Vermilion River near Crane Lake, MN

USGS Site No: 05129115Vermilion River • St. Louis County, MN

Vermilion River near Crane Lake, MN on the Vermilion River is currently at 827 cfs (Normal — 43th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 8.21 ft.

Reading from

827
CFS Discharge
8.21
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 403
25th Low threshold 590
50th (Median) Normal (median) 913 Today: 827 cfs
75th High threshold 1,500
95th Very High threshold 2,340

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.

3.7k 1.8k 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 895
May 27, 2026 936
May 26, 2026 976
May 25, 2026 994
May 24, 2026 999
May 23, 2026 1,000
May 22, 2026 1,000
May 21, 2026 1,020
May 20, 2026 1,020
May 19, 2026 1,020
May 18, 2026 1,010
May 17, 2026 1,040
May 16, 2026 1,090
May 15, 2026 1,140
Apr 20, 2026 1,280
Apr 19, 2026 1,320
Apr 18, 2026 1,320
Apr 17, 2026 1,170
Apr 16, 2026 903
Apr 15, 2026 708
Apr 14, 2026 607
Apr 13, 2026 493
Apr 12, 2026 389
Apr 11, 2026 325
Apr 10, 2026 309
Apr 9, 2026 307
Apr 8, 2026 297
Apr 7, 2026 284
Apr 6, 2026 276
Apr 5, 2026 262

Station Information

USGS Site No
05129115
State
MN
Coordinates
48.2651, -92.5654
Drainage Area
905 mi²
Datum (ft)
1,159.9
HUC Code
09030002
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
12.0 ft
Flood Stage
14.0 ft
Moderate Flood
16.0 ft
Major Flood
18.0 ft

Currently 5.79 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
2,400 cfs
May 2, 2025
Min discharge
92 cfs
Nov 19, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

Nearby Gauges