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Cascade Creek near Rochester

Highest listed crest 49.68 ftFlood stage 49.0 ft9 crests since 2013

The Cascade Creek near Rochester crested above flood stage 1 time among the 9 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2013 to 2021. The highest, 49.68 ft on June 16, 2014, was minor flooding, 0.68 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
49.68 ft
June 16, 2014
Flood stage
49.0 ft
Major flooding from 52.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 16, 2014
49.68 ft, minor flooding
Location
Olmsted County
Near Rochester (2.7 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Cascade Creek near Rochester
Action stage47.03Jul 6, 2019The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)49.01Jun 16, 2014Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage50.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage52.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

9 crests from 2013 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Cascade Creek near Rochester, 2013 to 2021 4446485052ft Flood stage 49.0 ftMajor 52.0 ft May 5, 2013: 46.57 ft, below flood stageJun 16, 2014: 49.68 ft, minor floodingMar 9, 2015: 47.03 ft, action stageSep 22, 2016: 48.19 ft, action stageMar 6, 2017: 46.51 ft, below flood stageSep 5, 2018: 46.74 ft, below flood stageJul 6, 2019: 48.43 ft, action stageMar 9, 2020: 44.92 ft, below flood stageAug 28, 2021: 44.03 ft, below flood stage Highest, 49.68 ft, Jun 16, 2014 20152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Cascade Creek near Rochester 2010s: 1 1 2020s: 0 2010s2020s
  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, Cascade Creek near Rochester
1Jun 16, 201449.68+0.68Minor—
2Jul 6, 201948.43−0.57Action—
3Sep 22, 201648.19−0.81Action—
4Mar 9, 201547.03−1.97Action—
5Sep 5, 201846.74−2.26Below flood stage—
6May 5, 201346.57−2.43Below flood stage—
7Mar 6, 201746.51−2.49Below flood stage—
8Mar 9, 202044.92−4.08Below flood stage—
9Aug 28, 202144.03−4.97Below flood stage—

Gauges on the Cascade Creek

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Cascade Creek
Rochester this gaugeMN49.049.68 ft, Jun 16, 20140
RochesterMN13.016.54 ft, Aug 19, 20070

Other gauges in Olmsted County

Flood gauges in Olmsted County
Rochester13.016.54 ft, Aug 19, 20070
Whitewater State Park13.519.13 ft, Aug 19, 20071
Pine Island17.023.45 ft, Sep 23, 20102
Oronoco 1W951.0954.96 ft, Jun 28, 20190
Oronoco949.0953.91 ft, Jun 28, 20190
Rochester14.020.77 ft, Sep 21, 19861

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RCRM5, 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.