118 spots tracked
Kayaking in Minnesota
Live wind, flow, and tide conditions for paddling spots across Minnesota. Open any spot for its current Paddle Score.
Featured spots
Bde Maka Ska
Minneapolis · lake
Minneapolis's biggest lake and the heart of the Chain of Lakes. Calm urban flatwater with skyline views, rentals on site, and connections to Lake of the Isles through the channels.
Mississippi River — Hidden Falls
St. Paul · river
A surprisingly wild stretch of the Mississippi below the Ford Dam, with wooded bluffs, sandbars, and eagles. Current is real — plan a shuttle or paddle upstream first.
Monitored river gauges (116)
Every active USGS streamgage in Minnesotathat reports flow. Conditions are real; launch access and hazards are not something we've verified for these, so each page links out to where paddlers discuss them.
- Ball Club River near Ball Club
- Basswood River near Winton
- Big Fork River at Big Falls
- Blue Earth River near Rapidan
- Bois De Sioux River near Doran
- Buffalo River near Dilworth
- Buffalo River near Hawley
- Cannon River at 9Th Street Bridge in Cannon Falls
- Cannon River at Co. Highway 29 below Faribault
- Cannon River at Northfield
- Cannon River at Welch
- Cedar River near Austin
- Chippewa River near Milan
- Chippewa River (Tw) near Watson
- Clearwater River at Plummer
- Clearwater River at Red Lake Falls
- Coon Creek at 131 Street in Coon Rapids
- Coon Creek at Vale Street in Coon Rapids
- Cottonwood River near New Ulm
- Crow River at Rockford
- Crow Wing River at Nimrod
- Crow Wing River near Pillager
- Des Moines River above Windom
- Des Moines River at Jackson
- Elk River near Big Lake
- Elm Creek near Champlin
- Gold Portage Outlet From Kabetogama Lake near Ray
- Grand Portage River at Grand Portage
- High Island Creek near Henderson
- Kawishiwi River near Ely
- Kettle River below Sandstone
- Knife River near Two Harbors
- Lac Qui Parle River near Lac Qui Parle
- Le Sueur River near Rapidan
- Little Cottonwood River near Courtland
- Little Fork River at Littlefork
- Long Prairie River at Long Prairie
- Lost River at Oklee
- Marsh River near Shelly
- Middle River at Argyle
- Minnehaha Creek at Hiawatha Ave. in Minneapolis
- Minnesota River at Highway 212 in Granite Falls
- Minnesota River at Mankato
- Minnesota River at Montevideo
- Minnesota River at Morton
- Minnesota River at New Ulm
- Minnesota River at Ortonville
- Minnesota River near Jordan
- Minnesota River near Lac Qui Parle
- Mississippi River at Aitkin
- Mississippi River at Brainerd
- Mississippi River at Grand Rapids
- Mississippi River at Highway 610 in Brooklyn Park
- Mississippi River at Red Wing
- Mississippi River at Street Cloud
- Mississippi River at Us Highway 169 at Champlin
- Mississippi River at Willow Beach at Ball Club
- Mississippi River at Winona
- Mississippi River below L&D 2 at Hastings
- Mississippi River Diversion near Aitkin
- Mississippi River near Bemidji
- Mississippi River near Royalton
- Mustinka River above Wheaton
- North Fork Yellow Bank River near Odessa
- Otter Tail River below Orwell D near Fergus Falls
- Otter Tail River Diversion at Breckenridge
- Otter Tail River near Elizabeth
- Pigeon River at Middle Falls near Grand Portage
- Pomme De Terre River at Appleton
- Prairie River near Taconite
- Rainy River at Boat Landing Blw International Falls
- Rainy River at Manitou Rapids
- Rainy River near Boat Landing at Wheelers Point
- Rapid River near Baudette
- Red Lake River at Crookston
- Red Lake River at Fisher
- Red Lake River at High Landing near Goodridge
- Red Lake River near Red Lake
- Redwood River near Redwood Falls
- Redwood River near Marshall
- Rice Creek Blw Old Highway 8 in Mounds View
- Root River near Houston
- Root River near Pilot Mound
- Roseau River at Ross
- Roseau River below South Fork near Malung
- Roseau River below State Ditch 51 near Caribou
- Rum River near Street Francis
- Sand Creek at Xeon Street in Coon Rapids
- Sand Hill River at Climax
- Sand River near Britt
- Sauk River near Street Cloud
- Shingle Creek at Queen Ave in Minneapolis
- Snake River above Warren
- Snake River near Pine City
- South Branch Buffalo River at Sabin
- South Branch Two Rivers at Lake Bronson
- South Branch Wild Rice River at Co. Road 27 near Felton
- South Fork Root River near Houston
- South Fork Zumbro River at Rochester
- South Kawishiwi River Abv White Iron Lake near Ely
- South Kawishiwi River near Ely
- Sprague Creek near Sprague, Manitoba, Canada
- Stoney Brook at Pine Drive near Brookston
- Straight River near Faribault
- Straight River near Park Rapids
- Street Croix River at Stillwater
- Street Louis River at Scanlon
- Street Louis River near Skibo
- Thief River near Thief River Falls
- Vermilion River near Crane Lake
- Vermillion River near Empire
- Watonwan River near Garden City
- Wild Rice River at Hendrum
- Wild Rice River at Twin Valley
- Yellow Bank River near Odessa
- Yellow Medicine River near Granite Falls