About this river
Little Fork River is a 36.2 mile river near Rainy Lake Aquatics LLC in Minnesota. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Little Fork River at Littlefork, MN (site 05131500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1909 to 2026
Little Fork River typically runs highest in April, at a median 2,485 cfs, and lowest in February, at 111 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 25,000 cfs, in 1916.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 144 | 96 to 220 | |
| February | 111 | 80 to 151 | |
| March | 128 | 87 to 205 | |
| April | 2,485 | 1,060 to 4,625 | |
| May | 2,160 | 1,360 to 3,460 | |
| June | 1,060 | 536 to 2,095 | |
| July | 615 | 272 to 1,220 | |
| August | 249 | 138 to 546 | |
| September | 311 | 141 to 826 | |
| October | 476 | 184 to 1,030 | |
| November | 499 | 279 to 886 | |
| December | 238 | 159 to 403 |
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 Little Fork River at Littlefork, MN (site 05131500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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