Rivers in Minnesota

Mississippi River at Brainerd

Crow Wing County, MinnesotaNWS BRAM5USGS 05242300Duluth office

Below flood stage
4.63ftStage

Observed Sat, Sep 26, 8:30 PM CDT

Flood stage
16.00 ft
Forecast crest
4.70 ftWed, Sep 30, 1:00 AM CDT
Record crest
17.61 ft2012

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Minor flood16.00 ft
  1. 17.00 ftCommunity Garden indated near Kiwanis Park.
  2. 16.00 ftEast River Road near Kiwanis park becomes inundated.
  3. 13.00 ftThis will cause flooding of low lying agricultural areas ajacent to the river.

Crest history

36 crests on NOAA’s list since 1988.

#DateStage
1June 28, 201217.61 ft
2April 30, 200116.70 ft
3April 10, 199716.03 ft
4April 26, 202315.61 ft
5April 30, 199614.59 ft
6May 18, 199914.52 ft
7May 18, 202214.39 ft
8May 15, 201414.10 ft
9April 11, 202014.01 ft
10July 17, 201613.81 ft
11July 10, 199313.65 ft
12July 1, 202413.27 ft
13April 26, 201913.10 ft
14April 6, 200912.99 ft
15May 4, 200812.59 ft
16April 19, 202112.45 ft
17April 23, 198912.40 ft
18May 4, 201712.29 ft
19May 28, 201512.24 ft
20May 9, 201312.12 ft
21July 13, 200212.10 ft
22June 15, 200512.00 ft
23May 9, 201111.87 ft
24July 17, 201811.77 ft
25May 11, 199111.64 ft

Most recent crests

  • July 1, 2024: 13.27 ft
  • April 26, 2023: 15.61 ft
  • May 18, 2022: 14.39 ft
  • April 19, 2021: 12.45 ft
  • April 11, 2020: 14.01 ft
  • April 26, 2019: 13.10 ft
  • July 17, 2018: 11.77 ft
  • May 4, 2017: 12.29 ft
  • July 17, 2016: 13.81 ft
  • May 28, 2015: 12.24 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 low flow, but are not routinely available. Gauge reading may be affected by ice. 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. 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.

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.