS Discharge
5.87
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 77
25th Low threshold 136
50th (Median) Normal (median) 232
75th High threshold 765
95th Very High threshold 2,450 Today: 1,390 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.

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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