What is the current flow on Wild Rice River?
Wild Rice River is currently flowing at 2.03 cfs at USGS gauge 05053500 as of Aug 18, 8:00 AM UTC.
Wild Rice River at St Benedict Water Level & Fishing Conditions
Water level (gauge height) · Live from USGS
23.72 ft
Flow 2.03 cfs · as of Aug 18, 8:00 AM UTC
Flow is 2.03 cfs.
Flow
2.03 cfs
Gauge Height
23.72 ft
Water Temp
temporarily unavailable
About This Gauge
USGS 05053500 is a public stream gauge on Wild Rice River in North Dakota. 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 Wild Rice River 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.
Nearby Gauges
- RED RIVER OF THE NORTH AT HICKSON, ND · 4.1 mi
- SHEYENNE R AB SHEYENNE R DIVERSION NR HORACE, ND · 5.4 mi
- SHEYENNE RIVER DIVERSION NR HORACE, ND · 5.5 mi
- SHEYENNE RIVER ON 32ND AVE E AT WEST FARGO, ND · 9.0 mi
- SHEYENNE RIVER DIV ON SHEYENNE ST AT W FARGO, ND · 9.7 mi
- RED RIVER OF THE NORTH AT FARGO, ND · 10.1 mi
- SHEYENNE RIVER NEAR KINDRED, ND · 10.4 mi
- DRAIN 14 AT 41ST SE SOUTH OF MAPLETON, ND · 12.2 mi
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Wild Rice River above or below normal right now?
Waderly compares Wild Rice River 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 Wild Rice River?
This USGS gauge is not currently reporting water temperature for Wild Rice River, so this page does not show a live water-temperature reading.
What other gauges should I check near Wild Rice River?
Nearby gauges worth checking include RED RIVER OF THE NORTH AT HICKSON, ND (4.1 miles away), SHEYENNE R AB SHEYENNE R DIVERSION NR HORACE, ND (5.4 miles away), SHEYENNE RIVER DIVERSION NR HORACE, ND (5.5 miles away). Comparing nearby gauges helps confirm whether conditions are changing upstream or across the watershed.
What is the weather outlook for Wild Rice River?
NOAA forecast data for Wild Rice River is not cached on this page yet. Waderly's live map forecast usually fills in first.
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