Rivers in Minnesota

12 Mile Creek above Wheaton

Traverse County, MinnesotaNWS TMCM5Aberdeen office

Below flood stage
3.61ftStage

Observed Fri, Oct 2, 5:00 AM CDT

Flood stage
18.00 ft
Record crest
20.00 ft2019

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood21.00 ft
Moderate flood19.00 ft
Minor flood18.00 ft
Action16.00 ft
  1. 23.00 ftHighway 14 begins to flood.
  2. 21.00 ftWater reaches the bottom of the bridge on Highway 14, and the higher banks are overtopped resulting in major agricultural flooding.
  3. 19.00 ft670th Street begins to flood.
  4. 18.00 ftWater reaches the bottom of the bridge on 670th Street.
  5. 16.00 ftLower lying agricultural lands begin to flood.

Crest history

3 crests on NOAA’s list since 2017.

#DateStage
1March 28, 201920.00 ft
2October 5, 201716.41 ft
3April 8, 202012.81 ft

Most recent crests

  • April 8, 2020: 12.81 ft
  • March 28, 2019: 20.00 ft
  • October 5, 2017: 16.41 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the North Central River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point. Gauge reading may be affected by ice.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service.