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Marsh River near Shelly

Highest listed crest 25.45 ftFlood stage 14.0 ft82 crests since 1944

The Marsh River near Shelly crested at major flood stage 5 times among the 82 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1944 to 2026. The highest, 25.45 ft on April 18, 1997, was major flooding, 11.45 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
25.45 ft
April 18, 1997; 4,300 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
14.0 ft
Major flooding from 23.0 ft
Crests at major
5
29th of 120 gauges in Minnesota
Most recent flood crest
April 17, 2023
20.54 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Norman County
Minnesota

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Marsh River near Shelly
Action stage13.09Apr 12, 2026The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)14.022Apr 24, 2022Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage20.09Apr 17, 2023Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage23.05Mar 25, 2009Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

82 crests from 1944 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Marsh River near Shelly, 1944 to 2026 0102030ft Flood stage 14.0 ftMajor 23.0 ft Jul 11, 1944: 11.64 ft, below flood stage; 1,030 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1945: 11.48 ft, below flood stage; 1,000 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1946: 15.12 ft, minor floodingApr 14, 1947: 20.80 ft, moderate flooding; 4,150 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1948: 14.03 ft, minor floodingJun 3, 1949: 12.83 ft, below flood stage; 1,260 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1950: 21.96 ft, moderate flooding; 4,660 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1951: 15.56 ft, minor flooding; 2,100 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 1952: 10.80 ft, below flood stage; 979 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1953: 7.11 ft, below flood stage; 389 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1954: 7.63 ft, below flood stage; 376 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1955: 7.10 ft, below flood stage; 289 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1956: 15.50 ft, minor flooding; 1,960 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1957: 8.29 ft, below flood stageJul 10, 1958: 4.48 ft, below flood stage; 47 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1959: 5.42 ft, below flood stage; 96 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1960: 9.04 ft, below flood stage; 492 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1961: 6.51 ft, below flood stage; 100 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1962: 12.87 ft, below flood stage; 1,240 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1963: 7.60 ft, below flood stage; 274 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1964: 8.41 ft, below flood stage; 450 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1965: 19.87 ft, minor flooding; 3,120 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1966: 16.09 ft, minor floodingMar 30, 1967: 11.54 ft, below flood stage; 866 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1968: 7.35 ft, below flood stage; 221 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1969: 22.28 ft, moderate flooding; 3,910 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1970: 13.38 ft, action stage; 1,320 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1971: 10.11 ft, below flood stage; 619 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1972: 16.26 ft, minor flooding; 2,070 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1973: 9.83 ft, below flood stageApr 15, 1974: 18.87 ft, minor flooding; 2,460 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1975: 17.81 ft, minor flooding; 2,330 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1976: 11.32 ft, below flood stage; 785 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1977: 4.13 ft, below flood stage; 42 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1978: 19.22 ft, minor flooding; 2,240 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1979: 23.36 ft, major flooding; 4,880 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1980: 9.99 ft, below flood stage; 615 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1981: 11.03 ft, below flood stage; 896 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1982: 13.06 ft, action stage; 1,070 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1983: 13.84 ft, action stage; 1,240 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1984: 16.17 ft, minor flooding; 2,260 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1985: 13.23 ft, action stage; 1,380 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1986: 14.59 ft, minor flooding; 1,720 cubic feet per secondJul 24, 1987: 15.80 ft, minor flooding; 1,730 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1988: 8.49 ft, below flood stageApr 7, 1989: 21.18 ft, moderate flooding; 3,490 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1990: 6.65 ft, below flood stage; 254 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1991: 11.88 ft, below flood stage; 1,120 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1992: 10.36 ft, below flood stage; 430 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1993: 13.78 ft, action stage; 660 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 1994: 11.50 ft, below flood stage; 995 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1995: 15.21 ft, minor flooding; 1,500 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1997: 25.45 ft, major flooding; 4,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1998: 15.84 ft, minor floodingMar 29, 1999: 15.04 ft, minor flooding; 1,420 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 2000: 14.07 ft, minor flooding; 1,160 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2001: 19.24 ft, minor flooding; 2,380 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2002: 24.90 ft, major floodingJun 26, 2003: 12.34 ft, below flood stage; 882 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2004: 15.98 ft, minor flooding; 1,730 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2006: 25.01 ft, major flooding; 6,390 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2007: 15.45 ft, minor flooding; 1,610 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2008: 8.91 ft, below flood stage; 311 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 2009: 24.95 ft, major floodingMar 17, 2010: 22.52 ft, moderate flooding; 4,270 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 2011: 22.43 ft, moderate floodingMar 15, 2012: 6.57 ft, below flood stage; 97 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2013: 17.66 ft, minor flooding; 2,270 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2014: 13.34 ft, action stage; 1,220 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2015: 5.80 ft, below flood stage; 90 cubic feet per secondAug 31, 2016: 10.95 ft, below flood stage; 601 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 2017: 13.35 ft, action stage; 968 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2018: 10.61 ft, below flood stageApr 11, 2019: 20.09 ft, moderate flooding; 2,950 cubic feet per secondOct 13, 2019: 13.36 ft, action stage; 1,170 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 2020: 20.04 ft, moderate flooding; 2,500 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2021: 5.70 ft, below flood stage; 56 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 2022: 18.96 ft, minor flooding; 2,740 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2023: 20.54 ft, moderate flooding; 3,210 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2024: 8.95 ft, below flood stage; 374 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2025: 9.66 ft, below flood stage; 459 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 2026: 13.24 ft, action stage Highest, 25.45 ft, Apr 18, 1997 1960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Marsh River near Shelly 1940s: 3 1950s: 3 1960s: 3 1970s: 5 1980s: 4 1990s: 4 2000s: 7 7 2010s: 4 2020s: 3 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

