MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT WINONA, MN
USGS 05378500 · Minnesota · reports discharge (live), gauge height
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USGS 05378500 · Minnesota · reports discharge (live), gauge height
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Stand back from the shoreline and be aware of surroundingsRhode Island Department of Environmental Management
General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.
Reading Nov 5, 7:15 PM CST · provisional USGS data
Normal for Nov 5 Rising · 24 h Below NWS action stage
Discharge, last 7 days: 169 readings from Oct 29, 8:15 PM CDT to Nov 5, 7:15 PM CST; ranging 13,200 to 29,200 ft³/s; latest 27,100 ft³/s; shaded band: typical range (25th–75th percentile) for each date.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS instantaneous values.
| Time | Discharge (ft³/s) | Normal, 25th–75th (ft³/s) |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 7:15 PM CST | 27,100 | 14,500–34,400 |
| Nov 5, 6:15 PM CST | 26,700 | 14,500–34,400 |
| Nov 5, 5:15 PM CST | 26,700 | 14,500–34,400 |
| Nov 5, 4:15 PM CST | 26,700 | 14,500–34,400 |
| Nov 5, 3:15 PM CST | 26,300 | 14,500–34,400 |
| Nov 5, 2:15 PM CST | 26,800 | 14,500–34,400 |
| Nov 5, 1:15 PM CST | 26,800 | 14,500–34,400 |
| Nov 5, 12:15 PM CST | 26,300 | 14,500–34,400 |
| Nov 5, 11:15 AM CST | 26,300 | 14,500–34,400 |
| Nov 5, 10:15 AM CST | 27,300 | 14,500–34,400 |
| Nov 5, 9:15 AM CST | 26,500 | 14,500–34,400 |
| Nov 5, 8:15 AM CST | 29,200 | 14,500–34,400 |
| Nov 5, 7:15 AM CST | 20,700 | 14,500–34,400 |
| Nov 5, 6:15 AM CST | 22,500 | 14,500–34,400 |
| Nov 5, 5:15 AM CST | 20,100 | 14,500–34,400 |
| Nov 5, 4:15 AM CST | 20,700 | 14,500–34,400 |
| Nov 5, 3:15 AM CST | 20,700 | 14,500–34,400 |
| Nov 5, 2:15 AM CST | 20,100 | 14,500–34,400 |
| Nov 5, 1:15 AM CST | 20,100 | 14,500–34,400 |
| Nov 5, 12:15 AM CST | 20,100 | 14,500–34,400 |
| Nov 4, 11:15 PM CST | 20,100 | 14,500–34,300 |
| Nov 4, 10:15 PM CST | 20,100 | 14,500–34,300 |
| Nov 4, 9:15 PM CST | 20,700 | 14,500–34,300 |
| Nov 4, 8:15 PM CST | 20,600 | 14,500–34,300 |
| Nov 4, 7:15 PM CST | 20,600 | 14,500–34,300 |
| Nov 4, 6:15 PM CST | 20,600 | 14,500–34,300 |
| Nov 4, 5:15 PM CST | 21,200 | 14,500–34,300 |
| Nov 4, 4:15 PM CST | 22,400 | 14,500–34,300 |
| Nov 4, 3:15 PM CST | 20,600 | 14,500–34,300 |
| Nov 4, 2:15 PM CST | 20,600 | 14,500–34,300 |
| Nov 4, 1:15 PM CST | 20,000 | 14,500–34,300 |
| Nov 4, 12:15 PM CST | 20,000 | 14,500–34,300 |
| Nov 4, 11:15 AM CST | 21,200 | 14,500–34,300 |
| Nov 4, 10:15 AM CST | 22,900 | 14,500–34,300 |
| Nov 4, 9:15 AM CST | 21,800 | 14,500–34,300 |
| Nov 4, 8:15 AM CST | 25,700 | 14,500–34,300 |
| Nov 4, 7:15 AM CST | 15,800 | 14,500–34,300 |
| Nov 4, 6:15 AM CST | 16,500 | 14,500–34,300 |
| Nov 4, 5:15 AM CST | 16,500 | 14,500–34,300 |
| Nov 4, 4:15 AM CST | 16,400 | 14,500–34,300 |
| Nov 4, 3:15 AM CST | 16,400 | 14,500–34,300 |
| Nov 4, 2:15 AM CST | 18,500 | 14,500–34,300 |
| Nov 4, 1:15 AM CST | 17,800 | 14,500–34,300 |
| Nov 4, 12:15 AM CST | 17,000 | 14,500–34,300 |
| Nov 3, 11:15 PM CST | 17,000 | 14,800–33,700 |
| Nov 3, 10:15 PM CST | 18,300 | 14,800–33,700 |
