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    Last updated May 13, 2008 as of 7 a.m.
We have converted the present system of measuring reservoir elevations to sea level datum.

St Louis River Basin
Measured in cubic feet per second (cfs) through the dams.
 (includes flow through the turbines plus bypass flow)
Previous 24 Hr Average Flow
Flow Today
7a.m.
 Cloquet River above Island Lake (Alden Lake)

965

 St. Louis River thru Knife Falls Dam 6191 6004
 St. Louis River thru Scanlon Dam 6211 6235
 St. Louis River flow bypassed thru Thomson Dam 4120
 St Louis River Hydro Project -  Reservoirs Summer
Sea Level
Elevation
(In Feet)
Current
Elevation
7a.m.
(In Feet)
Discharge
in cubic feet
per second
(cfs)
 Island Lake Reservoir
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1368.81
38.50

1368.73

38.42

332
 Boulder Lake Reservoir   1390.55
18.50

1389.71

17.66

21

 Fish Lake Reservoir

 

1351.72
18.50

1351.72

18.50

27

 Rice Lake Reservoir   1375.57
6.00

1376.06

6.49

123
 Whiteface Reservoir   1453.42
34.50

1453.28

34.36

44

Total discharge for St. Louis River from the  Reservoirs                                                              403

 Mississippi River Basin Previous 24 Hr Average Flow Flow Today
7a.m.
 Crow Wing River thru Pillager Dam 2627 2610
Crow Wing River thru Sylvan 2604 2582
 Mississippi River thru Blanchard Dam 13765 13824
 Prairie River thru Prairie River Dam 993 966
 Kawishiwi River Basin Flow Today
7a.m.
 Birch Lake Reservoir Summer Target
Rule Curve

(in Feet)
Current Elevation
7 a.m.
(in Feet)
Discharge in Cubic Feet per Second
(cfs)
  1419.74 on May 15 then decreasing thru summer to 1418.74 by Sept 1

1419.46

5020
 White Iron Lake Summer Target
Rule Curve

(in Feet)
Current Elevation
7 a.m.
(in Feet)
Discharge in Cubic Feet per Second
(cfs)
  Not Applicable 1387.80 Not Applicable
 Garden Lake Reservoir Summer Target
Rule Curve
(in Feet)
Current Elevation
7 a.m.

(in Feet)
Kawishiwi River @ Winton Falls
  1385.67 from May 15 to June 15 then decreasing thru summer to 1385.17
by Sept 1
1385.22

4470

* Due to the unpredictable nature of stream flow, reservoir elevations, and periodic technical difficulties,
Minnesota Power cannot guarantee the accuracy of this information.
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