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About this river
Middle Fork Zumbro River is a 44.0 mile river near Cannon Falls Canoe and Bike Rental in Minnesota. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge South Fork Zumbro River at Rochester, MN (site 05372995). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1981 to 2026
Middle Fork Zumbro River typically runs highest in April, at a median 318 cfs, and lowest in January, at 68 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 9,830 cfs, in 2007.
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| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 68 | 48 to 102 |
| February | 69 | 50 to 112 |
| March | 220 | 133 to 423 |
| April | 318 | 159 to 540 |
| May | 271 | 176 to 472 |
| June | 244 | 141 to 417 |
| July | 174 | 94 to 270 |
| August | 112 | 73 to 190 |
| September | 98 | 66 to 166 |
| October | 95 | 65 to 173 |
| November | 109 | 74 to 173 |
| December | 94 | 61 to 148 |
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 45 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for South Fork Zumbro River at Rochester, MN (site 05372995). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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