Sauk River in Minnesota
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Around Sauk River
Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Sauk River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Sauk River near ST. Cloud, MN (site 05270500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1909 to 2026
Sauk River typically runs highest in April, at a median 622 cfs, and lowest in January, at 102 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,940 cfs, in 1965.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 102 | 55 to 176 |
| February | 106 | 58 to 172 |
| March | 174 | 85 to 361 |
| April | 622 | 316 to 1,115 |
| May | 457 | 253 to 884 |
| June | 352 | 157 to 709 |
| July | 292 | 92 to 562 |
| August | 153 | 69 to 342 |
| September | 148 | 59 to 310 |
| October | 148 | 66 to 323 |
| November | 184 | 65 to 355 |
| December | 135 | 67 to 253 |
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 93 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Sauk River near ST. Cloud, MN (site 05270500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Sauk River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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