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Around Prairie River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Prairie River is a 44.3 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Prairie River near Taconite, MN (site 05212700). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1967 to 2026
Prairie River typically runs highest in April, at a median 436 cfs, and lowest in February, at 71 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,290 cfs, in 2023.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 77 | 67 to 101 |
| February | 71 | 62 to 89 |
| March | 87 | 74 to 113 |
| April | 436 | 169 to 845 |
| May | 424 | 210 to 696 |
| June | 224 | 121 to 461 |
| July | 148 | 82 to 247 |
| August | 74 | 46 to 145 |
| September | 74 | 38 to 148 |
| October | 99 | 59 to 185 |
| November | 147 | 92 to 207 |
| December | 96 | 76 to 123 |
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 41 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Prairie River near Taconite, MN (site 05212700). 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 Prairie River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Steamboat LandingMississippi RiverPublic
- Hale LakeHale LakePublic
- Kom-on-in BeachTrout LakePublic
- Crystal LakeCrystal LakePublic
- Prairie RiverPrairie RiverPublic
- Little Sand LakeLittle Sand LakePublic
- Longyear ParkTrout LakePublic
- Lower Prairie LakeLower Prairie LakePublic
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