Watonwan HUC8 07020010
A 2,263 km² sub-basin of the Upper Mississippi 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
80
Healthy
Drought index
36
Abnormally dry
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
0%
of 1 reporting
Median flow
131%
p52 of record
Water assets
1,831
1 springs · 1,579 wells
USGS gauges (1)
- WATONWAN RIVER NEAR GARDEN CITY, MN05319500123 cfsp52 · normal
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 | 36 | 0 | 0/1 | p52 |
| 2026-10-20 | 36 | 0 | 0/1 | p54 |
| 2026-10-19 | 36 | 0 | 0/1 | p56 |
| 2026-10-18 | 36 | 0 | 0/1 | p55 |
| 2026-10-17 | 36 | 0 | 0/1 | p52 |
| 2026-10-16 | 36 | 0 | 0/1 | p48 |
| 2026-10-15 | 36 | 0 | 0/1 | p52 |
| 2026-10-14 | 36 | 0 | 0/1 | p51 |
| 2026-10-13 | 36 | 0 | 0/1 | p53 |
| 2026-10-12 | 36 | 0 | 0/1 | p53 |
| 2026-10-11 | 36 | 0 | 0/1 | p54 |
| 2026-10-10 | 36 | 0 | 0/1 | p55 |
| 2026-10-09 | 36 | 0 | 0/1 | p55 |
| 2026-10-08 | 36 | 0 | 0/1 | p56 |
Top water assets
- 65Butterfield Creekriver
- 65Fish Lake Outletreservoir
- 65Perch Creekriver
- 65Watonwan Riverriver
- 65Mountain Lakereservoir
- 65Eagle Lakereservoir
- 65Watonwan River Near Garden City, Mnriver
- 65Watonwan Riverriver
- 65Watonwan Riverriver
- 65South Fork Watonwan Riverriver