| Nov 3, 9:15 PM CST | 15,500 | 14,800–33,700 |
| Nov 3, 8:15 PM CST | 16,200 | 14,800–33,700 |
| Nov 3, 7:15 PM CST | 15,500 | 14,800–33,700 |
| Nov 3, 6:15 PM CST | 16,200 | 14,800–33,700 |
| Nov 3, 5:15 PM CST | 16,200 | 14,800–33,700 |
| Nov 3, 4:15 PM CST | 16,200 | 14,800–33,700 |
| Nov 3, 3:15 PM CST | 16,200 | 14,800–33,700 |
| Nov 3, 2:15 PM CST | 15,500 | 14,800–33,700 |
| Nov 3, 1:15 PM CST | 16,100 | 14,800–33,700 |
| Nov 3, 12:15 PM CST | 16,100 | 14,800–33,700 |
| Nov 3, 11:15 AM CST | 16,800 | 14,800–33,700 |
| Nov 3, 10:15 AM CST | 16,800 | 14,800–33,700 |
| Nov 3, 9:15 AM CST | 16,100 | 14,800–33,700 |
| Nov 3, 8:15 AM CST | 14,000 | 14,800–33,700 |
| Nov 3, 7:15 AM CST | 13,900 | 14,800–33,700 |
| Nov 3, 6:15 AM CST | 14,700 | 14,800–33,700 |
| Nov 3, 5:15 AM CST | 13,200 | 14,800–33,700 |
| Nov 3, 4:15 AM CST | 13,900 | 14,800–33,700 |
| Nov 3, 3:15 AM CST | 13,900 | 14,800–33,700 |
| Nov 3, 2:15 AM CST | 13,900 | 14,800–33,700 |
| Nov 3, 1:15 AM CST | 13,900 | 14,800–33,700 |
| Nov 3, 12:15 AM CST | 13,900 | 14,800–33,700 |
| Nov 2, 11:15 PM CST | 13,900 | 14,700–33,700 |
| Nov 2, 10:15 PM CST | 14,600 | 14,700–33,700 |
| Nov 2, 9:15 PM CST | 14,600 | 14,700–33,700 |
| Nov 2, 8:15 PM CST | 14,600 | 14,700–33,700 |
| Nov 2, 7:15 PM CST | 15,300 | 14,700–33,700 |
| Nov 2, 6:15 PM CST | 15,300 | 14,700–33,700 |
| Nov 2, 5:15 PM CST | 15,300 | 14,700–33,700 |
| Nov 2, 4:15 PM CST | 13,900 | 14,700–33,700 |
| Nov 2, 3:15 PM CST | 13,900 | 14,700–33,700 |
| Nov 2, 2:15 PM CST | 14,600 | 14,700–33,700 |
| Nov 2, 1:15 PM CST | 15,300 | 14,700–33,700 |
| Nov 2, 12:15 PM CST | 15,300 | 14,700–33,700 |
| Nov 2, 11:15 AM CST | 14,600 | 14,700–33,700 |
| Nov 2, 10:15 AM CST | 15,300 | 14,700–33,700 |
| Nov 2, 9:15 AM CST | 15,200 | 14,700–33,700 |
| Nov 2, 8:15 AM CST | 14,500 | 14,700–33,700 |
| Nov 2, 7:15 AM CST | 15,900 | 14,700–33,700 |
| Nov 2, 6:15 AM CST | 14,500 | 14,700–33,700 |
| Nov 2, 5:15 AM CST | 13,800 | 14,700–33,700 |
| Nov 2, 4:15 AM CST | 14,500 | 14,700–33,700 |
| Nov 2, 3:15 AM CST | 16,600 | 14,700–33,700 |
| Nov 2, 2:15 AM CST | 13,800 | 14,700–33,700 |
| Nov 2, 1:15 AM CST | 14,500 | 14,700–33,700 |
| Nov 2, 12:15 AM CST | 15,200 | 14,700–33,700 |
| Nov 1, 11:15 PM CST | 14,500 | 14,200–33,300 |
| Nov 1, 10:15 PM CST | 13,800 | 14,200–33,300 |
| Nov 1, 9:15 PM CST | 14,500 | 14,200–33,300 |
| Nov 1, 8:15 PM CST | 13,800 | 14,200–33,300 |
| Nov 1, 7:15 PM CST | 14,500 | 14,200–33,300 |
| Nov 1, 6:15 PM CST | 15,200 | 14,200–33,300 |
| Nov 1, 5:15 PM CST | 13,800 | 14,200–33,300 |
| Nov 1, 4:15 PM CST | 15,200 | 14,200–33,300 |
| Nov 1, 3:15 PM CST | 14,500 | 14,200–33,300 |
| Nov 1, 2:15 PM CST | 13,900 | 14,200–33,300 |
| Nov 1, 1:15 PM CST | 15,200 | 14,200–33,300 |
| Nov 1, 12:15 PM CST | 14,500 | 14,200–33,300 |
| Nov 1, 11:15 AM CST | 15,200 | 14,200–33,300 |
| Nov 1, 10:15 AM CST | 13,900 | 14,200–33,300 |
| Nov 1, 9:15 AM CST | 14,600 | 14,200–33,300 |
| Nov 1, 8:15 AM CST | 13,900 | 14,200–33,300 |
| Nov 1, 7:15 AM CST | 13,200 | 14,200–33,300 |
| Nov 1, 6:15 AM CST | 13,900 | 14,200–33,300 |
| Nov 1, 5:15 AM CST | 14,600 | 14,200–33,300 |
