Beaver-Lester HUC8 04010102
A 1,590 km² sub-basin of the Great Lakes region in MN. Drought coverage is from the US Drought Monitor (map of 2026-10-13); streamflow classes place each USGS gauge's latest reading against its own day-of-year record.
Health score
32
Stressed
Drought index
300
Extreme
Area in D2+
100%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
100%
of 1 reporting
Median flow
29%
p10 of record
Water assets
380
0 springs · 187 wells
USGS gauges (1)
- KNIFE RIVER NEAR TWO HARBORS, MN040153308 cfsp10 · much below normal
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 | 300 | 100 | 1/1 | p10 |
| 2026-10-20 | 300 | 100 | 1/1 | p10 |
| 2026-10-19 | 300 | 100 | 1/1 | p12 |
| 2026-10-18 | 300 | 100 | 1/1 | p18 |
| 2026-10-17 | 300 | 100 | 0/1 | p26 |
| 2026-10-16 | 300 | 100 | 1/1 | p10 |
| 2026-10-15 | 300 | 100 | 1/1 | p7 |
| 2026-10-14 | 300 | 100 | 1/1 | p6 |
| 2026-10-13 | 300 | 100 | 1/1 | p7 |
| 2026-10-12 | 300 | 100 | 1/1 | p7 |
| 2026-10-11 | 300 | 100 | 1/1 | p8 |
| 2026-10-10 | 300 | 100 | 1/1 | p8 |
| 2026-10-09 | 300 | 100 | 1/1 | p9 |
| 2026-10-08 | 300 | 100 | 1/1 | p9 |
Top water assets
- 65Big Thirtynine Creekriver
- 65West Branch Knife Riverriver
- 65Big Sucker Creekriver
- 65Lammi Scsreservoir
- 65Stewart Riverriver
- 65Hartley Pondreservoir
- 65Stewart Riverriver
- 65Hansen Pondreservoir
- 65Chez Pondreservoir
- 65Skunk Creekriver