Around here
Around Coon Creek
- Mississippi River - St. Anthony Falls PoolRecreation area18 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Mississippi River - Pool 1Recreation area22.8 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Mississippi River Visitor CenterVisitor center22.8 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Mississippi National River & Recreation AreaRecreation area22.9 mi (opens in a new tab)
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Source: National Park Service. No claim to original U.S. Government works. · Public land: USGS PAD-US · Forest roads: USDA Forest Service MVUM · BLM routes and areas: Bureau of Land Management (simplified for web display)
About this river
Coon Creek is a 19.5 mile canal. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Coon Creek at Vale Street IN Coon Rapids, MN (site 05288490). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2020 to 2026
Coon Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 88 cfs, and lowest in July, at 20 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 435 cfs, in 2024.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| April | 88 | 69 to 162 |
| May | 76 | 49 to 111 |
| June | 46 | 24 to 139 |
| July | 20 | 14 to 78 |
| August | 33 | 15 to 82 |
| September | 28 | 13 to 53 |
| October | 31 | 23 to 47 |
| November | 32 | 26 to 50 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 6 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Coon Creek at Vale Street IN Coon Rapids, MN (site 05288490). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Coon Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Coon Rapids DamMississippi RiverPublic
- Crooked LakeCrooked LakePublic
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