About this river
Saint Croix River is a 20.4 mile river near Hard Water Sports in Minnesota. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge ST. Croix River near Danbury, WI (site 05333500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1914 to 2026
Saint Croix River typically runs highest in April, at a median 2,085 cfs, and lowest in February, at 880 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 14,100 cfs, in 2018.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 887 | 758 to 1,010 | |
| February | 880 | 755 to 1,000 | |
| March | 1,100 | 948 to 1,370 | |
| April | 2,085 | 1,520 to 2,875 | |
| May | 1,600 | 1,290 to 2,160 | |
| June | 1,305 | 1,010 to 1,775 | |
| July | 1,080 | 835 to 1,460 | |
| August | 927 | 756 to 1,280 | |
| September | 1,000 | 791 to 1,370 | |
| October | 1,090 | 824 to 1,410 | |
| November | 1,140 | 941 to 1,450 | |
| December | 980 | 820 to 1,180 |
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 109 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for ST. Croix River near Danbury, WI (site 05333500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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