Mississippi River at Hwy 169 at Champlin, MN
River level and flood forecast · Anoka County
Normal4.4 ftas of Mon 2:30 PM
The river is 7.6 ft below flood stage (12 ft).
Flow: 3,550 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 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 14 ft |
| Flood stage | 12 ft |
| Action stage | 9 ft |
| Record crest (April 12, 1965) | 17.96 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 17.8 ftAnoka - Rum River begins flooding River Avenue and Madison Street
- 17.3 ftAnoka - Rum River begins flooding 2nd Avenue and Adams Street.
- 17 ftChamplin - water backs up through sewer manholes at Applewood Pointe on Dayton Road
- 14.6 ftAnoka - water begins flooding Rice Street and Levee Avenue.
- 14.2 ftAnoka - water begins flooding the Rum River boat launch walkway.
- 13.5 ftChamplin - flooding begins on West River Parkway upstream from gage
- 11.26 ftWatercraft restrictions begin.
- 11 ftChamplin - flooding begins upstream of gage at Galloway Park
- 10.8 ftChamplin - some flooding downstream of gage on Mississippi Drive
- 9.4 ftChamplin - some flooding 3-4 miles downstream of gage below West River Road
- 9 ftChamplin - low parking lot off 411 Dayton Road begins to flood.
- 8.8 ftChamplin - low areas of Mississippi Point Park begin to flood.
Highest crests on record
- 17.96 ft — April 12, 1965
- 17.66 ft — April 17, 1965
- 17.56 ft — March 6, 1984
- 15.81 ft — March 29, 1957
- 15.46 ft — April 15, 1952
Recent crests: 14.29 ft (April 20, 2023) · 11.87 ft (May 18, 2022) · 8.04 ft (April 16, 2021) · 13.11 ft (January 13, 2020) · 11.94 ft (March 31, 2019)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamMississippi River at St. Cloud, MN
- DownstreamMississippi River at Hwy 610 in Brooklyn Park, MN
- Elm Creek (MN) at Champlin, MN
- Rum River near St. Francis 4 South, MN
- Shingle Creek at Queen Ave N, MN
- Mississippi River at Fridley abv 37th Ave NE, MN
- Rice Creek below Old Hwy 8 in Mounds View, MN
- Elk River near Big Lake, MN
- Minnehaha Creek below Gray's Bay Dam, MN
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (AKAM5); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.