Cannon River (Minnesota), Welch (05355200)

StateMinnesotaLatestUnknown (439 cfs)
RiverCannon RiverRatingObservedEstimated
Updated2026-05-29 11:00 (1 hour ago)Flood - The river is flooding. Obstacles can be treacherous or deadly. The river should be avoided at this stage for casual trips and definitely for the inexperienced. Trips should be attempted only with protective gear and equipment.Flood(none)(none)
Discharge439 cfs (median: 770 cfs)High - The river is high and potentially dangerous, especially for the young and / or inexperienced. Normal stream obstacles are sometimes difficult to navigate. Extended distances can be attempted, but canoe travel may not be advisable.High(none)(none)
Height4.02 feetGood - Conditions are ideal for a canoe or kayak. Boats typically will drag on fewer than one-quarter of riffles, if at all, and portages are unnecessary or rare. Normal float lengths can be attempted without a problem.Good(none)(none)
TrendRising (steady over 24 hours)Low - River is low but can still be floated. Some riffles are okay but most come with significant dragging and might need a portage. Float lengths should be reduced to accommodate low flow, dragging, and portages.Low(none)(none)
USGSExternal icon USGS Site (External icon Duck Duck Go Maps)Poor - River is too low to float comfortably. Most or all riffles will drag or must be portaged and some obstacles (such as slick shelf rock) cause undue problems. Avoid the river at this stage for casual paddling trips.Poor(none)(none)

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Trips for Cannon River (Minnesota), Welch (05355200)

DateStartEndDistanceConditionDischargeHeightFishingDetails
Click for details2022-07-29 Cannon Falls Miesville Ravine Park Total trip distance: 8.0 miles8.0 Good 380 3.82 None NoneNone Turner, SkipTurner, Skip NoneNone USGS Gauge Data:
Welch (05355200)
Discharge: 380
Height: 3.82
<b>USGS Gauge Data:</b></br />Welch (05355200)<br />Discharge: 380<br />Height: 3.82
Source: TurnerSource: Turner

A total of 1 rows are displayed.

Trip Summary for Cannon River (Minnesota), Welch (05355200)

