Rivers in Minnesota

Stony River near Babbitt, Tomahawk Rd

Lake County, MinnesotaNWS STOM5USGS 0512550Duluth office

Below flood stage
86.53ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 10:30 AM CDT

Flood stage
94.50 ft
Record crest
92.37 ft2024

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Moderate flood95.50 ft
Minor flood94.50 ft
Action93.50 ft
  1. 97.40 ftWater overtops the Tomahawk Road bridge.
  2. 95.50 ftWater begins to encroach on the approach to the Tomahawk Road bridge and inundates more of Kelly Road.
  3. 94.50 ftWater reaches the bottom of the Tomahawk Road bridge and begins to inundate low spots on Kelly Road.
  4. 90.30 ftRiver comes out of banks into natural floodplain. No impacts are observed at this stage.

Crest history

11 crests on NOAA’s list since 2014.

#DateStage
1June 22, 202492.37 ft
2May 15, 202291.59 ft
3May 17, 201490.69 ft
4May 11, 202390.61 ft
5April 23, 201690.48 ft
6April 29, 201990.34 ft
7April 16, 202189.91 ft
8May 5, 202089.80 ft
9April 25, 201789.62 ft
10October 15, 201889.46 ft
11June 11, 201588.87 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 22, 2024: 92.37 ft
  • May 11, 2023: 90.61 ft
  • May 15, 2022: 91.59 ft
  • April 16, 2021: 89.91 ft
  • May 5, 2020: 89.80 ft
  • April 29, 2019: 90.34 ft
  • October 15, 2018: 89.46 ft
  • April 25, 2017: 89.62 ft
  • April 23, 2016: 90.48 ft
  • June 11, 2015: 88.87 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.