About this river
South Branch Root River is a 2.9 mile river near Bear Creek Anglers in Iowa. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Root River near Pilot Mound, MN (site 05383950). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2002 to 2026
South Branch Root River typically runs highest in April, at a median 676 cfs, and lowest in February, at 185 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 16,200 cfs, in 2004.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 192 | 138 to 278 | |
| February | 185 | 144 to 270 | |
| March | 431 | 237 to 1,010 | |
| April | 676 | 320 to 1,060 | |
| May | 611 | 382 to 964 | |
| June | 610 | 392 to 964 | |
| July | 385 | 244 to 520 | |
| August | 269 | 223 to 356 | |
| September | 246 | 202 to 379 | |
| October | 240 | 194 to 447 | |
| November | 252 | 201 to 384 | |
| December | 226 | 167 to 334 |
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 23 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Root River near Pilot Mound, MN (site 05383950). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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