Rivers in Minnesota

South Fork Crow River near Mayer

Carver County, MinnesotaNWS MAYM5USGS 05279000Chanhassen office

Below flood stage
1.82ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 1:30 AM CDT

Flood stage
11.00 ft
Record crest
19.23 ft1965

Open the live map with the river flood outlook

Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood16.00 ft
Moderate flood15.00 ft
Minor flood11.00 ft
Action10.00 ft
  1. 16.00 ftRoad to the Watertown Waste Water Treatment plant is flooded. Yale Avenue flooded between County Road 30 and 78th Street; and 62nd Street west of County Road 33 to Yancy Avenue is closed.
  2. 14.50 ftThe bridge on 84th Street is closed. Road closures include 42nd Street between Tacoma Avenue and County Road 123; County road 23 north of Mayer and County Road 27 in Watertown; and County Road 32 from County Road 135 to Vega Avenue.
  3. 13.50 ftFlooding affects Vega Avenue between Carver County Road 32 and 86th Street; Carver County Road 30 is closed west of Yancy Avenue to McLeod County line.
  4. 12.00 ftFlooding affects Mill Avenue from Watertown to the Wright County line; Yancy Avenue between Carver County Road 30 and 78th Street; Vega Avenue between Carver County Road 33 and 94th Street; and the intersection of Union Avenue and 82nd Street.
  5. 11.00 ftCarver County Road 123 is closed north of Highway 7 to 42nd Street.

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

66 crests on NOAA’s list since 1950.

#DateStage
1April 13, 196519.23 ft
2June 22, 201417.45 ft
3March 20, 201016.82 ft
4April 14, 200116.50 ft
5April 11, 196916.48 ft
6March 26, 201116.44 ft
7April 7, 199716.05 ft
8April 22, 202316.03 ft
9June 23, 195716.00 ft
10June 22, 202415.83 ft
11April 10, 195215.70 ft
12March 27, 201915.39 ft
13April 8, 201115.06 ft
14October 10, 201714.41 ft
15June 28, 201313.98 ft
16May 4, 198613.93 ft
17April 30, 197513.90 ft
18April 5, 197913.76 ft
19June 24, 201213.65 ft
20March 29, 198213.59 ft
21April 21, 201913.46 ft
22March 21, 197213.16 ft
23September 18, 201913.08 ft
24October 1, 201013.00 ft
25May 30, 201912.79 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 22, 2024: 15.83 ft
  • April 22, 2023: 16.03 ft
  • May 18, 2022: 11.06 ft
  • March 29, 2021: 5.27 ft
  • March 13, 2020: 12.27 ft
  • October 11, 2019: 12.68 ft
  • September 18, 2019: 13.08 ft
  • May 30, 2019: 12.79 ft
  • April 21, 2019: 13.46 ft
  • March 27, 2019: 15.39 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.