Rivers in Minnesota

Middle Fork Whitewater River near Whitewater State Park

Olmsted County, MinnesotaNWS WSPM5USGS 05376100La Crosse office

Below flood stage
10.43ftStage

Observed Sat, Sep 26, 6:45 PM CDT

Flood stage
13.50 ft
Record crest
19.13 ft2007

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood17.00 ft
Moderate flood15.00 ft
Minor flood13.50 ft
Action12.00 ft

Crest history

28 crests on NOAA’s list since 2002.

#DateStage
1August 19, 200719.13 ft
2September 23, 201015.50 ft
3March 13, 200715.37 ft
4July 19, 201715.00 ft
5August 14, 201014.91 ft
6June 29, 201714.88 ft
7July 19, 201914.69 ft
8June 12, 200814.56 ft
9May 27, 201914.51 ft
10July 1, 201914.45 ft
11June 27, 201414.43 ft
12March 14, 201914.42 ft
13June 11, 200214.08 ft
14June 12, 201713.99 ft
15June 16, 201913.98 ft
16June 25, 201313.97 ft
17May 26, 201213.94 ft
18June 30, 201813.94 ft
19May 20, 201313.90 ft
20March 23, 201113.86 ft
21July 2, 201913.85 ft
22June 27, 202513.82 ft
23March 31, 201313.81 ft
24September 22, 201613.75 ft
25March 8, 202013.50 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 27, 2025: 13.82 ft
  • March 21, 2021: 11.32 ft
  • March 8, 2020: 13.50 ft
  • July 19, 2019: 14.69 ft
  • July 2, 2019: 13.85 ft
  • July 1, 2019: 14.45 ft
  • June 16, 2019: 13.98 ft
  • May 27, 2019: 14.51 ft
  • March 14, 2019: 14.42 ft
  • June 30, 2018: 13.94 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.

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.