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Around South Fork Crow River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
South Fork Crow River is a 62.1 mile river near Wai Nani Surf Paddle & Pedal in Minnesota. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Crow River at Rockford, MN (site 05280000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1906 to 2026
South Fork Crow River typically runs highest in April, at a median 1,610 cfs, and lowest in February, at 120 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 22,100 cfs, in 1965.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 130 | 55 to 290 |
| February | 120 | 50 to 248 |
| March | 300 | 120 to 860 |
| April | 1,610 | 615 to 3,070 |
| May | 1,270 | 462 to 2,580 |
| June | 1,080 | 353 to 2,125 |
| July | 666 | 209 to 1,840 |
| August | 290 | 91 to 793 |
| September | 199 | 85 to 657 |
| October | 195 | 76 to 608 |
| November | 210 | 87 to 766 |
| December | 168 | 69 to 475 |
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 106 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Crow River at Rockford, MN (site 05280000). 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 South Fork Crow River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Hydes LakeHydes LakePublic
- Patterson Lake/Hunting accessPatterson LakePublic
- Lake Waconia (West)Lake WaconiaPublic
- McDonalds ParkSouth Fork Crow River - Otter LakePublic
- Goose Lake/Hunting accessGoose LakePublic
- Silver LakeSilver LakePublic
- West River ParkSouth Fork Crow River - Otter LakePublic
- Swan Lake (East)Swan LakePublic
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