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Minnesota Whitewater Rafting
Minnesota Whitewater Rafting

Minnesota Whitewater Rafting

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Minnesota Whitewater Rafting is a kayak tour operator in Cloquet. They offer guided whitewater rafting and float tours on the St. Louis River. Trips are suitable for ages 10 and up.

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Around here

Around Minnesota Whitewater Rafting

Knife Island Campground0.1 miBuffalo Valley Campground5.8 mi10 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

Typical flow by month

1908 to 2026

The water at Minnesota Whitewater Rafting typically runs highest in April, at a median 4,800 cfs, and lowest in February, at 1,040 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 45,000 cfs, in 2012.

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Typical flow by month at ST. Louis River at Scanlon, MN, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January1,090754 to 1,360
February1,040717 to 1,350
March1,200792 to 1,640
April4,8002,120 to 7,910
May3,7802,300 to 6,590
June2,3851,450 to 4,255
July1,460965 to 2,570
August1,060764 to 1,580
September1,170788 to 1,940
October1,280894 to 2,130
November1,410973 to 2,110
December1,190882 to 1,590

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 118 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for ST. Louis River at Scanlon, MN (site 04024000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

Today · Fri

68Maybe/ 100

High 37°F

CloudyHigh 37°F, low 27°FRain 0%Wind 4 kt, gusts 9

Streamflow

8,030 cfs

Much above normal (95th)

Water level

6.98 ft

Water

49°F

Air quality

7 Good

Fond du Lac monitor, 7 km

National Weather ServiceBelow flood stage

Flood stage 10.5 ft. NWS reads 7.05 ft here.

NWS issues forecasts here only during high water.

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF). Flood stages and forecasts: NOAA National Weather Service. Air quality: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency via EPA AirNow. Preliminary data, not verified.