Stoney Brook near Brookston, MN

River level and flood forecast · St. Louis County

Normal3.5 ftas of Mon 3 PM

The last 7 days and the forecast

3.33.43.53.63.7TueWedThuFriSatSunMonNowObserved (ft)NWS 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.

  • 12.5 ftIn 2012 Brookston flooded from a combination of the St. Louis and Stoney Brook at this level. However the gauge is well upstream of the confluence with the St. Louis River.

Highest crests on record

  1. 10.19 ft — April 16, 2023
  2. 8.62 ft — May 2, 2013
  3. 8.08 ft — May 2, 2014
  4. 8.08 ft — March 17, 2016
  5. 7.72 ft — April 8, 2020

Recent crests: 6.98 ft (June 20, 2024) · 10.19 ft (April 16, 2023) · 7.61 ft (May 14, 2022) · 6.16 ft (April 14, 2021) · 7.72 ft (April 8, 2020)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BKNM5); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.