Le Sueur HUC8 07020011
A 2,880 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
78
Healthy
Drought index
0
None
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
0%
of 1 reporting
Median flow
1126%
p88 of record
Water assets
3,200
2 springs · 2,995 wells
USGS gauges (1)
- LE SUEUR RIVER NEAR RAPIDAN, MN053205001,070 cfsp88 · above normal
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p88 |
| 2026-10-19 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p91 |
| 2026-10-18 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p89 |
| 2026-10-17 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p84 |
| 2026-10-16 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p79 |
| 2026-10-15 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p75 |
| 2026-10-14 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p77 |
| 2026-10-13 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p79 |
| 2026-10-12 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p80 |
| 2026-10-11 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p85 |
| 2026-10-10 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p85 |
| 2026-10-09 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p86 |
| 2026-10-08 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p88 |
| 2026-10-07 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p89 |
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