Cannon River in Minnesota
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Around Cannon River
Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Cannon River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Cannon River at Welch, MN (site 05355200). 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
Cannon River typically runs highest in April, at a median 953 cfs, and lowest in January, at 239 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 28,700 cfs, in 1965.
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| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 239 | 146 to 356 |
| February | 264 | 188 to 377 |
| March | 687 | 350 to 1,030 |
| April | 953 | 437 to 1,860 |
| May | 745 | 324 to 1,450 |
| June | 714 | 264 to 1,490 |
| July | 438 | 203 to 986 |
| August | 292 | 167 to 647 |
| September | 269 | 163 to 564 |
| October | 290 | 154 to 614 |
| November | 309 | 169 to 578 |
| December | 262 | 160 to 464 |
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 80 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Cannon River at Welch, MN (site 05355200). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Cannon River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Tetonka LakeTetonka LakePublic
- Upper Sakatah LakeUpper Sakatah LakePublic
- Horseshoe LakeHorseshoe LakePublic
- Cannon LakeCannon LakePublic
- Sunfish LakeSunfish LakePublic
- Cedar LakeCedar LakePublic
- Caron LakeCaron LakePublic
- South Alexander ParkCannon RiverPublic
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