Rivers in Minnesota

Mississippi River at Brownsville

Houston County, MinnesotaNWS BRWM5USGS 05386400La Crosse office

Below flood stage
631.21ftStage

Observed Wed, Sep 23, 11:45 PM CDT

Flood stage
635.00 ft
Record crest
640.20 ft1965

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Minor flood635.00 ft
Action633.00 ft
  1. 635.50 ftAccess road to Wildcat Park and Landing south of Brownsville starts to be impacted with water flowing over the road.

Crest history

23 crests on NOAA’s list since 1951.

#DateStage
1April 22, 1965640.20 ft
2April 19, 2001638.79 ft
3April 27, 2023637.97 ft
4April 21, 1969637.32 ft
5July 3, 2024637.23 ft
6April 22, 1952636.75 ft
7April 15, 1997636.64 ft
8April 4, 2019636.47 ft
9April 19, 1951636.40 ft
10June 27, 1993636.34 ft
11April 24, 2019636.28 ft
12May 3, 1975636.15 ft
13April 15, 2011635.97 ft
14April 28, 1979635.78 ft
15April 8, 1967635.74 ft
16September 29, 1986635.56 ft
17September 30, 2010635.41 ft
18June 1, 2019635.23 ft
19May 8, 1954635.15 ft
20March 21, 1973634.61 ft
21March 18, 1990634.48 ft
22April 26, 1996634.36 ft
23March 13, 1983634.00 ft

Most recent crests

  • July 3, 2024: 637.23 ft
  • April 27, 2023: 637.97 ft
  • June 1, 2019: 635.23 ft
  • April 24, 2019: 636.28 ft
  • April 4, 2019: 636.47 ft
  • April 15, 2011: 635.97 ft
  • September 30, 2010: 635.41 ft
  • April 19, 2001: 638.79 ft
  • April 15, 1997: 636.64 ft
  • April 26, 1996: 634.36 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.

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.