Red Lake River in Minnesota
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Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Red Lake River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Red Lake River at Crookston, MN (site 05079000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1901 to 2026
Red Lake River typically runs highest in April, at a median 2,010 cfs, and lowest in February, at 460 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 28,700 cfs, in 2022.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 462 | 182 to 881 |
| February | 460 | 174 to 848 |
| March | 625 | 244 to 1,110 |
| April | 2,010 | 827 to 4,360 |
| May | 1,380 | 720 to 2,880 |
| June | 1,325 | 654 to 2,540 |
| July | 994 | 446 to 1,760 |
| August | 652 | 269 to 1,210 |
| September | 695 | 246 to 1,200 |
| October | 676 | 275 to 1,180 |
| November | 595 | 245 to 1,100 |
| December | 500 | 202 to 974 |
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 125 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Red Lake River at Crookston, MN (site 05079000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
6 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Red Lake River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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