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Roseau River in Minnesota

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10 mi

Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Roseau River is a 40.8 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Roseau River below State Ditch 51 near Caribou, MN (site 05112000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1917 to 2026

Roseau River typically runs highest in April, at a median 852 cfs, and lowest in February, at 17 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,320 cfs, in 2002.

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Typical flow by month at Roseau River below State Ditch 51 near Caribou, MN, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January2314 to 36
February1712 to 31
March2814 to 73
April852265 to 1,480
May815268 to 1,690
June451125 to 1,280
July23367 to 814
August4117 to 138
September4315 to 166
October7226 to 223
November10843 to 245
December3921 to 73

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 Roseau River below State Ditch 51 near Caribou, MN (site 05112000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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