Minnesota River at Montevideo, MN
River level and flood forecast · Yellow Medicine County
Normal3.6 ftas of Mon 3 PM
The river is 10.4 ft below flood stage (14 ft).
Flow: 522 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 | 17.5 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 16 ft |
| Flood stage | 14 ft |
| Action stage | 12 ft |
| Record crest (April 6, 1997) | 23.9 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 23.1 ftLow bridge steel elevation on the highway 59/212 bridge.
- 18 ftSanitary sewers begin to be affected at this level.
- 17 ftStorm sewers may need to be plugged to prevent water from backing up into streets.
- 14 ftLow lying areas and some roads along the river begin flooding, along with some basements of houses along the river.
Highest crests on record
- 23.9 ft — April 6, 1997
- 22.15 ft — April 14, 2001
- 21.98 ft — March 30, 2019
- 21.68 ft — April 12, 1969
- 20.09 ft — March 23, 2010
Recent crests: 15.45 ft (June 7, 2024) · 19.36 ft (April 17, 2023) · 16.99 ft (May 27, 2022) · 10.33 ft (April 19, 2021) · 15.15 ft (April 3, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamMinnesota River at Ortonville, MN
- DownstreamMinnesota River at 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
- Yellow Medicine River near Granite Falls, MN
- Pomme De Terre River at Appleton, MN
- Redwood River at Marshall, MN
See it on the live map →Radar & warnings for Yellow Medicine CountyNWS gauge pageUSGS gauge 05311000
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (MVOM5); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.