United States 
In numbers.
308m³/s
Average flow
estimate
May–Aug
Best months
239m
Elevation
The water at Saint Anthony Falls, month by month
It roars from May to July.
The fullest months: from May to July. The thinnest: from December to February. Below −4 °C on average (from December to February): the falls can partly freeze.
- 266 m³/sJan
- 270 m³/sFeb
- 286 m³/sMar
- 315 m³/sApr
- 339 m³/sMay
- 348 m³/sJun
- 331 m³/sJul
- 321 m³/sAug
- 314 m³/sSep
- 314 m³/sOct
- 293 m³/sNov
- 277 m³/sDec
From about 266 m³/s in the lowest month to 348 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from May to August.
Estimate: the timing comes from rain, snowmelt and evaporation (NASA POWER, 1991–2020); the amounts from the river model of HydroATLAS (WaterGAP, 1971–2000). Dams upstream can change the real flow.
Waterfall on the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Saint Anthony Falls is a waterfall in United States. It lies within Mississippi National River and Recreation Area.
Getting there.
- Minneapolisnearest town · 0.5 km in a straight line
- Parking 800 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 12 km in a straight lineCar hire at MSP airport (Minneapolis)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From May to Augustbest months to go (estimate)
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Seen from the sky.
8 × 8 km of cloud-free satellite image, with what OpenStreetMap knows around the falls.
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Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 8 × 8 km, north up. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.
What is around.
- 23viewpointsMound, May Mountain and 21 more
- 5waymarked walking routesLoring Greenway, The Gopher Way, Minneapolis Skyway System and 2 more
- 898car parks
- —swimming spots
- 89picnic sites
- 44toilets
- 33information boards and visitor centres
- 153bus stops within 1 km
- 1other named waterfalls within 4 kmBridal Veil Falls
- —caves
- —campsites
- 66hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmW Minneapolis - The Foshay, Hyatt Place Minneapolis/Downtown, Residence Inn Minneapolis Downtown/City Center and 63 more
- 404restaurants and cafés within 3 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, up to 2 km around the falls (unless noted). A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Towns nearby
- Minneapolis0.5 km in a straight line
- Lauderdale4.6 km in a straight line
- Longfellow Community5.1 km in a straight line
- Saint Anthony5.4 km in a straight line
- Columbia Heights6.6 km in a straight line
- Falcon Heights7.3 km in a straight line
- Golden Valley7.8 km in a straight line
- Saint Louis Park8.0 km in a straight line
Weather
The weather, month by month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon °C | -6 | -3 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 14 | 5 | -3 |
| Night °C | -15 | -14 | -6 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 3 | -4 | -11 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 18 | 27 | 44 | 82 | 109 | 130 | 94 | 107 | 89 | 70 | 33 | 37 |
| Wet days | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| Sun h/day | 4.9 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 8.3 | 9.4 | 7.9 | 6.5 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 2.9 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 18 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 18 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (239 m) at −6.5 °C per 1,000 m. Not a forecast.
Photos
Through visitors' eyes.
Recent years
Wet years and dry years
Rain of each month as a share of the 1991–2020 average. A wet season above 100 % usually means a fuller waterfall.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 137% | 48% | 157% | 53% | 109% | 117% | 97% | 80% | 37% | 73% | 135% | 72% |
| 2021 | 126% | 75% | 137% | 75% | 90% | 37% | 59% | 128% | 54% | 67% | 92% | 142% |
| 2022 | 75% | 60% | 145% | 137% | 90% | 39% | 65% | 129% | 35% | 23% | 182% | 136% |
| 2023 | 294% | 245% | 189% | 129% | 45% | 49% | 106% | 56% | 121% | 163% | 8% | 162% |
| 2024 | 30% | 60% | 144% | 136% | 157% | 180% | 109% | 137% | 14% | 61% | 168% | 77% |
| 2025 | 42% | 71% | 222% | 89% | 79% | 151% | 135% | 120% | 112% | 44% | 85% | 108% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q1752963) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| River flow and catchment | HydroATLAS / RiverATLAS v1.0 (Linke et al. 2019) · CC BY 4.0 |
| Climate | NASA POWER, 1991–2020 |
| Relief, river profile, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Paths, viewpoints, parking | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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