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Minnesota River at Montevideo

Critical Stages
12' - Action
14' - Flood
16' - Moderate
17.5' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 1:00 PM CST 12/12/25

Status: No Flooding

Stage: 7.58 ft

Flow: 1.94 kcfs

Forecast

Forecast not available for this location.

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
1:00 PM 12/12 7.58 1.94
12:45 PM 12/12 7.58 1.94
12:30 PM 12/12 7.58 1.94
12:15 PM 12/12 7.58 1.94
12:00 PM 12/12 7.58 1.94
11:45 AM 12/12 7.57 1.94
11:30 AM 12/12 7.57 1.94
11:15 AM 12/12 7.57 1.94
11:00 AM 12/12 7.58 1.94
10:45 AM 12/12 7.58 1.94
10:30 AM 12/12 7.58 1.94
10:15 AM 12/12 7.57 1.94
10:00 AM 12/12 7.57 1.94
9:45 AM 12/12 7.58 1.94
9:30 AM 12/12 7.57 1.94
9:15 AM 12/12 7.57 1.94
9:00 AM 12/12 7.57 1.94
8:45 AM 12/12 7.57 1.94
8:30 AM 12/12 7.58 1.94
8:15 AM 12/12 7.57 1.94
8:00 AM 12/12 7.57 1.94
7:45 AM 12/12 7.57 1.94
7:30 AM 12/12 7.57 1.94
7:15 AM 12/12 7.58 1.94
7:00 AM 12/12 7.57 1.94
6:45 AM 12/12 7.58 1.94
6:30 AM 12/12 7.58 1.94
6:15 AM 12/12 7.58 1.94
6:00 AM 12/12 7.58 1.94
5:45 AM 12/12 7.57 1.94
Hydrograph for Minnesota River at Montevideo
23.1' - Low bridge steel elevation on the highway 59/212 bridge.
18' - Sanitary sewers begin to be affected at this level.
17' - Storm sewers may need to be plugged to prevent water from backing up into streets.
14' - Low lying areas and some roads along the river begin flooding, along with some basements of houses along the river.
DateStage (ft)
Apr 6, 1997 23.9
Apr 14, 2001 22.15
Mar 30, 2019 21.98
Apr 12, 1969 21.68
Mar 23, 2010 20.09
Apr 10, 1952 20.02
Apr 7, 2011 19.76
Apr 17, 2023 19.36
Apr 24, 2001 19.2
Mar 29, 2011 18.58
Mar 29, 2009 18.29
Jun 24, 2014 17.48
Jun 25, 1919 17.45
Apr 8, 1986 17.26
May 27, 2022 16.99
Apr 11, 1951 16.8
Apr 14, 1965 16.64
Aug 4, 1993 16.5
Apr 28, 2018 16.41
Jul 1, 2011 16.28

Data provided by the National Weather Service.