Pomme De Terre River at Appleton, MN
River level and flood forecast · Swift County
Normal4.4 ftas of Mon 1 PM
Flow: 88 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.
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 7 ftTOP OF RIGHT BANK...LEFT BANK MUCH STEEPER
Highest crests on record
- 16.2 ft — April 8, 2001
- 15.43 ft — April 6, 1997
- 14.58 ft — April 9, 1969
- 13.35 ft — April 13, 2023
- 11.81 ft — March 25, 2009
Recent crests: 8.08 ft (June 4, 2024) · 13.35 ft (April 13, 2023) · 10.05 ft (May 14, 2022) · 7.19 ft (April 14, 2021) · 7.12 ft (March 30, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamMinnesota River at Montevideo, MN
- Chippewa River (MN) near Milan, MN
- Minnesota River at Lac Qui Parle Dam Tail (S of hwy 13), MN
- Lac Qui Parle River at Lac Qui Parle, MN
- Yellow Bank River near Odessa, MN
- Chippewa River (MN) near Watson 1NE (tailwater), MN
- Minnesota River at Ortonville, MN
- Whetstone River above Big Stone City, SD
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (APPM5); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.