Water report · St. Croix River
St. Croix River conditions
Running very low for mid August, and steady since yesterday. Above 9% of past August 13s on record.
Updated 6:00 PM UTC, Aug 13
St. Croix River flow history
What this means
1,250 cfs puts St. Croix River in the 9th percentile for August 13, against 120 years of record.
The median for this date is 2,350 cfs, and half of all August 13s on record fell between 1,720 and 3,430.
Over the last 7 days, St. Croix River ran between 1,280 and 1,410 cfs, lowest on Aug 9 and highest on Aug 6.
That is 100 cfs lower than on Aug 6.
Over the last 30 days, St. Croix River ran between 1,280 and 3,860 cfs, lowest on Aug 9 and highest on Jul 14.
That is 2,550 cfs lower than on Jul 14.
Over the last 90 days, St. Croix River ran between 1,280 and 4,250 cfs, lowest on Aug 9 and highest on Jul 12.
That is 2,490 cfs lower than on May 15.
Over the last 12 months, St. Croix River ran between 1,280 and 15,600 cfs, lowest on Aug 9 and highest on May 1.
That is 770 cfs lower than on Aug 12.
Water temperature, past 30 days
75 to 86 °F over the window.
On this water
No member has posted conditions here lately. The gauge says what the water is doing; an angler who was standing in it says what that felt like.
Post a reportUSGS monitoring location 05340500, ST. CROIX RIVER AT ST. CROIX FALLS, WI, 0.5 miles from the centre of St. Croix River. Provisional data, subject to revision. Values refresh every 30 minutes. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.
About this gauge
Readings come from USGS monitoring location 05340500, ST. CROIX RIVER AT ST. CROIX FALLS, WI, 0.5 miles from the centre of St. Croix River. It reports discharge, water temperature and gage height. Values refresh every 30 minutes and are provisional until the agency reviews them. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.
St. Croix River fishing records
The gauge is half the picture. The other half is what came out of the water: verified catches, the current record, and the anglers holding it.
See the St. Croix River record book