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Mississippi River below Lock and Dam 5 - Minnesota City

Critical Stages
657' - Action
660' - Flood
662' - Moderate
665' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 10:15 AM CST 12/15/25

Status: No Flooding

Stage: 651.09 ft

Flow: 12.2 kcfs

Forecast

Forecast not available for this location.

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
10:15 AM 12/15 651.09 12.2
10:00 AM 12/15 651.09 12.2
9:45 AM 12/15 651.09 12.2
9:30 AM 12/15 651.09 12.2
9:15 AM 12/15 651.09 12.2
9:00 AM 12/15 651.09 12.2
8:45 AM 12/15 651.09 12.2
8:30 AM 12/15 651.09 12.2
8:15 AM 12/15 651.09 12.2
8:00 AM 12/15 651.1 12.5
7:45 AM 12/15 651.1 12.5
7:30 AM 12/15 651.1 12.5
7:15 AM 12/15 651.09 12.2
7:00 AM 12/15 651.09 12.2
6:45 AM 12/15 651.1 12.5
6:30 AM 12/15 651.1 12.5
6:15 AM 12/15 651.1 12.5
6:00 AM 12/15 651.1 12.5
5:45 AM 12/15 651.1 12.5
5:30 AM 12/15 651.1 12.5
5:15 AM 12/15 651.1 12.5
5:00 AM 12/15 651.1 12.5
4:45 AM 12/15 651.1 12.5
4:30 AM 12/15 651.1 12.5
4:15 AM 12/15 651.1 12.5
4:00 AM 12/15 651.1 12.5
3:45 AM 12/15 651.1 12.5
3:30 AM 12/15 651.11 12.7
3:15 AM 12/15 651.11 12.7
3:00 AM 12/15 651.11 12.7
Hydrograph for Mississippi River below Lock and Dam 5 - Minnesota City
670' - Water begins to flow over portions of the protective earthen dike.
667.85' - Water levels reach the flood of record.
665' - Lock gates and walls at Dam 5 go underwater.
664.5' - Lock and dam 5 is closed to navigation.
656.2' - Water begins to impact campsites along river downstream at Merrick State Park.
DateStage (ft)
Apr 19, 1965 667.85
Apr 16, 2001 665.7
Apr 11, 1997 665.45
Apr 18, 1969 665.1
Apr 25, 2023 664.3
Apr 19, 1952 663.84
Apr 18, 1951 663.3
Apr 2, 2019 662.62
Apr 6, 1967 662.56
Jun 25, 1993 662.18
Apr 23, 2019 662.16
May 1, 1975 662.13
May 7, 1954 662
Apr 7, 1986 661.97
Jul 1, 2024 661.94
Apr 15, 2011 661.8
Jul 1, 2014 660.96
Jun 22, 1943 660.9
Jun 1, 2019 660.29
Mar 12, 1983 660.26

Data provided by the National Weather Service.