Rivers and flooding in Minnesota
382 river gauges the National Weather Service watches in Minnesota, 11 at action stage or in flood now. Each has its forecast, flood stages and impacts, and its crest history.
Flooding now
- Cedar River at AustinMinor flooding
- Cedar River at AustinMinor flooding
- Cedar River at LansingMinor flooding
- Middle Branch Root River at FillmoreMinor flooding
- South Branch Root River at CarimonaMinor flooding
- Dobbins Creek at AustinAction stage
- Root RiverAction stage
- Root River (MN) at HoustonAction stage
- Root River (MN) at Pilot MoundAction stage
- Root River (MN) at Rushford 2WAction stage
- Turtle Creek at AustinAction stage
Flood outlook
Significant river flooding over the next five days, and each gauge’s chance of flooding over the next three months.
Significant river flooding is occurring in Minnesota through September 25.
Significant flooding is already occurring or is forecast to occur during the outlook period.
Most likely to flood, September to November
- Snake River (MN) at Mora6% chance of moderate flooding
- Minnesota River at Jordan6% chance of moderate flooding
- Turtle Creek near Austin6% chance of moderate flooding
- Minnesota River at Savage14% chance of minor flooding
- Buffalo River (MN) near Dilworth12% chance of minor flooding
- South Branch Buffalo River at Sabin11% chance of minor flooding
- Cannon River at Northfield10% chance of minor flooding
- Wild Rice River (MN) at Hendrum9% chance of minor flooding
- Cedar River at Austin8% chance of minor flooding
- Minnesota River near Morton8% chance of minor flooding
- Red Lake River at Crookston8% chance of minor flooding
- Red River of the North at Oslo8% chance of minor flooding
23 of the 73 gauges the River Forecast Centers forecast in Minnesota have a stated chance of flooding in this period.
12 Mile Creek
5 Mile Creek
Agassiz Pool
Ashley Creek
Atikokan River At Atikokan
Baptism River
Basswood River
Bear Creek (MN)
Bear River
Beaver Creek (MN)
Beaver River (MN)
Big Fork River
Big Sucker Creek
Blue Earth River
Bois de Sioux River
Boy River
Bridge Creek
Brightsand River
Brule River (MN)
Buffalo Creek (MN)
Buffalo River (MN)
Cannon River
Cannon River Below Sabre Lake
Cascade Creek
Cass Lake
Cedar River
Chippewa River (MN)
Chub Creek
Clearwater River (Central MN)
Clearwater River (MN)
Cloquet River
Cottonwood River (MN)
Crooked Creek
Cross Lake Pine River Dam
Crow River
Crow Wing River
Crystal Creek
Dobbins Creek
Dunka River
E Fork Rapid River
East Branch Blue Earth River
East Branch Chippewa River (MN)
Elk River
Elm Creek (MN)
Embarrass River
Gull Lake Dam
Hawk Creek (MN)
Heron Lake South
Heron North Marsh
High Island Creek
Island Lake Outflow
JD11
Kawishiwi River
Kettle River
Kettle River (MN)
Knife River (MN)
Lac Qui Parle Reservoir
Lac Qui Parle River
Lake Minnetonka
Lake of the Woods
Lake Pokegama Dam
Lake Traverse
Lake Vermilion Water Level
Lake Winnibigoshish
Lateral 1
Le Sueur River
Leaf River (MN)
Leech Lake
Leech Lake Federal Dam
Leech Lake River
Little Cannon River
Little Cottonwood River
Little Fork River
Little Rock Creek
Long Prairie River
Loon Creek
Lost River
Lower Red Lake
Maple Creek (MN)
Maple River
Marsh River
Middle Branch Root River
Middle Fork Crow River
Middle Fork Whitewater River
Middle Fork Zumbro River
Middle River
Mille Lacs Lake
Minnehaha Creek
Minnesota River
- Minnesota RiverNo flood stages set
- Minnesota RiverNo flood stages set
- Minnesota River at Big Stone LakeReading out of date
- Minnesota River at Granite FallsBelow flood stage
- Minnesota River at HendersonBelow flood stage
- Minnesota River at JordanBelow flood stage
- Minnesota River at JudsonNo flood stages set
- Minnesota River at Lac Qui Parle Dam Tail (S of hwy 13)No flood stages set
- Minnesota River at MankatoBelow flood stage
- Minnesota River at Marsh Lake Dam (Tailwater)No flood stages set
- Minnesota River at MontevideoBelow flood stage
- Minnesota River at MortonBelow flood stage
- Minnesota River at New UlmBelow flood stage
- Minnesota River at Odessa Hwy 75 Dam (Tailwater)No flood stages set
- Minnesota River at OrtonvilleBelow flood stage
- Minnesota River at SavageBelow flood stage
- Minnesota River at St PeterNo flood stages set
Mississippi R.