The 50 highest of 82 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Marsh River near Shelly
1Apr 18, 199725.45+11.45Major4,300
2Apr 3, 200625.01+11.01Major6,390
3Mar 25, 200924.95+10.95Major—
4Jun 12, 200224.90+10.90Major—
5Apr 19, 197923.36+9.36Major4,880
6Mar 17, 201022.52+8.52Moderate4,270
7Apr 12, 201122.43+8.43Moderate—
8Apr 12, 196922.28+8.28Moderate3,910
9May 11, 195021.96+7.96Moderate4,660
10Apr 7, 198921.18+7.18Moderate3,490
11Apr 14, 194720.80+6.80Moderate4,150
12Apr 17, 202320.54+6.54Moderate3,210
13Apr 11, 201920.09+6.09Moderate2,950
14Apr 9, 202020.04+6.04Moderate2,500
15Apr 13, 196519.87+5.87Minor3,120
16Apr 10, 200119.24+5.24Minor2,380
17Apr 9, 197819.22+5.22Minor2,240
18Apr 24, 202218.96+4.96Minor2,740
19Apr 15, 197418.87+4.87Minor2,460
20Apr 19, 197517.81+3.81Minor2,330
21Apr 27, 201317.66+3.66Minor2,270
22Apr 15, 197216.26+2.26Minor2,070
23Jun 11, 198416.17+2.17Minor2,260
24Mar 23, 196616.09+2.09Minor—
25Mar 29, 200415.98+1.98Minor1,730
26Feb 26, 199815.84+1.84Minor—
27Jul 24, 198715.80+1.80Minor1,730
28Apr 8, 195115.56+1.56Minor2,100
29Apr 13, 195615.50+1.50Minor1,960
30Jun 18, 200715.45+1.45Minor1,610
31Mar 29, 199515.21+1.21Minor1,500
32Mar 22, 194615.12+1.12Minor—
33Mar 29, 199915.04+1.04Minor1,420
34Mar 30, 198614.59+0.59Minor1,720
35Jun 26, 200014.07+0.07Minor1,160
36Apr 7, 194814.03+0.03Minor—
37Mar 8, 198313.84−0.16Action1,240
38Apr 2, 199313.78−0.22Action660
39Apr 9, 197013.38−0.62Action1,320
40Oct 13, 201913.36−0.64Action1,170
41Feb 23, 201713.35−0.65Action968
42Apr 10, 201413.34−0.66Action1,220
43Apr 12, 202613.24−0.76Action—
44May 13, 198513.23−0.77Action1,380
45Apr 2, 198213.06−0.94Action1,070
46Jun 11, 196212.87−1.13Below flood stage1,240
47Jun 3, 194912.83−1.17Below flood stage1,260
48Jun 26, 200312.34−1.66Below flood stage882
49May 23, 199111.88−2.12Below flood stage1,120
50Jul 11, 194411.64−2.36Below flood stage1,030

Other gauges in Norman County

Flood gauges in Norman County
Halstad26.040.74 ft, Apr 19, 199711
Hendrum20.033.85 ft, Apr 18, 19976
Twin Valley10.017.96 ft, Jun 24, 20022

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SHYM5, 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.