Wild Rice River at Hendrum, MN

USGS Site No: 05064000Wild Rice River • Norman County, MN

Wild Rice River at Hendrum, MN on the Wild Rice River is currently at 222 cfs (Normal — 29th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 5.06 ft.

Reading from

222
CFS Discharge
5.06
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 78
25th Low threshold 201
50th (Median) Normal (median) 319 Today: 222 cfs
75th High threshold 624
95th Very High threshold 1,620

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.

7.9k 3.9k 0 cfs Dec 27 May 23
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 23, 2026 240
May 22, 2026 224
May 21, 2026 230
May 20, 2026 225
May 19, 2026 241
May 18, 2026 255
May 17, 2026 243
May 16, 2026 256
Apr 20, 2026 829
Apr 19, 2026 945
Apr 18, 2026 1,080
Apr 17, 2026 1,240
Apr 16, 2026 1,510
Apr 14, 2026 2,130
Apr 13, 2026 1,680
Jan 10, 2026 124
Jan 9, 2026 62
Jan 8, 2026 62
Jan 7, 2026 62
Jan 6, 2026 62
Jan 5, 2026 62
Jan 4, 2026 63
Jan 3, 2026 63
Jan 2, 2026 63
Jan 1, 2026 63
Dec 31, 2025 64
Dec 30, 2025 64
Dec 29, 2025 66
Dec 28, 2025 67
Dec 27, 2025 68

Station Information

USGS Site No
05064000
State
MN
County
Norman County
Coordinates
47.2669, -96.7961
Drainage Area
1,560 mi²
Datum (ft)
837.7
HUC Code
09020108
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
18.0 ft
Flood Stage
20.0 ft
Moderate Flood
28.0 ft
Major Flood
32.0 ft

Currently 14.94 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
2,130 cfs
Apr 14, 2026
Min discharge
62 cfs
Jan 9, 2026
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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