Redwood River at Redwood Falls, MN
River level and flood forecast · Redwood County
Normal1.8 ftas of Mon 2 PM
The river is 4.2 ft below flood stage (6 ft).
Flow: 36 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 | 16 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 15 ft |
| Flood stage | 6 ft |
| Action stage | 5 ft |
| Record crest (March 29, 1997) | 18.01 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 12 ftModerate agricultural flooding.
- 8.5 ftSwayback bridge in Redwood Falls overtopped.
- 6 ftLow lying areas, mainly farmland, and some roads along the river begin to experience flooding; bottom of Swayback bridge
Highest crests on record
- 18.01 ft — March 29, 1997
- 17.82 ft — March 24, 2019
- 15.92 ft — June 18, 1957
- 15.88 ft — April 8, 1965
- 15.73 ft — June 18, 1993
Recent crests: 9.7 ft (June 27, 2024) · 9.38 ft (April 11, 2023) · 8.18 ft (May 15, 2022) · 6.22 ft (March 23, 2022) · 4.35 ft (March 10, 2021)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (RWDM5); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.