Wild Rice River in Minnesota
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Around Wild Rice River
Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Wild Rice River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Wild Rice River at Hendrum, MN (site 05064000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1944 to 2026
Wild Rice River typically runs highest in April, at a median 660 cfs, and lowest in September, at 59 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 10,300 cfs, in 1997.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 65 | 35 to 95 |
| February | 62 | 33 to 91 |
| March | 105 | 59 to 248 |
| April | 660 | 381 to 1,585 |
| May | 501 | 283 to 890 |
| June | 291 | 180 to 641 |
| July | 193 | 78 to 451 |
| August | 68 | 33 to 185 |
| September | 59 | 26 to 154 |
| October | 87 | 40 to 213 |
| November | 110 | 52 to 199 |
| December | 70 | 44 to 140 |
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 82 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Wild Rice River at Hendrum, MN (site 05064000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
7 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Wild Rice River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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