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Classic Trip List

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Gauge Data Table

ObservationHeightDischargeMaximum
Discharge
Minimum
Discharge
Mean
Discharge
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(Median)
P75P80P90P95
2026-05-29 11:00 4.02 439 5880 (2019) 80 (1934) 1040 125 200 286 355 770 1460 1600 2200 3580
2026-05-29 10:00 4.00 431 5880 (2019) 80 (1934) 1040 125 200 286 355 770 1460 1600 2200 3580
2026-05-29 09:00 3.98 424 5880 (2019) 80 (1934) 1040 125 200 286 355 770 1460 1600 2200 3580
2026-05-29 08:00 3.97 415 5880 (2019) 80 (1934) 1040 125 200 286 355 770 1460 1600 2200 3580
2026-05-29 07:00 3.95 407 5880 (2019) 80 (1934) 1040 125 200 286 355 770 1460 1600 2200 3580
2026-05-29 06:00 3.93 398 5880 (2019) 80 (1934) 1040 125 200 286 355 770 1460 1600 2200 3580
2026-05-29 05:00 3.91 389 5880 (2019) 80 (1934) 1040 125 200 286 355 770 1460 1600 2200 3580
2026-05-29 04:00 3.90 380 5880 (2019) 80 (1934) 1040 125 200 286 355 770 1460 1600 2200 3580
2026-05-29 03:00 3.88 372 5880 (2019) 80 (1934) 1040 125 200 286 355 770 1460 1600 2200 3580
2026-05-29 02:00 3.86 366 5880 (2019) 80 (1934) 1040 125 200 286 355 770 1460 1600 2200 3580
2026-05-29 01:00 3.85 361 5880 (2019) 80 (1934) 1040 125 200 286 355 770 1460 1600 2200 3580
2026-05-29 00:00 3.84 356 5880 (2019) 80 (1934) 1040 125 200 286 355 770 1460 1600 2200 3580
2026-05-28 23:00 3.84 354 5880 (2019) 80 (1934) 1040 125 200 286 355 770 1460 1600 2200 3580
2026-05-28 22:00 3.83 352 5940 (1945) 41 (1934) 1090 120 155 271 314 770 1480 1670 2400 3940
2026-05-28 21:00 3.83 351 5940 (1945) 41 (1934) 1090 120 155 271 314 770 1480 1670 2400 3940
2026-05-28 20:00 3.83 351 5940 (1945) 41 (1934) 1090 120 155 271 314 770 1480 1670 2400 3940
2026-05-28 19:00 3.83 352 5940 (1945) 41 (1934) 1090 120 155 271 314 770 1480 1670 2400 3940
2026-05-28 18:00 3.84 355 5940 (1945) 41 (1934) 1090 120 155 271 314 770 1480 1670 2400 3940
2026-05-28 17:00 3.85 361 5940 (1945) 41 (1934) 1090 120 155 271 314 770 1480 1670 2400 3940
2026-05-28 16:00 3.88 372 5940 (1945) 41 (1934) 1090 120 155 271 314 770 1480 1670 2400 3940
2026-05-28 15:00 3.92 391 5940 (1945) 41 (1934) 1090 120 155 271 314 770 1480 1670 2400 3940
2026-05-28 14:00 3.97 416 5940 (1945) 41 (1934) 1090 120 155 271 314 770 1480 1670 2400 3940
2026-05-28 13:00 4.02 442 5940 (1945) 41 (1934) 1090 120 155 271 314 770 1480 1670 2400 3940
2026-05-28 12:00 4.04 452 5940 (1945) 41 (1934) 1090 120 155 271 314 770 1480 1670 2400 3940
2026-05-28 11:00 4.03 447 5940 (1945) 41 (1934) 1090 120 155 271 314 770 1480 1670 2400 3940
2026-05-28 10:00 4.02 439 5940 (1945) 41 (1934) 1090 120 155 271 314 770 1480 1670 2400 3940
2026-05-28 09:00 4.00 429 5940 (1945) 41 (1934) 1090 120 155 271 314 770 1480 1670 2400 3940
2026-05-28 08:00 3.98 419 5940 (1945) 41 (1934) 1090 120 155 271 314 770 1480 1670 2400 3940
2026-05-28 07:00 3.96 409 5940 (1945) 41 (1934) 1090 120 155 271 314 770 1480 1670 2400 3940
2026-05-28 06:00 3.94 399 5940 (1945) 41 (1934) 1090 120 155 271 314 770 1480 1670 2400 3940
2026-05-28 05:00 3.92 391 5940 (1945) 41 (1934) 1090 120 155 271 314 770 1480 1670 2400 3940
2026-05-28 04:00 3.90 384 5940 (1945) 41 (1934) 1090 120 155 271 314 770 1480 1670 2400 3940
2026-05-28 03:00 3.89 379 5940 (1945) 41 (1934) 1090 120 155 271 314 770 1480 1670 2400 3940
2026-05-28 02:00 3.89 379 5940 (1945) 41 (1934) 1090 120 155 271 314 770 1480 1670 2400 3940
2026-05-28 01:00 3.90 381 5940 (1945) 41 (1934) 1090 120 155 271 314 770 1480 1670 2400 3940
2026-05-28 00:00 3.91 389 5940 (1945) 41 (1934) 1090 120 155 271 314 770 1480 1670 2400 3940
2026-05-27 23:00 3.94 399 5940 (1945) 41 (1934) 1090 120 155 271 314 770 1480 1670 2400 3940
2026-05-27 22:00 3.95 407 6860 (1945) 48 (1934) 1050 104 199 269 328 739 1490 1580 2500 3200
2026-05-27 21:00 3.95 407 6860 (1945) 48 (1934) 1050 104 199 269 328 739 1490 1580 2500 3200
2026-05-27 20:00 3.95 408 6860 (1945) 48 (1934) 1050 104 199 269 328 739 1490 1580 2500 3200
2026-05-27 19:00 3.96 411 6860 (1945) 48 (1934) 1050 104 199 269 328 739 1490 1580 2500 3200
