Rivers in Minnesota

Dobbins Creek near Austin

Mower County, MinnesotaNWS DOBM5USGS 05455970La Crosse office

Below flood stage
7.95ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 2:30 AM CDT

Flood stage
11.50 ft
Record crest
19.18 ft2000

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood18.00 ft
Moderate flood14.00 ft
Minor flood11.50 ft
Action9.00 ft
  1. 18.00 ftWater reaches the bottom of the bridge deck.

Crest history

29 crests on NOAA’s list since 1999.

#DateStage
1July 10, 200019.18 ft
2June 12, 200818.95 ft
3June 22, 202417.56 ft
4June 1, 200017.46 ft
5July 19, 199917.18 ft
6July 9, 202615.51 ft
7September 15, 200414.54 ft
8May 20, 201313.01 ft
9July 2, 202613.00 ft
10June 17, 201412.90 ft
11September 13, 201912.82 ft
12September 22, 201612.62 ft
13September 23, 201012.57 ft
14April 12, 200112.57 ft
15August 18, 202511.94 ft
16June 22, 201511.90 ft
17May 18, 200011.69 ft
18March 9, 202011.23 ft
19March 23, 201110.93 ft
20September 5, 201810.88 ft
21June 8, 200910.22 ft
22July 21, 20179.29 ft
23March 31, 20068.86 ft
24September 25, 20058.85 ft
25February 29, 20128.77 ft

Most recent crests

  • July 9, 2026: 15.51 ft
  • July 2, 2026: 13.00 ft
  • August 18, 2025: 11.94 ft
  • June 22, 2024: 17.56 ft
  • August 28, 2021: 8.28 ft
  • March 9, 2020: 11.23 ft
  • September 13, 2019: 12.82 ft
  • September 5, 2018: 10.88 ft
  • July 21, 2017: 9.29 ft
  • September 22, 2016: 12.62 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the North Central River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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.