Rivers in Minnesota
Cedar River near Austin
Action stage
6.72ftStage
Observed Tue, Sep 22, 8:00 PM CDT
- Flood stage
- 10.00 ft
- Record crest
- 23.26 ft2004
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Minor flood | 10.00 ft |
| Action | 5.00 ft |
- 5.00 ftWater begins to overflow right bank into adjacent farm field downstream of County Road 28 bridge.
Crest history
104 crests on NOAA’s list since 1909.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 16, 2004 | 23.26 ft |
| 2 | July 10, 2000 | 21.49 ft |
| 3 | June 12, 2008 | 21.42 ft |
| 4 | June 22, 2024 | 20.58 ft |
| 5 | July 17, 1978 | 20.35 ft |
| 6 | September 24, 2010 | 19.83 ft |
| 7 | September 23, 2016 | 19.50 ft |
| 8 | August 15, 1993 | 19.43 ft |
| 9 | March 1, 1965 | 18.87 ft |
| 10 | July 7, 1978 | 18.06 ft |
| 11 | March 26, 1950 | 17.81 ft |
| 12 | March 29, 1962 | 17.18 ft |
| 13 | March 26, 1961 | 17.03 ft |
| 14 | July 2, 1983 | 17.01 ft |
| 15 | June 1, 2000 | 16.75 ft |
| 16 | March 15, 1945 | 16.62 ft |
| 17 | April 1, 1993 | 16.55 ft |
| 18 | March 11, 1973 | 16.05 ft |
| 19 | March 31, 1952 | 15.82 ft |
| 20 | April 12, 2001 | 15.77 ft |
| 21 | November 14, 1909 | 15.70 ft |
| 22 | April 24, 1990 | 15.65 ft |
| 23 | July 9, 2026 | 15.38 ft |
| 24 | March 28, 1912 | 15.25 ft |
| 25 | June 20, 1993 | 15.24 ft |
Most recent crests
- July 9, 2026: 15.38 ft
- July 3, 2026: 10.42 ft
- August 18, 2025: 13.95 ft
- June 27, 2025: 13.45 ft
- June 17, 2025: 11.53 ft
- June 22, 2024: 20.58 ft
- August 28, 2021: 9.72 ft
- March 9, 2020: 12.49 ft
- May 28, 2019: 10.70 ft
- March 16, 2019: 13.38 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. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.