Rivers in Minnesota

Beaver River (MN) near Beaver Bay

Lake County, MinnesotaNWS BRBM5Duluth office

Below flood stage
10.04ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 2:45 AM CDT

Flood stage
16.00 ft
Record crest
21.12 ft2024

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Moderate flood19.60 ft
Minor flood16.00 ft
Action13.00 ft
  1. 22.10 ftSeveral feet of moving water over the bridge and Superior Hiking Trail. Water reaches gauge housing and data loss may be possible at this level.
  2. 19.60 ftNorth trail approach inundated, and bridge is completely inundated.
  3. 19.00 ftWidespread inundation of the Superior Hiking and snowmobile trail, including the bridge and possibly nearby campsites on the SHT downstream of the bridge. Extensive flooding of the Silver Bay golf course was observed at these levels in June 2024.
  4. 17.00 ftWater begins flowing over southern portions of the bridge. Superior Hiking Trail under several feet of flowing water on either side of the bridge.
  5. 15.60 ftWater across south trail approach.
  6. 15.00 ftWater approaching bottom of SHT and snowmobile bridge. Water begins inundating portions of the Superior Hiking Trail along the northeast side of the river and encroaching on the bridge approach on the southwest side of the river.
  7. 13.00 ftRiver out of banks, lowland flooding, water nears the edge of the Superior Hiking Trail along the northeast side of the river.

Crest history

14 crests on NOAA’s list since 2011.

#DateStage
1June 19, 202421.12 ft
2May 13, 202220.23 ft
3June 20, 201219.61 ft
4April 30, 201316.21 ft
5June 22, 201115.88 ft
6October 22, 201915.63 ft
7May 13, 201415.24 ft
8November 18, 201515.12 ft
9May 6, 202314.92 ft
10June 16, 201614.92 ft
11April 12, 202114.86 ft
12October 11, 201814.65 ft
13October 3, 201714.40 ft
14April 28, 202013.98 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 19, 2024: 21.12 ft
  • May 6, 2023: 14.92 ft
  • May 13, 2022: 20.23 ft
  • April 12, 2021: 14.86 ft
  • April 28, 2020: 13.98 ft
  • October 22, 2019: 15.63 ft
  • October 11, 2018: 14.65 ft
  • October 3, 2017: 14.40 ft
  • June 16, 2016: 14.92 ft
  • November 18, 2015: 15.12 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.

Sources

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