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Lake Traverse Fishing Conditions & Water Level

LAKE TRAVERSE AT RESERVATION DAM NEAR WHEATON, MN · USGS 05049700 · Minnesota · 45.7686, -96.6387

Current flow data is not published on this gauge page right now.

Flow
temporarily unavailable
Gauge Height
76.98 ft
Water Temp
temporarily unavailable

Last USGS reading: Jul 25, 3:00 PM UTC

About This Gauge

USGS 05049700 is a public lake or reservoir gauge on Lake Traverse in Minnesota. Waderly uses this page as the canonical landing page for flow, water level, and fishing-condition checks on this water. There are 8 nearby gauges linked from this page for watershed context.

3-Day Weather Outlook

NOAA forecast data for Lake Traverse is not cached on this page yet. The live Waderly map forecast will populate first, and search crawlers can still see flow, gauge height, temperature, nearby gauges, and state-hub links here.

Waderly combines real-time USGS stream gauges with weather, barometric pressure trends, and solunar activity so you know what the water is doing before you go. The "typical" comparison above is an approximation based on the historical daily median flow for this date at this gauge.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current flow on Lake Traverse?

Lake Traverse does not have a current flow reading published on this gauge page right now. When USGS data is available, Waderly shows it here for gauge 05049700.

Is Lake Traverse above or below normal right now?

Waderly compares Lake Traverse against its historical median when that gauge has enough flow history loaded. This page does not have that above-or-below-normal comparison yet.

What is the water temperature on Lake Traverse?

This USGS gauge is not currently reporting water temperature for Lake Traverse, so this page does not show a live water-temperature reading.

What other gauges should I check near Lake Traverse?

Nearby gauges worth checking include LAKE TRAVERSE OTLT AT RESERVATION DAM NR WHEATON (0.1 miles away), MUD LAKE NORTH OF 670TH STREET NEAR WHEATON, MN (5.6 miles away), MUSTINKA RIVER ABOVE WHEATON, MN (8.0 miles away). Comparing nearby gauges helps confirm whether conditions are changing upstream or across the watershed.

What is the weather outlook for Lake Traverse?

NOAA forecast data for Lake Traverse is not cached on this page yet. Waderly's live map forecast usually fills in first.

See the full picture for Lake Traverse

Open the live map to see Lake Traverse alongside weather, forecast, nearby gauges, and everything else Waderly tracks for the water.

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