Rivers in Minnesota

Sauk River at St. Cloud

Stearns County, MinnesotaNWS STCM5USGS 05270500Chanhassen office

Below flood stage
1.13ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 21, 7:00 PM CDT

Flood stage
6.00 ft
Record crest
10.68 ft1965

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood9.00 ft
Moderate flood7.00 ft
Minor flood6.00 ft
Action5.00 ft
  1. 6.00 ftVery low roadways may be impacted from Richmond to St. Cloud; water reaching foundations of a few homes.

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

40 crests on NOAA’s list since 1951.

#DateStage
1April 13, 196510.68 ft
2April 6, 19978.72 ft
3March 27, 20098.19 ft
4April 16, 20238.17 ft
5April 14, 20018.08 ft
6April 11, 19697.96 ft
7April 13, 19517.89 ft
8April 13, 19527.78 ft
9March 22, 19727.33 ft
10April 25, 20017.20 ft
11June 5, 20147.00 ft
12March 18, 20106.85 ft
13March 26, 20196.81 ft
14April 29, 19756.77 ft
15July 20, 20116.60 ft
16March 27, 19576.22 ft
17April 11, 20116.14 ft
18April 21, 19796.12 ft
19July 1, 20135.40 ft
20April 1, 19765.37 ft
21July 8, 19935.28 ft
22May 4, 19945.04 ft
23April 4, 20075.03 ft
24July 10, 19785.00 ft
25April 3, 20205.00 ft

Most recent crests

  • May 4, 2024: 3.99 ft
  • April 16, 2023: 8.17 ft
  • April 19, 2021: 3.64 ft
  • April 3, 2020: 5.00 ft
  • March 26, 2019: 6.81 ft
  • April 28, 2018: 4.11 ft
  • May 25, 2017: 4.17 ft
  • July 16, 2016: 4.88 ft
  • June 14, 2015: 4.52 ft
  • June 5, 2014: 7.00 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.

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.