| Nov 1, 4:15 AM CST | 13,900 | 14,200–33,300 |
| Nov 1, 3:15 AM CST | 13,900 | 14,200–33,300 |
| Nov 1, 2:15 AM CST | 14,600 | 14,200–33,300 |
| Nov 1, 1:15 AM CST | 14,600 | 14,200–33,300 |
| Nov 1, 1:15 AM CDT | 13,900 | 14,200–33,300 |
| Nov 1, 12:15 AM CDT | 13,900 | 14,200–33,300 |
| Oct 31, 11:15 PM CDT | 14,600 | 13,200–32,600 |
| Oct 31, 10:15 PM CDT | 14,600 | 13,200–32,600 |
| Oct 31, 9:15 PM CDT | 14,600 | 13,200–32,600 |
| Oct 31, 8:15 PM CDT | 14,600 | 13,200–32,600 |
| Oct 31, 7:15 PM CDT | 13,200 | 13,200–32,600 |
| Oct 31, 6:15 PM CDT | 14,600 | 13,200–32,600 |
| Oct 31, 5:15 PM CDT | 13,900 | 13,200–32,600 |
| Oct 31, 4:15 PM CDT | 13,200 | 13,200–32,600 |
| Oct 31, 3:15 PM CDT | 16,000 | 13,200–32,600 |
| Oct 31, 2:15 PM CDT | 13,900 | 13,200–32,600 |
| Oct 31, 1:15 PM CDT | 14,600 | 13,200–32,600 |
| Oct 31, 12:15 PM CDT | 13,900 | 13,200–32,600 |
| Oct 31, 11:15 AM CDT | 14,600 | 13,200–32,600 |
| Oct 31, 10:15 AM CDT | 13,900 | 13,200–32,600 |
| Oct 31, 9:15 AM CDT | 15,300 | 13,200–32,600 |
| Oct 31, 8:15 AM CDT | 14,600 | 13,200–32,600 |
| Oct 31, 7:15 AM CDT | 15,300 | 13,200–32,600 |
| Oct 31, 6:15 AM CDT | 15,300 | 13,200–32,600 |
| Oct 31, 5:15 AM CDT | 15,300 | 13,200–32,600 |
| Oct 31, 4:15 AM CDT | 15,300 | 13,200–32,600 |
| Oct 31, 3:15 AM CDT | 14,600 | 13,200–32,600 |
| Oct 31, 2:15 AM CDT | 15,300 | 13,200–32,600 |
| Oct 31, 1:15 AM CDT | 14,700 | 13,200–32,600 |
| Oct 31, 12:15 AM CDT | 14,700 | 13,200–32,600 |
| Oct 30, 11:15 PM CDT | 14,700 | 13,300–32,500 |
| Oct 30, 10:15 PM CDT | 17,500 | 13,300–32,500 |
| Oct 30, 9:15 PM CDT | 14,600 | 13,300–32,500 |
| Oct 30, 8:15 PM CDT | 14,600 | 13,300–32,500 |
| Oct 30, 7:15 PM CDT | 14,700 | 13,300–32,500 |
| Oct 30, 6:15 PM CDT | 14,700 | 13,300–32,500 |
| Oct 30, 5:15 PM CDT | 14,700 | 13,300–32,500 |
| Oct 30, 4:15 PM CDT | 14,700 | 13,300–32,500 |
| Oct 30, 3:15 PM CDT | 16,100 | 13,300–32,500 |
| Oct 30, 2:15 PM CDT | 15,400 | 13,300–32,500 |
| Oct 30, 1:15 PM CDT | 15,400 | 13,300–32,500 |
| Oct 30, 12:15 PM CDT | 15,400 | 13,300–32,500 |
| Oct 30, 11:15 AM CDT | 14,700 | 13,300–32,500 |
| Oct 30, 10:15 AM CDT | 15,400 | 13,300–32,500 |
| Oct 30, 9:15 AM CDT | 14,700 | 13,300–32,500 |
| Oct 30, 8:15 AM CDT | 18,100 | 13,300–32,500 |
| Oct 30, 7:15 AM CDT | 14,700 | 13,300–32,500 |
| Oct 30, 6:15 AM CDT | 14,700 | 13,300–32,500 |
| Oct 30, 5:15 AM CDT | 14,700 | 13,300–32,500 |
| Oct 30, 4:15 AM CDT | 13,900 | 13,300–32,500 |
| Oct 30, 3:15 AM CDT | 14,600 | 13,300–32,500 |
| Oct 30, 2:15 AM CDT | 14,600 | 13,300–32,500 |
| Oct 30, 1:15 AM CDT | 14,000 | 13,300–32,500 |
| Oct 30, 12:15 AM CDT | 13,200 | 13,300–32,500 |
| Oct 29, 11:15 PM CDT | 14,700 | 13,800–33,400 |
| Oct 29, 10:15 PM CDT | 14,700 | 13,800–33,400 |
| Oct 29, 9:15 PM CDT | 14,700 | 13,800–33,400 |
| Oct 29, 8:15 PM CDT | 14,700 | 13,800–33,400 |
Map of USGS gauge 05378500 and the river around it
Where MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT WINONA, MN sits, with 1 other gauge on the same river.
