Rivers in Minnesota

Elk River near Big Lake

Sherburne County, MinnesotaNWS ERVM5USGS 05275000Chanhassen office

No flood stages set
0.72ftStage

Observed Wed, Sep 30, 4:00 AM CDT

Record crest
10.86 ft1965

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Crest history

53 crests on NOAA’s list since 1912.

#DateStage
1April 16, 196510.86 ft
2April 10, 195210.36 ft
3May 7, 191210.10 ft
4April 10, 196910.08 ft
5June 16, 19849.87 ft
6April 27, 20019.46 ft
7April 7, 19978.95 ft
8April 2, 19508.45 ft
9April 11, 19517.68 ft
10April 14, 20017.60 ft
11May 1, 19547.45 ft
12April 8, 19567.43 ft
13May 14, 19867.38 ft
14April 23, 19757.19 ft
15July 3, 19837.00 ft
16May 15, 19796.86 ft
17April 4, 19676.72 ft
18June 27, 19576.50 ft
19March 14, 19666.46 ft
20March 18, 19736.44 ft
21April 28, 19856.36 ft
22April 7, 19826.33 ft
23June 7, 20146.24 ft
24April 10, 20116.18 ft
25March 26, 19726.10 ft

Most recent crests

  • July 21, 2015: 3.39 ft
  • May 25, 2015: 3.24 ft
  • June 7, 2014: 6.24 ft
  • June 30, 2013: 4.85 ft
  • June 20, 2012: 2.37 ft
  • April 10, 2011: 6.18 ft
  • March 18, 2010: 4.39 ft
  • April 27, 2001: 9.46 ft
  • April 14, 2001: 7.60 ft
  • April 7, 1997: 8.95 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.