Mississippi River
- Mississippi RiverBelow flood stage
- Mississippi RiverBelow flood stage
- Mississippi RiverNo flood stages set
- Mississippi RiverNo flood stages set
- Mississippi RiverNo flood stages set
- Mississippi RiverNo flood stages set
- Mississippi RiverReading out of date
- Mississippi RiverNo flood stages set
- Mississippi River at AitkinBelow flood stage
- Mississippi River at BemidjiNo flood stages set
- Mississippi River at BrainerdBelow flood stage
- Mississippi River at Fort RipleyBelow flood stage
- Mississippi River at Fridley abv 37th Ave NEBelow flood stage
- Mississippi River at Grand RapidsNo flood stages set
- Mississippi River at Hwy 169 at ChamplinBelow flood stage
- Mississippi River at Hwy 610 in Brooklyn ParkBelow flood stage
- Mississippi River at Lake CityBelow flood stage
- Mississippi River at Lock and Dam 5 - Minnesota CityBelow flood stage
- Mississippi River at Lock and Dam 5a - WinonaBelow flood stage
- Mississippi River at Lock and Dam 7 - La CrescentBelow flood stage
- Mississippi River at Red WingBelow flood stage
- Mississippi River at Red Wing -- Below Lock and Dam #3Below flood stage
- Mississippi River at RoyaltonNo flood stages set
- Mississippi River at South St. Paul -- Pool 2No flood stages set
- Mississippi River at St. CloudBelow flood stage
- Mississippi River at St. PaulBelow flood stage
- Mississippi River at Wabasha - Pool 4Below flood stage
- Mississippi River at Wilton (CSAH7)No flood stages set
- Mississippi River at Winona - Pool 6Below flood stage
Mississippi River Below Lock and Dam 2 - Hastings
Mississippi River Diversion
Mud Lake
Mud River
Mustinka River
Namakan River
Nemadji River
Nokasippi River
North Branch Middle Fork Zumbro River
North Branch Pipestone Creek
North Branch Two Rivers River
North Fork Crow River
North Fork Whitewater River
North Fork Zumbro River
Orwell Lake
Otter Tail River
Otter Tail River Diversion
Partridge River
Pelican River
Pigeon River (MN)
Pine Creek (MN)
Pine River
Pipestone Creek
Platte River (MN)
Pokegama Lake Elevation
Polk JD25
Pomme De Terre River
Poplar River (MN)
Prairie Creek (MN)
Prairie River (MN)
Rabbit River
Rainy Lake Near Fort Frances
Rainy River
- Rainy River at Boat Landing at Wheelers PointNo flood stages set
- Rainy River at Boat Landing Blw International FallsNo flood stages set
- Rainy River at Crane LakeBelow flood stage
- Rainy River at Gold Portage Outlet nr KabetogamaBelow flood stage
- Rainy River at Manitou RapidsNo flood stages set
- Rainy River at Namakan Lake at Squirrel IslandBelow flood stage
Rapid River
Red Lake River
- Red Lake River at CrookstonBelow flood stage
- Red Lake River at FisherNo flood stages set
- Red Lake River at High Landing near GoodridgeBelow flood stage
- Red Lake River at Red LakeNo flood stages set
- Red Lake River at Red Lake Falls (CR13)No flood stages set
- Red Lake River at Thief River FallsOut of service
- Red Lake River at Upper Red Lake at WaskishNo flood stages set
Red River of the North
Redeye River
Redwood River
Rice Creek
RLWD Ditch 15
Rock River
Root River
Root River (MN)
Roseau River
Rum River
Sand Creek
Sand River
Sandhill River
Sandy Lake Dam
Sauk River
Second Creek
Seven Mile Creek (MN)
Shell River
Shell Rock River (Northeast IA)
Shingle Creek
Silver Creek (MN)
Sleepy Eye Creek
Snake River (MN)
Snake River (NW MN)
South Branch Buffalo River
South Branch Middle Fork Zumbro River
South Branch Root River
South Branch Two Rivers River
South Branch Wild Rice River
South Fork Crow River
South Fork Root River
South Fork Watonwan River
South Fork Zumbro River
South Kawishiwi River
Split Rock Creek
Sprague Creek
Spring Creek (MN)
St. Croix River
St. Francis River
St. Louis River
St. Louis River Near Forbes, MN
State Ditch 95
Stewart River
Stoney Brook
Stony River
Straight River
Sturgeon River
Sunrise River
Swan River
Swan River (MN)
Tamarac River
Thief River
Toad River
Turtle Creek
Turtle River
Two Rivers River
Vermilion River
Vermilion River (MN)
Vermillion River
Warroad River
Watonwan River
Watson Sag Weir
Wells Creek (MN)
West Branch Lac Qui Parle River
West Branch Rum River
West Fork Des Moines River
Whitefish River
Whitewater River
Wild Rice River (MN)
Willow River
Wing River
Yellow Bank River
Yellow Medicine River
Zumbro River
Sources
Gauges, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow from the U.S. Geological Survey.