No current water-temperature reading at this gauge, so no temperature guidance is given. Take a stream thermometer. Minnesota DNR publishes no water-temperature line for trout anglers that we found. The lines below are the National Park Service's, federal guidance, not a Minnesota rule, with Minnesota DNR's own figure added: 68°F and 75°F.
Species list not on file for this gauge. Check the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources: Minnesota trout fishing · .
Normal for Nov 5: 14,500–34,400 ft³/s (middle half of 98 years of record). Now: 27,100 ft³/s, normal.
Normal for this date. 27,100 ft³/s is between the 25th and 75th percentiles of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 98 years of record (1929–2026): 10th 10,600, 25th 14,500, median 21,800, 75th 34,400, 90th 46,400 ft³/s.
Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 7,400 ft³/s, highest 84,800 ft³/s.
Classes as USGS labels them (hyswap: flow categories (WDFN_stats schema) (U.S. Geological Survey) ); percentiles from the USGS daily statistics (U.S. Geological Survey) (approved daily means; the reading is provisional and instantaneous).
Rising over 24 hours: discharge up 31.6%, from 20,600 to 27,100 ft³/s. Rising or falling means a change of more than 10% in discharge (or 0.2 ft of gauge height) over 24 hours; our rule of thumb, not a USGS class.
Below NWS action stage. The National Weather Service reports this gauge below its action stage. That is not a statement that wading is safe.
Flood categories: action stage, minor, moderate and major flooding (National Weather Service)Rising water. Rising over the last 24 hours (discharge up 31.6%). Keep your way back to the bank in sight and watch the level while you fish. “Rising” is our rule of thumb: more than 10% in discharge or 0.2 ft of gauge height in 24 hours, not a USGS or NWS class.
Turn Around Don't Drown. “A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.” No flow number makes a crossing safe; if in doubt, stay out.
Turn Around Don't Drown (National Weather Service)Guidance from the readings above and the published thresholds named with each line; not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Local rules and closures come first.
Below NWS action stage. The National Weather Service reports this gauge below its action stage. That is not a statement that wading is safe.
NWS observed 6.04 ft stage, 37,400 ft³/s at Nov 5, 7:45 PM CST (NWS gauge WNAM5; its stage datum can differ from the USGS gauge height).
NWS river forecast forecast issued Nov 5, 10:50 AM CST. Highest point: 6.7 ft on Nov 11, 6:00 PM CST (Below NWS action stage).
| Day | Stage | Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Thu, Nov 5 | 6.4 ft | – |
| Fri, Nov 6 | 6.5 ft | – |
| Sat, Nov 7 | 6.6 ft | – |
| Sun, Nov 8 | 6.6 ft | – |
| Mon, Nov 9 | 6.6 ft | – |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 6.6 ft | – |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 6.7 ft | – |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 6.7 ft | – |
Open the NWS gauge page · What the categories mean (National Weather Service)
Checked Nov 5, 8:10 PM CST; readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and statistics daily. Provisional USGS data can be revised. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.