Rivers in Minnesota

Rainy River at Crane Lake

St. Louis County, MinnesotaNWS CNLM5Duluth office

Below flood stage
1117.1ftStage

Observed Wed, Sep 30, 1:30 AM CDT

Flood stage
1120.0 ft
Record crest
1123.0 ft2022

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood1123.0 ft
Moderate flood1121.0 ft
Minor flood1120.0 ft
  1. 1122.0 ftWidespread lakeshore flooding of residence around Crane Lake
  2. 1120.0 ftWater over Gold Coast Road. Boat houses and homes impacted.
  3. 1119.0 ftMany docks and boat houses become inundated at this lake level.
  4. 1118.0 ftLowest docks start becoming inundated at this lake level.

Crest history

3 crests on NOAA’s list since 2016.

#DateStage
1June 2, 20221123.0 ft
2June 18, 20171118.5 ft
3June 30, 20161118.5 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 2, 2022: 1123.0 ft
  • June 18, 2017: 1118.5 ft
  • June 30, 2016: 1118.5 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the North Central River Forecast Center. Graphical forecasts are not available during times of high water, forecast crest information can be found in the local WFO web page.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service.