Rivers in Minnesota
Big Fork River at Big Falls
Below flood stage
2.83ftStage
Observed Wed, Sep 23, 10:00 PM CDT
- Flood stage
- 16.00 ft
- Record crest
- 17.08 ft1950
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Moderate flood | 18.00 ft |
| Minor flood | 16.00 ft |
- 18.00 ftBackwater on the Sturgeon River threatens CR 30 bridge just west of Big Falls.
- 16.00 ftWater into the Big Falls city park campground lowest areas.
Crest history
34 crests on NOAA’s list since 1937.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 8, 1950 | 17.08 ft |
| 2 | April 22, 1979 | 15.90 ft |
| 3 | April 16, 1969 | 15.79 ft |
| 4 | April 26, 1937 | 15.12 ft |
| 5 | April 20, 1982 | 15.00 ft |
| 6 | April 9, 1997 | 14.53 ft |
| 7 | May 7, 1938 | 14.05 ft |
| 8 | April 29, 1951 | 13.87 ft |
| 9 | June 15, 2014 | 13.51 ft |
| 10 | April 29, 1970 | 13.13 ft |
| 11 | April 25, 1985 | 13.12 ft |
| 12 | April 26, 2022 | 13.10 ft |
| 13 | April 13, 2011 | 12.74 ft |
| 14 | May 3, 2013 | 12.25 ft |
| 15 | April 15, 2023 | 12.04 ft |
| 16 | April 6, 2005 | 11.75 ft |
| 17 | April 10, 2019 | 11.69 ft |
| 18 | April 7, 1999 | 11.24 ft |
| 19 | April 9, 2020 | 10.02 ft |
| 20 | April 15, 2009 | 9.71 ft |
| 21 | June 14, 2016 | 9.54 ft |
| 22 | April 13, 2021 | 9.17 ft |
| 23 | April 1, 2017 | 9.02 ft |
| 24 | April 7, 2006 | 8.83 ft |
| 25 | May 20, 2015 | 8.56 ft |
Most recent crests
- May 24, 2024: 8.12 ft
- April 15, 2023: 12.04 ft
- April 26, 2022: 13.10 ft
- April 13, 2021: 9.17 ft
- April 9, 2020: 10.02 ft
- April 10, 2019: 11.69 ft
- April 26, 2018: 7.39 ft
- April 1, 2017: 9.02 ft
- June 14, 2016: 9.54 ft
- May 20, 2015: 8.56 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. Stage may be affected by ice.
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.