Rivers in Minnesota

Red Lake River at High Landing near Goodridge

Pennington County, MinnesotaNWS HIGM5USGS 05075000Grand Forks office

Below flood stage
2.98ftStage

Observed Sat, Sep 26, 10:00 PM CDT

Flood stage
12.00 ft
Record crest
13.61 ft2009

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood13.00 ft
Moderate flood12.50 ft
Minor flood12.00 ft
Action11.00 ft
  1. 13.00 ftMAJOR FLOOD STAGE.
  2. 12.50 ftMODERATE FLOOD STAGE.
  3. 12.00 ftMINOR FLOOD STAGE. Some county roads are flooded.
  4. 11.00 ftACTION STAGE/FORECAST SERVICE STAGE.
  5. 10.00 ftAgricultural flooding begins.

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

97 crests on NOAA’s list since 1930.

#DateStage
1March 25, 200913.61 ft
2July 3, 197513.44 ft
3May 11, 195013.42 ft
4April 24, 202212.91 ft
5March 29, 198612.70 ft
6April 3, 196612.68 ft
7April 19, 199612.64 ft
8April 6, 195112.60 ft
9April 8, 201912.50 ft
10April 10, 199712.36 ft
11April 25, 197912.30 ft
12March 31, 200612.29 ft
13April 12, 196512.15 ft
14June 11, 196212.10 ft
15July 18, 196811.98 ft
16April 8, 197811.93 ft
17September 5, 199911.85 ft
18June 8, 201111.78 ft
19August 18, 198511.61 ft
20March 19, 199511.58 ft
21April 8, 200111.45 ft
22May 25, 201011.44 ft
23May 16, 199811.22 ft
24April 2, 202011.08 ft
25April 28, 197411.07 ft

Most recent crests

  • April 13, 2026: 7.66 ft
  • March 10, 2025: 6.49 ft
  • July 2, 2024: 9.43 ft
  • April 15, 2023: 10.12 ft
  • April 24, 2022: 12.91 ft
  • March 4, 2021: 9.27 ft
  • April 2, 2020: 11.08 ft
  • April 8, 2019: 12.50 ft
  • April 23, 2018: 3.12 ft
  • February 22, 2017: 9.74 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the North Central River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available. 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 during winter months.

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.