Straight River Near Faribault, MN

USGS Site No: 05353800 • Straight River • Rice County, MN

Straight River Near Faribault, MN on the Straight River is currently at 172 cfs (Normal — 61th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 4.26 ft.

Reading from

↑ Upstream on Straight River
Straight River Near Park Rapids, MN
172
CFS Discharge
4.26
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 34
25th Low threshold 49
50th (Median) Normal (median) 115
75th High threshold 249 Today: 172 cfs
95th Very High threshold 564

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.

2.7k 1.4k 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 181 —
May 27, 2026 197 —
May 26, 2026 208 —
May 25, 2026 232 —
May 24, 2026 229 —
May 23, 2026 253 —
May 22, 2026 252 —
May 21, 2026 272 —
May 20, 2026 309 —
May 19, 2026 278 —
May 18, 2026 207 —
May 17, 2026 139 —
May 16, 2026 143 —
May 15, 2026 147 —
Apr 20, 2026 395 —
Apr 19, 2026 443 —
Apr 18, 2026 515 —
Apr 17, 2026 612 —
Apr 16, 2026 750 —
Apr 15, 2026 896 —
Apr 14, 2026 883 —
Apr 13, 2026 395 —
Apr 12, 2026 372 —
Apr 11, 2026 367 —
Apr 10, 2026 397 —
Apr 9, 2026 449 —
Apr 8, 2026 482 —
Apr 7, 2026 542 —
Apr 6, 2026 639 —
Apr 5, 2026 707 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
05353800
State
MN
County
Rice County
Coordinates
44.2579, -93.2311
Drainage Area
435 mi²
Datum (ft)
1,035.2
HUC Code
07040002
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
3,320 cfs
Aug 20, 2025
Min discharge
85 cfs
Nov 17, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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