Mississippi River at Brainerd, MN
River level and flood forecast · Crow Wing County
Normal4.8 ftas of Mon 3:30 PM
The river is 11.2 ft below flood stage (16 ft).
Forecast to hold near 4.8 ft through Mon, Oct 19, 7 AM.
Flow: 857 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 7:47 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Flood stage | 16 ft |
| Record crest (June 28, 2012) | 17.61 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 17 ftCommunity Garden indated near Kiwanis Park.
- 16 ftEast River Road near Kiwanis park becomes inundated.
- 13 ftThis will cause flooding of low lying agricultural areas ajacent to the river.
Highest crests on record
- 17.61 ft — June 28, 2012
- 16.7 ft — April 30, 2001
- 16.03 ft — April 10, 1997
- 15.61 ft — April 26, 2023
- 14.59 ft — April 30, 1996
Recent crests: 13.27 ft (July 1, 2024) · 15.61 ft (April 26, 2023) · 14.39 ft (May 18, 2022) · 12.45 ft (April 19, 2021) · 14.01 ft (April 11, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BRAM5); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.