Rainy River at Manitou Rapids, MN
River level and flood forecast · Koochiching County
Normal3.4 ftas of Mon 2:30 PM
Flow: 6,500 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.
- 0 ftNo known impacts at this location.
Highest crests on record
- 22.01 ft — June 17, 2014
- 21.04 ft — May 12, 1950
- 19.8 ft — May 8, 1938
- 19.33 ft — June 26, 2002
- 19.04 ft — June 10, 1974
Recent crests: 16.17 ft (June 23, 2024) · 14.26 ft (May 11, 2023) · 19.03 ft (May 15, 2022) · 11.47 ft (April 15, 2021) · 13.71 ft (October 25, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamRainy River at Boat Landing Blw International Falls, MN
- DownstreamRainy River near Boat Landing at Wheelers Point, MN
- Little Fork River at Littlefork, MN
- Rapid River near Baudette, MN
- Big Fork River at Big Falls, MN
- Rainy River above Gold Portage Outlet nr Kabetogama, MN
- Red Lake River at Upper Red Lake at Waskish, MN
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (MNUM5); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.