What is the current flow on Rice Creek?

Rice Creek was running 33 cubic feet per second as of Aug 1, 2026, 1:00 PM CDT, measured at USGS gauge 05288580. This is a build-time snapshot rather than a live reading — check the USGS gauge directly before relying on it.

What is the water temperature on Rice Creek?

74.3°F (23.5°C) as of Aug 1, 2026, 1:00 PM CDT, at USGS gauge 05288580. Rice Creek carries no state trout classification, so the trout-stress thresholds do not apply to it — this is a water temperature measurement, not a fishery judgement.

Rice Creek, Minnesota: Current Flow & Water Temperature

Latest Reading

cubic feet / second

74.3°F

water temperature (23.5°C)

USGS gauge

Flow measured Aug 1, 2026, 1:00 PM CDT at gauge 05288580. Temperature measured Aug 1, 2026, 1:00 PM CDT at gauge 05288580. These are build-time snapshots, not a live feed — check the USGS gauge before relying on them.

Where Rice Creek is measured

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1 USGS gauge on Rice Creek — open one for its live readings on the USGS site. The other pins are places to stay, from Stay22.

USGS Gauges on Rice Creek

Gauge	Station	Water temp?
05288580	RICE CREEK BLW OLD HWY. 8 IN MOUNDS VIEW, MN	Yes

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Conditions: USGS NWIS (public domain).