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Basswood River near Winton

Highest listed crest 8.16 ftFlood stage 7.5 ft34 crests since 1968

The Basswood River near Winton crested above flood stage 3 times among the 34 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1968 to 2024. The highest, 8.16 ft on May 21, 2022, was minor flooding, 0.66 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
8.16 ft
May 21, 2022; 10,500 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
7.5 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 21, 2022
8.16 ft, minor flooding
Location
Lake County
Minnesota

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Basswood River near Winton
Flood stage (minor)7.53May 21, 2022Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

34 crests from 1968 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Basswood River near Winton, 1968 to 2024 246810ft Flood stage 7.5 ft Jun 23, 1968: 7.73 ft, minor flooding; 9,040 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1969: 7.32 ft, below flood stage; 7,970 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1971: 7.03 ft, below flood stage; 7,260 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1972: 7.02 ft, below flood stage; 7,240 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1976: 7.08 ft, below flood stage; 7,900 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 1988: 7.30 ft, below flood stage; 8,020 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1997: 5.57 ft, below flood stage; 4,300 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1998: 4.58 ft, below flood stage; 2,590 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 1999: 6.09 ft, below flood stage; 5,420 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2000: 4.88 ft, below flood stage; 3,120 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 2001: 7.70 ft, minor flooding; 9,050 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2002: 3.99 ft, below flood stage; 1,730 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 2003: 4.10 ft, below flood stage; 1,850 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2004: 5.30 ft, below flood stage; 3,760 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2005: 5.31 ft, below flood stage; 3,850 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2006: 5.83 ft, below flood stage; 4,780 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2007: 4.80 ft, below flood stage; 2,930 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2008: 6.97 ft, below flood stage; 7,380 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2009: 6.08 ft, below flood stage; 5,370 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 2010: 3.39 ft, below flood stage; 976 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2011: 4.82 ft, below flood stage; 2,970 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 2012: 5.59 ft, below flood stage; 4,370 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2013: 6.10 ft, below flood stage; 5,410 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2014: 7.14 ft, below flood stage; 7,790 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2015: 5.08 ft, below flood stage; 3,420 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2016: 5.96 ft, below flood stage; 5,110 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2017: 5.80 ft, below flood stage; 4,780 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 2018: 4.72 ft, below flood stage; 2,850 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2019: 5.87 ft, below flood stage; 4,960 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 2020: 5.10 ft, below flood stage; 3,500 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2021: 5.32 ft, below flood stage; 3,850 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2022: 8.16 ft, minor flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2023: 6.98 ft, below flood stage; 7,400 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 2024: 6.94 ft, below flood stage; 7,320 cubic feet per second Highest, 8.16 ft, May 21, 2022 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Basswood River near Winton 1960s: 1 1 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 1 2010s: 0 2020s: 1 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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.
  3. 1 crest measured on an earlier gauge datum is left out: 9.94 ft on May 24, 1950.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Basswood River near Winton
1May 21, 20228.16+0.66Minor10,500
2Jun 23, 19687.73+0.23Minor9,040
3May 10, 20017.70+0.20Minor9,050
4May 5, 19697.32−0.18Below flood stage7,970
5Sep 2, 19887.30−0.20Below flood stage8,020
6May 23, 20147.14−0.36Below flood stage7,790
7Apr 30, 19767.08−0.42Below flood stage7,900
8May 4, 19717.03−0.47Below flood stage7,260
9May 17, 19727.02−0.48Below flood stage7,240
10May 16, 20236.98−0.52Below flood stage7,400
11May 14, 20086.97−0.53Below flood stage7,380
12Jul 3, 20246.94−0.56Below flood stage7,320
13May 30, 20136.10−1.40Below flood stage5,410
14Jul 18, 19996.09−1.41Below flood stage5,420
15May 13, 20096.08−1.42Below flood stage5,370
16May 2, 20165.96−1.54Below flood stage5,110
17May 8, 20195.87−1.63Below flood stage4,960
18May 24, 20065.83−1.67Below flood stage4,780
19May 5, 20175.80−1.70Below flood stage4,780
20Jun 30, 20125.59−1.91Below flood stage4,370
21May 13, 19975.57−1.93Below flood stage4,300
22Apr 25, 20215.32−2.18Below flood stage3,850
23May 26, 20055.31−2.19Below flood stage3,850
24May 5, 20045.30−2.20Below flood stage3,760
25May 10, 20205.10−2.40Below flood stage3,500
26Jun 14, 20155.08−2.42Below flood stage3,420
27May 22, 20004.88−2.62Below flood stage3,120
28May 14, 20114.82−2.68Below flood stage2,970
29Jun 18, 20074.80−2.70Below flood stage2,930
30Jul 14, 20184.72−2.78Below flood stage2,850
31Apr 26, 19984.58−2.92Below flood stage2,590
32Jul 17, 20034.10−3.40Below flood stage1,850
33May 15, 20023.99−3.51Below flood stage1,730
34Jul 7, 20103.39−4.11Below flood stage976

Other gauges in Lake County

Flood gauges in Lake County
Beaver Bay16.021.12 ft, Jun 19, 20240
Ely6.57.25 ft, May 4, 19540

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WTNM5, 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.