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12 Mile Creek near Dumont

Highest listed crest 13.63 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft9 crests since 1996

The 12 Mile Creek near Dumont crested above flood stage 3 times among the 9 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1996 to 2019. The highest, 13.63 ft on April 6, 1997, was moderate flooding, 3.63 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the 12 Mile Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
13.63 ft
April 6, 1997; 3,720 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 14.0 ft
Crests at major
0
3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
April 18, 2019
11.84 ft, minor flooding
Location
Traverse County
Minnesota
Identifiers
NWS DUMM5
USGS 05047900; out of service

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, 12 Mile Creek near Dumont
Flood stage (minor)10.01Apr 18, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.02Apr 13, 2001Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage14.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

9 crests from 1996 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the 12 Mile Creek near Dumont, 1996 to 2019 68101214ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 14.0 ft May 18, 1996: 7.97 ft, below flood stage; 410 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1997: 13.63 ft, moderate flooding; 3,720 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1998: 7.30 ft, below flood stage; 241 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 1999: 8.44 ft, below flood stage; 470 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 2000: 6.04 ft, below flood stage; 74 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 2001: 12.35 ft, moderate flooding; 2,630 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2003: 8.68 ft, below flood stage; 536 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 2004: 7.56 ft, below flood stage; 405 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2019: 11.84 ft, minor flooding; 3,720 cubic feet per second Highest, 13.63 ft, Apr 6, 1997 20002005201020152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, 12 Mile Creek near Dumont 1990s: 1 1 2000s: 1 2010s: 1 1990s2000s2010s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, 12 Mile Creek near Dumont
1Apr 6, 199713.63+3.63Moderate3,720
2Apr 13, 200112.35+2.35Moderate2,630
3Apr 18, 201911.84+1.84Minor3,720
4Jun 25, 20038.68−1.32Below flood stage536
5Jul 8, 19998.44−1.56Below flood stage470
6May 18, 19967.97−2.03Below flood stage410
7Sep 26, 20047.56−2.44Below flood stage405
8Apr 2, 19987.30−2.70Below flood stage241
9Mar 9, 20006.04−3.96Below flood stage74

The worst floods along the 12 Mile Creek

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the 12 Mile Creek that crested above flood stage within a week.

April 6, 1997: 13.63 ft here, moderate flooding

  • DumontMN · Apr 6, 1997 · 13.63 ft · Major · its highest

April 13, 2001: 12.35 ft here, moderate flooding

  • DumontMN · Apr 13, 2001 · 12.35 ft · Major

Gauges on the 12 Mile Creek

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the 12 Mile Creek
WheatonMN18.020.00 ft, Mar 28, 20190
DumontMN6.013.63 ft, Apr 6, 19972
Dumont this gaugeMN10.013.63 ft, Apr 6, 19970

Other gauges in Traverse County

Flood gauges in Traverse County
Wheaton18.020.00 ft, Mar 28, 20190
Dumont6.013.63 ft, Apr 6, 19972
Wheaton92.097.40 ft, Apr 7, 19970

Traverse County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Minnesota

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DUMM5, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.