Rivers in Minnesota

Le Sueur River at St. Clair

Blue Earth County, MinnesotaNWS SCRM5Chanhassen office

Below flood stage
18.79ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 2:45 AM CDT

Flood stage
25.50 ft
Record crest
33.30 ft2016

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood31.00 ft
Moderate flood28.00 ft
Minor flood25.50 ft
Action22.50 ft
  1. 33.00 ftFlood waters reach the entrance of the St. Clair post office.
  2. 32.50 ftWater begins overtopping the Park St N. bridge and flowing over the bridge.
  3. 32.00 ftCounty Road 28 experiences flooding just north of the bridge. Flood waters also reach the base of the pump station near the post office. The temporary wall needs to be installed to protect the pump station prior to reaching this level.
  4. 31.00 ftFlood waters begin impacting multiple homes along Fitzloff Ave and Park St N.
  5. 30.50 ftFlood waters reach the intersection of Park St N. and Fitzloff Ave.
  6. 30.00 ftWater reaches the bottom of the Park St N. bridge deck.
  7. 27.00 ftLow lying area between Schalow Dr. and Fitzloff Ave. begins to flood at this level as water backs up through the drainage system connected to the river.
  8. 22.50 ftValve needs to be closed at the Wastewater Treatment Plant to prevent flood waters from backfilling into the Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Crest history

4 crests on NOAA’s list since 2010.

#DateStage
1September 23, 201633.30 ft
2September 25, 201032.18 ft
3March 18, 201926.93 ft
4September 22, 201819.89 ft

Most recent crests

  • March 18, 2019: 26.93 ft
  • September 22, 2018: 19.89 ft
  • September 23, 2016: 33.30 ft
  • September 25, 2010: 32.18 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.