About this river
Hay Creek is an 8.4 mile stream near Cannon Falls Canoe and Bike Rental in Minnesota. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Mississippi River at Red Wing, MN (site 05355250). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1996 to 2025
Hay Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 51,400 cfs, and lowest in February, at 13,300 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 163,000 cfs, in 1997.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13,900 | 11,500 to 20,200 | |
| February | 13,300 | 11,000 to 19,550 | |
| March | 26,200 | 14,800 to 42,500 | |
| April | 51,400 | 35,450 to 88,900 | |
| May | 48,700 | 30,700 to 70,100 | |
| June | 31,700 | 20,200 to 46,050 | |
| July | 24,800 | 19,700 to 56,100 | |
| August | 17,900 | 11,400 to 26,800 | |
| September | 13,450 | 8,930 to 24,900 | |
| October | 16,500 | 10,900 to 48,500 | |
| November | 22,950 | 16,850 to 34,500 | |
| December | 19,300 | 14,700 to 30,500 |
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 12 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Mississippi River at Red Wing, MN (site 05355250). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Hay Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Bay Point Municipal ParkMississippi RiverPublic
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