About this river
South Fork Crow River is a 17.6 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 1,620 cfs, and lowest in February, at 120 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 22,100 cfs, in 1965.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 126 | 54 to 290 | |
| February | 120 | 50 to 244 | |
| March | 300 | 117 to 796 | |
| April | 1,620 | 607 to 3,085 | |
| May | 1,270 | 456 to 2,590 | |
| June | 1,055 | 347 to 2,145 | |
| July | 639 | 205 to 1,860 | |
| August | 290 | 91 to 793 | |
| September | 199 | 85 to 657 | |
| October | 195 | 76 to 608 | |
| November | 210 | 87 to 767 | |
| December | 168 | 68 to 480 |
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 105 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
6 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.
- Lake Waconia (West)Lake WaconiaPublic
- Goose Lake/Hunting accessGoose LakePublic
- Swede LakeSwede LakePublic
- Rick Johnson ParkCrow RiverPublic
- Johnson ParkDog LakePublic
- Fountain LakeFountain LakePublic
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