Minnesota River at Jordan, MN
River level and flood forecast · Scott County
Normal6.5 ftas of Mon 2:45 PM
The river is 18.5 ft below flood stage (25 ft).
Flow: 2,820 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 | 34 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 28 ft |
| Flood stage | 25 ft |
| Action stage | 18 ft |
| Record crest (June 28, 2024) | 35.12 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 29.5 ftHighway 41 at Chaska may close when the river reaches this stage.
- 26.7 ftThe bridge at Scott County Road 9 and Carver County Road 11/Jonathan Carver Parkway will be closed.
- 25 ftLow lying areas and some roads along the river begin to flood and private sanitary sewers may experience problems.
Highest crests on record
- 35.12 ft — June 28, 2024
- 35.07 ft — April 11, 1965
- 33.52 ft — June 24, 1993
- 33.25 ft — June 25, 2014
- 33.11 ft — April 18, 2001
Recent crests: 35.12 ft (June 28, 2024) · 29.4 ft (May 19, 2023) · 27.95 ft (April 25, 2023) · 25.14 ft (May 23, 2022) · 16.61 ft (March 28, 2021)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamMinnesota River at Savage, MN
- High Island Creek near Henderson, MN
- Lake Minnetonka above Gray's Dam, MN
- Minnehaha Creek below Gray's Bay Dam, MN
- Minnesota River at Fort Snelling State Park, MN
- Minnehaha Creek at Minneapolis / Hiawatha Ave., MN
- Crow River at Rockford, MN
- Cannon River at Northfield, MN
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (JDNM5); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.