About this river
Coon Creek is a 4.3 mile canal near Paddle Share Station in Minnesota. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Coon Creek at Vale Street IN Coon Rapids, MN (site 05288490). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2020 to 2026
Coon Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 88 cfs, and lowest in July, at 20 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 435 cfs, in 2024.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| April | 88 | 69 to 162 | |
| May | 76 | 49 to 111 | |
| June | 46 | 24 to 139 | |
| July | 20 | 14 to 78 | |
| August | 33 | 15 to 82 | |
| September | 28 | 13 to 53 | |
| October | 31 | 23 to 47 | |
| November | 32 | 26 to 50 |
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 6 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Coon Creek at Vale Street IN Coon Rapids, MN (site 05288490). 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 Coon Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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