Minnesota River at Granite Falls, MN
River level and flood forecast · Chippewa County
Normal880.2 ftas of Mon 1:15 PM
The river is 4.8 ft below flood stage (885 ft).
Flow: 478 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 | 892 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 889 ft |
| Flood stage | 885 ft |
| Action stage | 883 ft |
| Record crest (April 7, 1997) | 899.84 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 899.5 ftFlood waters begin to impact the low steel on the Highway 212 bridge.
- 897.2 ftWater reaches the low steel of the Walking Bridge (west end).
- 890.3 ftFlood waters begin to affect Highway 67 southeast of Granite Falls.
- 890 ftFlood waters from the diversion begin to affect 11th Ave west of Granite Falls...which cuts off access to the events center.
- 889.5 ftFlood waters begin to top the controlling bank at Highway 212.
- 889.3 ftWater begins to cover Minnesota Ave. in Rice Park.
- 889.1 ftFlood waters begin to flow over Dikes Road and into the natural diversion that starts upstream of Granite Falls...water flows west and south of the city, reentering the river just below highway 212.
- 885 ftFlood waters begin to reach the alley way along the river at the foot bridge.
- 883.5 ftWater begins to reach the deck of the fishing pier just downstream from the Walking Bridge.
Highest crests on record
- 899.84 ft — April 7, 1997
- 896.54 ft — April 12, 1969
- 895.84 ft — April 15, 2001
- 894.64 ft — April 10, 1952
- 894.24 ft — June 25, 1919
Recent crests: 884.96 ft (June 8, 2024) · 890.54 ft (April 18, 2023) · 887.3 ft (May 18, 2022) · 882.64 ft (April 14, 2021) · 884.67 ft (April 3, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamMinnesota River at Montevideo, MN
- DownstreamMinnesota River near Morton, MN
- Yellow Medicine River near Granite Falls, MN
- Chippewa River (MN) near Watson 1NE (tailwater), MN
- Minnesota River at Lac Qui Parle Dam Tail (S of hwy 13), MN
- Lac Qui Parle River at Lac Qui Parle, MN
- Chippewa River (MN) near Milan, MN
- Redwood River at Redwood Falls, MN
- Redwood River at Marshall, MN
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (GTEM5); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.