2026-05-27 18:00 3.98 420 6860 (1945) 48 (1934) 1050 104 199 269 328 739 1490 1580 2500 3200
2026-05-27 17:00 4.00 433 6860 (1945) 48 (1934) 1050 104 199 269 328 739 1490 1580 2500 3200
2026-05-27 16:00 4.04 451 6860 (1945) 48 (1934) 1050 104 199 269 328 739 1490 1580 2500 3200
2026-05-27 15:00 4.09 476 6860 (1945) 48 (1934) 1050 104 199 269 328 739 1490 1580 2500 3200
2026-05-27 14:00 4.14 501 6860 (1945) 48 (1934) 1050 104 199 269 328 739 1490 1580 2500 3200
2026-05-27 13:00 4.16 512 6860 (1945) 48 (1934) 1050 104 199 269 328 739 1490 1580 2500 3200
2026-05-27 12:00 4.15 509 6860 (1945) 48 (1934) 1050 104 199 269 328 739 1490 1580 2500 3200
2026-05-27 11:00 4.14 501 6860 (1945) 48 (1934) 1050 104 199 269 328 739 1490 1580 2500 3200
2026-05-27 10:00 4.12 492 6860 (1945) 48 (1934) 1050 104 199 269 328 739 1490 1580 2500 3200
2026-05-27 09:00 4.10 482 6860 (1945) 48 (1934) 1050 104 199 269 328 739 1490 1580 2500 3200
2026-05-27 08:00 4.08 472 6860 (1945) 48 (1934) 1050 104 199 269 328 739 1490 1580 2500 3200
2026-05-27 07:00 4.06 462 6860 (1945) 48 (1934) 1050 104 199 269 328 739 1490 1580 2500 3200
2026-05-27 06:00 4.04 452 6860 (1945) 48 (1934) 1050 104 199 269 328 739 1490 1580 2500 3200
2026-05-27 05:00 4.02 442 6860 (1945) 48 (1934) 1050 104 199 269 328 739 1490 1580 2500 3200
2026-05-27 04:00 4.00 431 6860 (1945) 48 (1934) 1050 104 199 269 328 739 1490 1580 2500 3200
2026-05-27 03:00 3.98 422 6860 (1945) 48 (1934) 1050 104 199 269 328 739 1490 1580 2500 3200
2026-05-27 02:00 3.97 417 6860 (1945) 48 (1934) 1050 104 199 269 328 739 1490 1580 2500 3200
2026-05-27 01:00 3.97 415 6860 (1945) 48 (1934) 1050 104 199 269 328 739 1490 1580 2500 3200
2026-05-27 00:00 3.97 415 6860 (1945) 48 (1934) 1050 104 199 269 328 739 1490 1580 2500 3200
2026-05-26 23:00 3.97 417 6860 (1945) 48 (1934) 1050 104 199 269 328 739 1490 1580 2500 3200
2026-05-26 22:00 3.98 424 6860 (1945) 78 (1934) 1080 102 179 292 314 693 1380 1670 2780 3500
2026-05-26 21:00 4.01 435 6860 (1945) 78 (1934) 1080 102 179 292 314 693 1380 1670 2780 3500
2026-05-26 20:00 4.04 451 6860 (1945) 78 (1934) 1080 102 179 292 314 693 1380 1670 2780 3500
2026-05-26 19:00 4.06 463 6860 (1945) 78 (1934) 1080 102 179 292 314 693 1380 1670 2780 3500
2026-05-26 18:00 4.08 469 6860 (1945) 78 (1934) 1080 102 179 292 314 693 1380 1670 2780 3500
2026-05-26 17:00 4.09 477 6860 (1945) 78 (1934) 1080 102 179 292 314 693 1380 1670 2780 3500
2026-05-26 16:00 4.11 486 6860 (1945) 78 (1934) 1080 102 179 292 314 693 1380 1670 2780 3500
2026-05-26 15:00 4.13 500 6860 (1945) 78 (1934) 1080 102 179 292 314 693 1380 1670 2780 3500
2026-05-26 14:00 4.17 522 6860 (1945) 78 (1934) 1080 102 179 292 314 693 1380 1670 2780 3500
2026-05-26 13:00 4.23 552 6860 (1945) 78 (1934) 1080 102 179 292 314 693 1380 1670 2780 3500
2026-05-26 12:00 4.27 577 6860 (1945) 78 (1934) 1080 102 179 292 314 693 1380 1670 2780 3500
2026-05-26 11:00 4.28 582 6860 (1945) 78 (1934) 1080 102 179 292 314 693 1380 1670 2780 3500
2026-05-26 10:00 4.27 576 6860 (1945) 78 (1934) 1080 102 179 292 314 693 1380 1670 2780 3500
2026-05-26 09:00 4.26 568 6860 (1945) 78 (1934) 1080 102 179 292 314 693 1380 1670 2780 3500
2026-05-26 08:00 4.24 558 6860 (1945) 78 (1934) 1080 102 179 292 314 693 1380 1670 2780 3500
2026-05-26 07:00 4.22 548 6860 (1945) 78 (1934) 1080 102 179 292 314 693 1380 1670 2780 3500
2026-05-26 06:00 4.20 537 6860 (1945) 78 (1934) 1080 102 179 292 314 693 1380 1670 2780 3500
2026-05-26 05:00 4.18 527 6860 (1945) 78 (1934) 1080 102 179 292 314 693 1380 1670 2780 3500
2026-05-26 04:00 4.16 517 6860 (1945) 78 (1934) 1080 102 179 292 314 693 1380 1670 2780 3500
2026-05-26 03:00 4.15 509 6860 (1945) 78 (1934) 1080 102 179 292 314 693 1380 1670 2780 3500
2026-05-26 02:00 4.14 503 6860 (1945) 78 (1934) 1080 102 179 292 314 693 1380 1670 2780 3500
2026-05-26 01:00 4.13 498 6860 (1945) 78 (1934) 1080 102 179 292 314 693 1380 1670 2780 3500
2026-05-26 00:00 4.12 496 6860 (1945) 78 (1934) 1080 102 179 292 314 693 1380 1670 2780 3500
2026-05-25 23:00 4.12 490 6860 (1945) 78 (1934) 1080 102 179 292 314 693 1380 1670 2780 3500

A total of 85 rows are displayed for years 1910 through 2024.