USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
05129115 VERMILION RIVER NEAR CRANE LAKE, MN
LOCATION - Lat 48°15'53", long 92°33'57" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.30, T.67 N., R.17 W., St. Louis County, MN, Hydrologic Unit 09030002, in Superior National Forest, on left bank 350 ft downstream from bridge on Forest Route 491, 3.5 mi upstream from mouth, and 3.5 mi west of city of Crane Lake.
DRAINAGE AREA - 905 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - August 1979 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 1,159.88 ft. above sea level NAVD88.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of April 1979 reached a stage of 15.15 ft, from high-water mark, discharge approximately 4,600 ft³/s.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 5,310 ft³/s, gage-height 16.43 ft., May 14, 2022; maximum daily-mean discharge, 5,230 ft³/s, May 14, 2022; minimum discharge 6.32 ft³/s, July 25, 2021; minimum daily-mean discharge, 6.79 ft³/s, July 26, 2021.