Rivers in Minnesota

Mississippi River at Hwy 610 in Brooklyn Park

Hennepin County, MinnesotaNWS ANKM5USGS 05288500Chanhassen office

Below flood stage
1.47ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 27, 5:00 AM CDT

Flood stage
12.00 ft
Forecast crest
1.70 ftThu, Oct 1, 7:00 AM CDT
Record crest
19.53 ft1965

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood16.00 ft
Moderate flood14.00 ft
Minor flood12.00 ft
Action8.00 ft

Flood outlook

Chance of flooding, September to November

CategoryChance
Minor floodingUnder 5%
Moderate floodingUnder 5%
Major floodingUnder 5%

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued September 25, 2026.

Crest history

74 crests on NOAA’s list since 1950.

#DateStage
1April 17, 196519.53 ft
2April 14, 195217.51 ft
3April 14, 196916.84 ft
4April 9, 199716.44 ft
5April 20, 202315.87 ft
6April 15, 200115.77 ft
7May 2, 197514.61 ft
8May 11, 195013.82 ft
9April 6, 198613.19 ft
10March 31, 201913.16 ft
11April 24, 197913.01 ft
12March 31, 200912.96 ft
13May 18, 202212.95 ft
14June 23, 201412.72 ft
15March 18, 196612.53 ft
16June 17, 198412.52 ft
17June 27, 195712.50 ft
18April 15, 195112.34 ft
19April 14, 201112.25 ft
20July 27, 197212.21 ft
21May 19, 199912.15 ft
22April 20, 198212.12 ft
23April 6, 202011.87 ft
24June 2, 201211.65 ft
25May 29, 196211.55 ft

Most recent crests

  • April 20, 2023: 15.87 ft
  • May 18, 2022: 12.95 ft
  • April 15, 2021: 8.75 ft
  • April 6, 2020: 11.87 ft
  • March 31, 2019: 13.16 ft
  • April 27, 2018: 10.40 ft
  • October 10, 2017: 9.94 ft
  • June 23, 2014: 12.72 ft
  • June 29, 2013: 10.95 ft
  • June 2, 2012: 11.65 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the North Central River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely during the navigation season, and as needed at other times of the year. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time. Stage may be affected by ice.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.