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Saint Louis River in Minnesota

River62.1 mi

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Around Saint Louis River

Red Pine Campground8.7 miKnife Island Campground8.9 mi10 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Saint Louis River is a 62.1 mile river near N&S Great Lakes Fishing in Wisconsin. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge ST. Louis River at Scanlon, MN (site 04024000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1908 to 2026

Saint Louis River typically runs highest in April, at a median 4,800 cfs, and lowest in February, at 1,040 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 45,000 cfs, in 2012.

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Typical flow by month at ST. Louis River at Scanlon, MN, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January1,090754 to 1,360
February1,040717 to 1,350
March1,200792 to 1,640
April4,8002,120 to 7,910
May3,7802,300 to 6,590
June2,3851,450 to 4,255
July1,460965 to 2,570
August1,060764 to 1,580
September1,170788 to 1,940
October1,280894 to 2,130
November1,410973 to 2,110
December1,190882 to 1,590

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 118 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for ST. Louis River at Scanlon, MN (site 04024000). 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 Saint Louis River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Eagle LakeEagle LakePublic
  • Sajac Memorial ParkSaint Louis RiverPublic
  • Boyscout ParkSt. Louis RiverPublic
  • Fond du Lac CampgroundSt. Louis RiverPublic
  • Island LakeIsland LakePublic
  • Pokegama RiverPokegama RiverPublic
  • Perch LakePerch LakePublic
  • Spirit/ Clyde AvenueSt. Louis RiverPublic
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