Rivers in Minnesota

Wild Rice River (MN) at Twin Valley

Norman County, MinnesotaNWS TWVM5USGS 05062500Grand Forks office

Below flood stage
1.71ftStage

Observed Wed, Sep 23, 5:45 AM CDT

Flood stage
10.00 ft
Record crest
20.00 ft1909

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood14.00 ft
Moderate flood12.00 ft
Minor flood10.00 ft
Action9.00 ft
  1. 14.00 ftMAJOR FLOOD STAGE.
  2. 12.00 ftMODERATE FLOOD STAGE.
  3. 10.00 ftMINOR FLOOD STAGE.
  4. 9.50 ftOverflow is on undeveloped land.
  5. 9.00 ftACTION STAGE/FORECAST SERVICE STAGE.

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 August 28, 2026.

Crest history

102 crests on NOAA’s list since 1909.

#DateStage
1July 22, 190920.00 ft
2June 24, 200217.96 ft
3April 6, 199715.91 ft
4April 5, 198913.65 ft
5April 7, 197813.64 ft
6March 31, 200613.12 ft
7April 18, 197912.93 ft
8April 13, 199612.82 ft
9April 7, 200112.63 ft
10June 22, 200012.52 ft
11June 26, 195012.02 ft
12April 9, 196912.00 ft
13April 14, 202311.95 ft
14April 28, 201311.94 ft
15March 20, 197211.93 ft
16March 21, 194611.80 ft
17June 4, 194311.74 ft
18July 28, 199311.74 ft
19March 17, 196611.51 ft
20May 13, 198511.42 ft
21April 8, 201911.40 ft
22July 1, 197511.29 ft
23April 24, 202211.09 ft
24April 12, 197411.03 ft
25March 15, 199510.94 ft

Most recent crests

  • April 13, 2026: 6.84 ft
  • May 2, 2025: 4.99 ft
  • May 26, 2024: 5.77 ft
  • April 14, 2023: 11.95 ft
  • April 24, 2022: 11.09 ft
  • March 10, 2021: 4.39 ft
  • April 2, 2020: 10.07 ft
  • April 8, 2019: 11.40 ft
  • April 13, 2018: 4.51 ft
  • February 21, 2017: 9.75 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.