Mississippi River at Red Wing, MN
River level and flood forecast · Goodhue County
Normal2.7 ftas of Mon 1:15 PM
The river is 11.3 ft below flood stage (14 ft).
Forecast to fall to 2.2 ft by Mon, Oct 19, 7 AM.
Flow: 9,750 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
| Major flood stage | 16 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 15 ft |
| Flood stage | 14 ft |
| Action stage | 12 ft |
| Record crest (April 18, 1965) | 20.7 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 19.7 ftRed Wing wastewater treatment plant begins to experience flooding.
- 17 ftMilwaukee Road railroad between Red Wing and Hastings begins flooding.
- 16 ftRed Wing Milling Company may experience basement flooding and begin pumping.
- 15 ftThe city of Frontenac and Bay City begin flooding.
- 14.3 ftLock and dam 3 may end operations.
- 14 ftLow lying areas and some roads along the river begin to experience flooding.
Highest crests on record
- 20.7 ft — April 18, 1965
- 18.8 ft — April 17, 1969
- 18.2 ft — April 28, 2001
- 18.1 ft — April 17, 2001
- 17.18 ft — April 12, 1997
Recent crests: 16.19 ft (July 1, 2024) · 16.55 ft (April 25, 2023) · 15.81 ft (April 1, 2019) · 12.3 ft (June 23, 2018) · 12.76 ft (May 1, 2018)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (REDM5); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.