Embarrass River near Embarrass, Kaunonen Lake Rd

1. 18.50 ftWater overtops Kaunonen Lake Rd bridge and reaches gauge intrumentation. Data loss is possible at this level.
2. 17.60 ftExtensive indunation of Kaunonen Lake Road on either side of the bridge. Water level reaches edge of guardrail on north approach and is almost to the bridge surface on the south side.
3. 16.20 ftWater inundates north Kaunonen Lake Road bridge approach and there is extensive flooding of the south approach up to the end of the bridge guardrail. Buildings at the end of Teinila Rd may be inundated.
4. 14.60 ftWater reaches the top of proximal culverts and reaches the bottom of the Kaunonen Lake Rd bridge. Portions of Salo Lake Road flooded in 2024 at this level. Water may encroach outbuildings at the end of Teinila Road.
5. 13.40 ftWater begins to inundate southern Kaunonen Lake Road bridge approach and come out of its natural floodplain.
6. 11.00 ftRiver comes out of banks and into widespread adjacent wetland. No impacts are observed. Bankfull is very common here due to exisiting wetland complex and downstream beaver dams. Southern floodplain starts to flood sooner than the north and may occur closer to 10 feet in some places.

Most recent crests

• June 19, 2024: 14.72 ft
• April 16, 2023: 14.01 ft
• April 25, 2022: 12.89 ft
• April 14, 2021: 12.80 ft
• April 9, 2020: 12.41 ft
• October 24, 2019: 11.61 ft

• DownstreamEmbarrass River
• Embarrass River
• Partridge River
• Partridge River
• Dunka River
• Second Creek
• St. Louis River at Skibo
• Stony 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.