Rivers in Minnesota

Big Fork River at Big Falls

Koochiching County, MinnesotaNWS BIFM5USGS 05132000Duluth office

Below flood stage
2.83ftStage

Observed Wed, Sep 23, 10:00 PM CDT

Flood stage
16.00 ft
Record crest
17.08 ft1950

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Moderate flood18.00 ft
Minor flood16.00 ft
  1. 18.00 ftBackwater on the Sturgeon River threatens CR 30 bridge just west of Big Falls.
  2. 16.00 ftWater into the Big Falls city park campground lowest areas.

Crest history

34 crests on NOAA’s list since 1937.

#DateStage
1May 8, 195017.08 ft
2April 22, 197915.90 ft
3April 16, 196915.79 ft
4April 26, 193715.12 ft
5April 20, 198215.00 ft
6April 9, 199714.53 ft
7May 7, 193814.05 ft
8April 29, 195113.87 ft
9June 15, 201413.51 ft
10April 29, 197013.13 ft
11April 25, 198513.12 ft
12April 26, 202213.10 ft
13April 13, 201112.74 ft
14May 3, 201312.25 ft
15April 15, 202312.04 ft
16April 6, 200511.75 ft
17April 10, 201911.69 ft
18April 7, 199911.24 ft
19April 9, 202010.02 ft
20April 15, 20099.71 ft
21June 14, 20169.54 ft
22April 13, 20219.17 ft
23April 1, 20179.02 ft
24April 7, 20068.83 ft
25May 20, 20158.56 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.