Minnesota River at Fort Snelling State Park, MN

River level and flood forecast · Hennepin County

Normal686.9 ftas of Mon 3:15 PM

The last 7 days and the forecast

686.6686.8687687.2687.4687.6TueWedThuFriSatSunMonNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

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

Highest crests on record

  1. 709.76 ft — June 26, 2014
  2. 709.43 ft — March 31, 2019
  3. 706.78 ft — March 24, 2010
  4. 702.59 ft — May 1, 2018
  5. 700.64 ft — July 3, 2013

Recent crests: 709.43 ft (March 31, 2019) · 702.59 ft (May 1, 2018) · 697.59 ft (May 30, 2017) · 697.36 ft (September 30, 2016) · 690.63 ft (June 28, 2015)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (FSNM5); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.