Warning: Javascript must be enabled to use all the features on this page!


Page Loading - Please Wait...

Click to hideNews Bulletins
  • Due to a lapse in government funding, the majority of USGS websites will not be updated except to provide important public safety information. Websites displaying real-time water data will be updated with limited support. For more information please see www.doi.gov/shutdown.
  • Explore the NEW USGS National Water Dashboard interactive map to access real-time water data from over 13,500 stations nationwide.

Water-Year Summary for Site 05129115

Click to hide state-specific text

NOTE: During winter months, stage and discharge may be significantly affected by backwater from ice, resulting in incorrect discharge data. Consequently, discharge data may not be displayed during periods of ice effect. Click here for more information.
Click to hide Water-Year Summary instructions and information
  • Water-Year Summary reports summarize a year of hydrologic data in a printer-friendly format.
  • For water years 2014 onward, choose a water year and parameter and an on-demand Water-Year Summary report will be generated.
  • For water years 2006 through 2013, choose a water year and an Annual Water Data Report will be provided.
  • For water years 2005 and earlier, Annual Water Data Reports may be available in digital format.
  • Not all sites have reports available for every water year.
Available Parameters
00060 Discharge(Mean)  

Water year 2025: 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30
 
Print this page
USGS Water-Year Summary 2025
05129115 VERMILION RIVER NEAR CRANE LAKE, MN
LOCATION - Lat 48°15'53", long 92°33'57" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.30, T.67 N., R.17 W., St. Louis County, MN, Hydrologic Unit 09030002, in Superior National Forest, on left bank 350 ft downstream from bridge on Forest Route 491, 3.5 mi upstream from mouth, and 3.5 mi west of city of Crane Lake.
DRAINAGE AREA - 905 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - August 1979 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 1,159.88 ft. above sea level NAVD88.
REMARKS - Discharge records good except estimated discharges, which are fair to poor.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of April 1979 reached a stage of 15.15 ft, from high-water mark, discharge approximately 4,600 ft³/s.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 5,310 ft³/s, gage-height 16.43 ft., May 14, 2022; maximum daily-mean discharge, 5,230 ft³/s, May 14, 2022; minimum discharge 6.32 ft³/s, July 25, 2021; minimum daily-mean discharge, 6.79 ft³/s, July 26, 2021.