Le Sueur River near Rapidan, MN

River level and flood forecast · Blue Earth County

Normal7.0 ftas of Mon 2 PM

Flow: 594 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

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NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Highest crests on record

  1. 22.72 ft — May 22, 1960
  2. 22.1 ft — April 8, 1965
  3. 21.35 ft — September 26, 2010
  4. 19.73 ft — April 7, 1951
  5. 16.44 ft — April 2, 1952

Recent crests: 15.45 ft (March 21, 2019) · 7.9 ft (October 7, 2017) · 16.43 ft (September 24, 2016) · 7.1 ft (June 26, 2015) · 13.87 ft (June 21, 2014)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (RPDM5); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.