Straight River in Minnesota
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Around Straight River
Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Straight River is a 38.0 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Straight River near Faribault, MN (site 05353800). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1966 to 2026
Straight River typically runs highest in April, at a median 437 cfs, and lowest in February, at 57 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 12,000 cfs, in 2010.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 59 | 37 to 97 |
| February | 57 | 38 to 117 |
| March | 268 | 126 to 625 |
| April | 437 | 221 to 743 |
| May | 361 | 192 to 688 |
| June | 328 | 172 to 589 |
| July | 178 | 91 to 401 |
| August | 98 | 55 to 232 |
| September | 87 | 45 to 221 |
| October | 102 | 49 to 294 |
| November | 127 | 52 to 247 |
| December | 102 | 40 to 170 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 60 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Straight River near Faribault, MN (site 05353800). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
4 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Straight River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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