Rivers in Minnesota

Silver Creek (MN) near Rochester

Olmsted County, MinnesotaNWS ROCM5USGS 05372950La Crosse office

Below flood stage
13.32ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 28, 4:30 AM CDT

Flood stage
21.00 ft
Record crest
19.97 ft2007

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood25.00 ft
Moderate flood23.00 ft
Minor flood21.00 ft
Action17.00 ft

Crest history

14 crests on NOAA’s list since 1998.

#DateStage
1September 19, 200719.97 ft
2June 9, 200419.00 ft
3June 11, 200218.97 ft
4April 11, 200118.33 ft
5July 9, 200017.46 ft
6March 16, 200817.32 ft
7September 23, 201017.24 ft
8June 12, 200816.98 ft
9August 17, 199816.94 ft
10July 15, 201116.62 ft
11August 18, 199916.60 ft
12July 15, 200316.26 ft
13March 30, 200515.03 ft
14October 30, 200914.04 ft

Most recent crests

  • July 15, 2011: 16.62 ft
  • September 23, 2010: 17.24 ft
  • October 30, 2009: 14.04 ft
  • June 12, 2008: 16.98 ft
  • March 16, 2008: 17.32 ft
  • September 19, 2007: 19.97 ft
  • March 30, 2005: 15.03 ft
  • June 9, 2004: 19.00 ft
  • July 15, 2003: 16.26 ft
  • June 11, 2002: 18.97 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 and future precipitation. The stages/flows that will occur may be different if future rainfall is different than forecast.

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.