Minnesota River at Lac Qui Parle Dam Tail (S of hwy 13), MN
River level and flood forecast · Chippewa County
Normal921.9 ftas of Mon 3 PM
Flow: 341 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.
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 41.45 ftEmergency Spillway level (also roadway level)
Highest crests on record
- 941.66 ft — April 7, 1997
- 940.05 ft — April 14, 2001
- 939.75 ft — April 12, 1969
- 938.71 ft — March 22, 2010
- 938.3 ft — April 6, 2011
Recent crests: 930.84 ft (December 9, 2016) · 929.84 ft (June 4, 2015) · 936.75 ft (June 23, 2014) · 932.72 ft (June 27, 2013) · 928.81 ft (June 23, 2012)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamMinnesota River at Montevideo, MN
- Lac Qui Parle River at Lac Qui Parle, MN
- Chippewa River (MN) near Watson 1NE (tailwater), MN
- Chippewa River (MN) near Milan, MN
- Pomme De Terre River at Appleton, MN
- Minnesota River at Granite Falls, MN
- Yellow Medicine River near Granite Falls, MN
- Yellow Bank River near Odessa, MN
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (LQRM5); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.