Rivers in Minnesota

Kawishiwi River near Ely

Lake County, MinnesotaNWS KAWM5USGS 05124480Duluth office

No flood stages set
2.58ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 21, 11:00 PM CDT

Record crest
6.07 ft2001

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Flood stages and impacts

  1. 0.00 ftNo known impacts at this location.

Crest history

56 crests on NOAA’s list since 1967.

#DateStage
1May 4, 20016.07 ft
2April 24, 19765.92 ft
3April 29, 19695.88 ft
4May 18, 20225.88 ft
5June 13, 19705.83 ft
6August 27, 19885.81 ft
7May 12, 19725.75 ft
8May 11, 19795.66 ft
9May 20, 19965.61 ft
10April 30, 19815.56 ft
11June 18, 19685.54 ft
12May 2, 19905.54 ft
13May 8, 20235.54 ft
14May 21, 20145.50 ft
15May 13, 20085.43 ft
16May 19, 19825.40 ft
17April 30, 19675.39 ft
18May 7, 19895.35 ft
19May 8, 19755.32 ft
20May 14, 19925.29 ft
21June 20, 19945.29 ft
22May 12, 19845.24 ft
23May 7, 20095.13 ft
24May 23, 20135.13 ft
25May 27, 19745.11 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 22, 2024: 5.04 ft
  • May 8, 2023: 5.54 ft
  • May 18, 2022: 5.88 ft
  • April 28, 2021: 4.59 ft
  • May 6, 2020: 4.57 ft
  • May 9, 2019: 5.00 ft
  • July 9, 2018: 4.57 ft
  • May 5, 2017: 5.06 ft
  • April 29, 2016: 5.05 ft
  • June 10, 2015: 4.67 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 during winter months.

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.