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Little Fork River at Littlefork

Highest listed crest 37.00 ftFlood stage 22.0 ft57 crests since 1915

The Little Fork River at Littlefork crested at major flood stage 17 times among the 57 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1915 to 2024. The highest, 37.00 ft on April 18, 1916, was major flooding, 15.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
37.00 ft
April 18, 1916; 25,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
22.0 ft
Major flooding from 26.0 ft
Crests at major
17
3rd of 120 gauges in Minnesota
Most recent flood crest
April 23, 1996
23.60 ft, minor flooding
Location
Koochiching County
Minnesota

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Little Fork River at Littlefork
Action stage20.04Apr 13, 2011The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)22.011Apr 23, 1996Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage24.05Apr 22, 1965Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage26.017Apr 4, 1975Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

57 crests from 1915 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Little Fork River at Littlefork, 1915 to 2024 010203040ft Flood stage 22.0 ftMajor 26.0 ft Jun 29, 1915: 22.60 ft, minor flooding; 10,000 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1916: 37.00 ft, major flooding; 25,000 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1929: 21.70 ft, action stage; 4,220 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1933: 25.04 ft, moderate flooding; 8,140 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1938: 31.63 ft, major flooding; 18,300 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1940: 28.62 ft, major flooding; 13,300 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1941: 28.29 ft, major flooding; 14,700 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1943: 23.81 ft, minor flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1944: 23.70 ft, minor flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1945: 27.58 ft, major flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1946: 23.20 ft, minor flooding; 7,600 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1947: 24.44 ft, moderate flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1948: 30.56 ft, major flooding; 14,500 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1949: 22.13 ft, minor flooding; 9,200 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1951: 27.95 ft, major flooding; 14,400 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1952: 23.36 ft, minor flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1954: 30.30 ft, major flooding; 16,700 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1955: 20.15 ft, action stage; 7,740 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1956: 22.36 ft, minor flooding; 9,410 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1957: 29.21 ft, major flooding; 15,600 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1960: 22.72 ft, minor flooding; 8,500 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1961: 22.00 ft, minor flooding; 9,120 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 1962: 27.05 ft, major flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1963: 24.94 ft, moderate flooding; 8,790 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1964: 24.84 ft, moderate flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1965: 25.05 ft, moderate flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1966: 28.33 ft, major flooding; 14,700 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1969: 32.61 ft, major flooding; 20,600 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1970: 31.08 ft, major flooding; 17,300 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1971: 28.49 ft, major flooding; 15,000 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1972: 30.05 ft, major flooding; 13,700 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1974: 28.13 ft, major flooding; 14,700 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1975: 30.33 ft, major flooding; 17,300 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1985: 22.25 ft, minor flooding; 19,900 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1996: 23.60 ft, minor flooding; 14,300 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1997: 19.30 ft, below flood stage; 12,400 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1998: 7.10 ft, below flood stage; 4,370 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2000: 6.37 ft, below flood stage; 3,590 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2005: 19.19 ft, below flood stageApr 6, 2006: 20.06 ft, action stage; 10,600 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2007: 6.45 ft, below flood stage; 3,690 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 2008: 14.59 ft, below flood stage; 11,500 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2009: 12.20 ft, below flood stage; 9,220 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 2010: 6.48 ft, below flood stage; 3,720 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 2011: 20.57 ft, action stage; 17,600 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2012: 9.84 ft, below flood stage; 7,020 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2013: 19.82 ft, below flood stage; 16,800 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2015: 9.56 ft, below flood stage; 6,740 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2016: 11.16 ft, below flood stage; 8,240 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2017: 18.94 ft, below flood stage; 9,490 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 2018: 13.12 ft, below flood stage; 10,100 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 2019: 14.62 ft, below flood stage; 11,500 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2020: 15.27 ft, below flood stage; 12,200 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 2021: 11.38 ft, below flood stage; 8,440 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 2022: 19.78 ft, below flood stage; 16,900 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2023: 18.68 ft, below flood stage; 15,800 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 2024: 18.33 ft, below flood stage; 15,400 cubic feet per second Highest, 37.00 ft, Apr 18, 1916 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Little Fork River at Littlefork 1910s: 2 1920s: 0 1930s: 2 1940s: 9 9 1950s: 5 1960s: 8 1970s: 5 1980s: 1 1990s: 1 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 2020s: 0 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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. 5 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 37.00 ft on May 11, 1950; 23.97 ft on Apr 7, 1976; 21.49 ft on Sep 11, 1977; 24.33 ft on Jun 1, 1978; 32.59 ft on Apr 25, 1979.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 57 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Little Fork River at Littlefork
1Apr 18, 191637.00+15.00Major25,000
2Apr 17, 196932.61+10.61Major20,600
3May 8, 193831.63+9.63Major18,300
4Jun 14, 197031.08+9.08Major17,300
5Apr 18, 194830.56+8.56Major14,500
6Apr 4, 197530.33+8.33Major17,300
7Apr 19, 195430.30+8.30Major16,700
8Apr 21, 197230.05+8.05Major13,700
9Apr 24, 195729.21+7.21Major15,600
10May 2, 194028.62+6.62Major13,300
11Apr 20, 197128.49+6.49Major15,000
12Apr 19, 196628.33+6.33Major14,700
13Jun 9, 194128.29+6.29Major14,700
14Jun 8, 197428.13+6.13Major14,700
15May 1, 195127.95+5.95Major14,400
16Mar 25, 194527.58+5.58Major10,300
17Jul 10, 196227.05+5.05Major13,500
18Apr 22, 196525.05+3.05Moderate11,400
19Apr 19, 193325.04+3.04Moderate8,140
20Apr 4, 196324.94+2.94Moderate8,790
21May 9, 196424.84+2.84Moderate11,600
22May 4, 194724.44+2.44Moderate11,200
23Jun 5, 194323.81+1.81Minor10,600
24Jun 7, 194423.70+1.70Minor10,500
25Apr 23, 199623.60+1.60Minor14,300
26Apr 17, 195223.36+1.36Minor10,300
27Mar 26, 194623.20+1.20Minor7,600
28Apr 17, 196022.72+0.72Minor8,500
29Jun 29, 191522.60+0.60Minor10,000
30Apr 21, 195622.36+0.36Minor9,410
31Apr 26, 198522.25+0.25Minor19,900
32Apr 13, 194922.13+0.13Minor9,200
33Apr 23, 196122.000.00Minor9,120
34Apr 8, 192921.70−0.30Action4,220
35Apr 13, 201120.57−1.43Action17,600
36Apr 11, 195520.15−1.85Action7,740
37Apr 6, 200620.06−1.94Action10,600
38May 3, 201319.82−2.18Below flood stage16,800
39Apr 26, 202219.78−2.22Below flood stage16,900
40Apr 9, 199719.30−2.70Below flood stage12,400
41Apr 6, 200519.19−2.81Below flood stage—
42Apr 3, 201718.94−3.06Below flood stage9,490
43Apr 16, 202318.68−3.32Below flood stage15,800
44Jun 23, 202418.33−3.67Below flood stage15,400
45Apr 10, 202015.27−6.73Below flood stage12,200
46Apr 9, 201914.62−7.38Below flood stage11,500
47Apr 26, 200814.59−7.41Below flood stage11,500
48Jul 13, 201813.12−8.88Below flood stage10,100
49Apr 18, 200912.20−9.80Below flood stage9,220
50Apr 14, 202111.38−10.62Below flood stage8,440

Other gauges in Koochiching County

Flood gauges in Koochiching County
Big Falls16.017.08 ft, May 8, 19500

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LFKM5, 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.