Crow River at Rockford, MN
River level and flood forecast · Wright County
Normal2.6 ftas of Mon 2 PM
The river is 7.4 ft below flood stage (10 ft).
Flow: 337 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 14 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 12 ft |
| Flood stage | 10 ft |
| Action stage | 8 ft |
| Record crest (April 16, 1965) | 19.27 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 19.7 ftThe temporary levee constructed prior to a flood in the 1960s
- 19.39 ftWater reaches the underside low steel of the Hwy 55 bridge
- 17.2 ftWater reaches the top of the bank on the west side of the river.
- 15.6 ftWater reaches the underside steel on the Bridge Street bridge.
- 15 ftSanitary sewers serving homes closest to river may begin to back up.
- 10 ftLow lying areas and some roads along the river begin to experience flooding.
Highest crests on record
- 19.27 ft — April 16, 1965
- 16.51 ft — April 13, 1969
- 16.24 ft — April 13, 1952
- 16.14 ft — June 26, 1957
- 15.6 ft — April 24, 2023
Recent crests: 13.2 ft (June 24, 2024) · 15.6 ft (April 24, 2023) · 9.96 ft (May 20, 2022) · 5.05 ft (April 15, 2021) · 9.66 ft (April 5, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- Lake Minnetonka above Gray's Dam, MN
- Minnehaha Creek below Gray's Bay Dam, MN
- Elm Creek (MN) at Champlin, MN
- Elk River near Big Lake, MN
- Mississippi River at Hwy 169 at Champlin, MN
- Shingle Creek at Queen Ave N, MN
- Mississippi River at Hwy 610 in Brooklyn Park, MN
- Mississippi River at Fridley abv 37th Ave NE, MN
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (RKFM5); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.