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Around Lac qui Parle River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Lac qui Parle River is a 62.1 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Lac Qui Parle River near Lac Qui Parle, MN (site 05300000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1910 to 2026
Lac qui Parle River typically runs highest in April, at a median 252 cfs, and lowest in February, at 6.9 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 16,000 cfs, in 1969.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 8.0 | 2.1 to 27 |
| February | 6.9 | 1.7 to 26 |
| March | 77 | 15 to 319 |
| April | 252 | 93 to 734 |
| May | 176 | 53 to 446 |
| June | 122 | 39 to 341 |
| July | 50 | 14 to 149 |
| August | 17 | 3.4 to 84 |
| September | 8.9 | 2.1 to 46 |
| October | 16 | 2.1 to 56 |
| November | 29 | 4.8 to 88 |
| December | 18 | 3.1 to 58 |
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 98 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Lac Qui Parle River near Lac Qui Parle, MN (site 05300000). 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 Lac qui Parle River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Hendricks Lake (East)Hendricks LakePublic
- Steep Bank LakeSteep Bank LakePublic
- Oak LakeOak LakePublic
- Porter LakePorter Reservoir LakePublic
- John LakeJohn ReservoirPublic
- Del Clark LakeR6 LakePublic
- Del Clark Lake Access #2Del Clark LakePublic
- Dawson (East)Lac Qui Parle RiverPublic
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