Embarrass River near Embarrass, MN135

1. 30.20 ftWater goes over the railing on the MN135 bridge. Widespread major flooding would be expected at this level.
2. 27.40 ftWater overtops MN135 bridge. Flooding of nearby structures may be possible at this level.
3. 26.00 ftWater inundates approach to MN 135 bridge.
4. 24.90 ftGauge instrumentation inundated. Data loss is possible at this level.
5. 22.80 ftMN135 pull off on the southwest side of bridge is inundated.
6. 22.00 ftWater overtops and inundates portions of the Mesabi Trail in the Darwin S Myers Wildlife Management Area.
7. 21.00 ftWater approahces the edge of the natural floodplain. Water may begin encroaching on Road 70 east and west of MN 135, and may encroach or begin to overtop portions of the Mesabi Trail through the Darwin S Myers Wildlife Management Area.
8. 19.00 ftRiver comes out of banks into natural floodplain. No impacts are observed.

Most recent crests

• June 21, 2024: 21.72 ft
• April 17, 2023: 21.59 ft
• May 15, 2022: 19.87 ft
• April 16, 2021: 18.79 ft
• April 11, 2020: 18.30 ft
• April 25, 2019: 18.72 ft
• October 14, 2018: 18.16 ft
• September 27, 2017: 18.15 ft

• UpstreamEmbarrass River
• DownstreamSt. Louis River Near Forbes, MN
• Partridge River
• Second Creek
• Embarrass River
• St. Louis River at Skibo
• Sand River
• Partridge River
• Dunka River

Forecasts by the North Central River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service.