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Around Cedar River
Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Cedar River is a 42.8 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Cedar River near Austin, MN (site 05457000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1909 to 2026
Cedar River typically runs highest in April, at a median 300 cfs, and lowest in February, at 68 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 15,000 cfs, in 2004.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 69 | 52 to 101 |
| February | 68 | 51 to 103 |
| March | 205 | 102 to 527 |
| April | 300 | 144 to 633 |
| May | 224 | 125 to 478 |
| June | 211 | 99 to 486 |
| July | 137 | 80 to 290 |
| August | 92 | 59 to 166 |
| September | 84 | 58 to 143 |
| October | 93 | 61 to 201 |
| November | 102 | 66 to 184 |
| December | 85 | 59 to 139 |
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 87 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Cedar River near Austin, MN (site 05457000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
6 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Cedar River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Halvorson ParkCedar RiverPublic
- Klienwort AccessCedar RiverPublic
- Otranto ImpoundmentCedar RiverPublic
- East Side Lake ParkEast Side LakePublic
- Austin Mill PondMill Pond LakePublic
- Ramsey Mill PondCedar RiverPublic
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