Rivers in Minnesota

Marsh River near Shelly

Norman County, MinnesotaNWS SHYM5USGS 05067500Grand Forks office

Below flood stage
3.40ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 21, 9:30 PM CDT

Flood stage
14.00 ft
Record crest
25.45 ft1997

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood23.00 ft
Moderate flood20.00 ft
Minor flood14.00 ft
Action13.00 ft
  1. 23.00 ftMAJOR FLOOD STAGE.
  2. 20.00 ftMODERATE FLOOD STAGE. Agricultural flooding begins.
  3. 14.00 ftMINOR FLOOD STAGE.
  4. 13.00 ftACTION STAGE/FORECAST SERVICE STAGE.

Flood outlook

Chance of flooding, September to November

CategoryChance
Minor floodingUnder 5%
Moderate floodingUnder 5%
Major floodingUnder 5%

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued August 28, 2026.

Crest history

82 crests on NOAA’s list since 1944.

#DateStage
1April 18, 199725.45 ft
2April 3, 200625.01 ft
3March 25, 200924.95 ft
4June 12, 200224.90 ft
5April 19, 197923.36 ft
6March 17, 201022.52 ft
7April 12, 201122.43 ft
8April 12, 196922.28 ft
9May 11, 195021.96 ft
10April 7, 198921.18 ft
11April 14, 194720.80 ft
12April 17, 202320.54 ft
13April 11, 201920.09 ft
14April 9, 202020.04 ft
15April 13, 196519.87 ft
16April 10, 200119.24 ft
17April 9, 197819.22 ft
18April 24, 202218.96 ft
19April 15, 197418.87 ft
20April 19, 197517.81 ft
21April 27, 201317.66 ft
22April 15, 197216.26 ft
23June 11, 198416.17 ft
24March 23, 196616.09 ft
25March 29, 200415.98 ft

Most recent crests

  • April 12, 2026: 13.24 ft
  • June 22, 2025: 9.66 ft
  • May 25, 2024: 8.95 ft
  • April 17, 2023: 20.54 ft
  • April 24, 2022: 18.96 ft
  • March 12, 2021: 5.70 ft
  • April 9, 2020: 20.04 ft
  • October 13, 2019: 13.36 ft
  • April 11, 2019: 20.09 ft
  • April 19, 2018: 10.61 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the North Central River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time. 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.