Mississippi River at Willow Beach, MN

River level and flood forecast · Itasca County

Normal4.1 ftas of Mon 3:15 PM

Flow: 175 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

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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.

  • 0 ftNo known impacts at this location.

Highest crests on record

  1. 11.5 ft — February 18, 2011
  2. 10.66 ft — February 5, 2017
  3. 10.61 ft — October 27, 2019
  4. 10.53 ft — July 12, 2022
  5. 10.46 ft — July 25, 2014

Recent crests: 10.33 ft (June 23, 2024) · 9.1 ft (April 16, 2023) · 10.53 ft (July 12, 2022) · 8.9 ft (October 28, 2021) · 10.61 ft (October 27, 2019)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (WILM5); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.