Sauk River at St. Cloud, MN
River level and flood forecast · Stearns County
Normal1.6 ftas of Mon 12 PM
The river is 4.4 ft below flood stage (6 ft).
Flow: 139 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 | 9 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 7 ft |
| Flood stage | 6 ft |
| Action stage | 5 ft |
| Record crest (April 13, 1965) | 10.68 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 6 ftVery low roadways may be impacted from Richmond to St. Cloud; water reaching foundations of a few homes.
Highest crests on record
- 10.68 ft — April 13, 1965
- 8.72 ft — April 6, 1997
- 8.19 ft — March 27, 2009
- 8.17 ft — April 16, 2023
- 8.08 ft — April 14, 2001
Recent crests: 3.99 ft (May 4, 2024) · 8.17 ft (April 16, 2023) · 3.64 ft (April 19, 2021) · 5 ft (April 3, 2020) · 6.81 ft (March 26, 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 (STCM5); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.