Hard Water Sports

Hard Water Sports is a kayak tour operator in Sandstone. They also provide shuttle services for canoes and kayaks on the Kettle River.

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Typical flow by month

1968 to 2026

The water at Hard Water Sports typically runs highest in April, at a median 1,655 cfs, and lowest in February, at 157 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 22,700 cfs, in 2012.

Typical flow by month at Kettle River below Sandstone, MN, in cfs
Month	Typical (cfs)	Usual range (cfs)
January	163	133 to 220
February	157	130 to 199
March	231	160 to 526
April	1,655	930 to 3,005
May	985	614 to 1,700
June	525	279 to 1,145
July	377	209 to 740
August	224	135 to 427
September	221	144 to 494
October	312	174 to 746
November	382	251 to 561
December	230	175 to 302

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 58 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Kettle River below Sandstone, MN (site 05336700). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

85Go/ 100 conditions score

Streamflow

88 cfs

Much below normal (6th)

Water level

3.87 ft

High today

62°F

Wind

9 kt

Gusts 13 kt

Rain chance

Week ahead

Tue62°F0%

Wed64°F0%

Thu58°F53%

Fri69°F4%

Sat61°F42%

Sun63°F28%

Mon74°F32%

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF).

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