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Middle Fork Whitewater River near Whitewater State Park

Highest listed crest 19.13 ftFlood stage 13.5 ft27 crests since 2002

The Middle Fork Whitewater River near Whitewater State Park crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 27 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2002 to 2025. The highest, 19.13 ft on August 19, 2007, was major flooding, 5.63 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
19.13 ft
August 19, 2007
Flood stage
13.5 ft
Major flooding from 17.0 ft
Crests at major
1
65th of 120 gauges in Minnesota
Most recent flood crest
June 27, 2025
13.82 ft, minor flooding
Location
Olmsted County
Minnesota

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Middle Fork Whitewater River near Whitewater State Park
Action stage12.02Apr 10, 2015The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)13.520Jun 27, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage15.03Jul 19, 2017Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage17.01Aug 19, 2007Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

27 crests from 2002 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Middle Fork Whitewater River near Whitewater State Park, 2002 to 2025 101214161820ft Flood stage 13.5 ftMajor 17.0 ft Jun 11, 2002: 14.08 ft, minor flooding; 1,120 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2007: 15.37 ft, moderate floodingAug 19, 2007: 19.13 ft, major floodingJun 12, 2008: 14.56 ft, minor floodingFeb 10, 2009: 12.95 ft, action stageAug 14, 2010: 14.91 ft, minor floodingSep 23, 2010: 15.50 ft, moderate floodingMar 23, 2011: 13.86 ft, minor floodingMay 26, 2012: 13.94 ft, minor floodingMar 31, 2013: 13.81 ft, minor floodingMay 20, 2013: 13.90 ft, minor floodingJun 25, 2013: 13.97 ft, minor floodingJun 27, 2014: 14.43 ft, minor floodingApr 10, 2015: 12.08 ft, action stageSep 22, 2016: 13.75 ft, minor floodingJun 12, 2017: 13.99 ft, minor flooding; 1,022 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 2017: 14.88 ft, minor flooding; 1,590 cubic feet per secondJul 19, 2017: 15.00 ft, moderate floodingJun 30, 2018: 13.94 ft, minor floodingMar 14, 2019: 14.42 ft, minor flooding; 1,277 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2019: 14.51 ft, minor flooding; 1,330 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2019: 13.98 ft, minor flooding; 1,032 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 2019: 14.45 ft, minor flooding; 1,295 cubic feet per secondJul 19, 2019: 14.69 ft, minor floodingMar 8, 2020: 13.50 ft, minor floodingMar 21, 2021: 11.32 ft, below flood stageJun 27, 2025: 13.82 ft, minor flooding; 829 cubic feet per second Highest, 19.13 ft, Aug 19, 2007 20052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Middle Fork Whitewater River near Whitewater State Park 2000s: 4 2010s: 18 18 2020s: 2 2000s2010s2020s
  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, Middle Fork Whitewater River near Whitewater State Park
1Aug 19, 200719.13+5.63Major—
2Sep 23, 201015.50+2.00Moderate—
3Mar 13, 200715.37+1.87Moderate—
4Jul 19, 201715.00+1.50Moderate—
5Aug 14, 201014.91+1.41Minor—
6Jun 29, 201714.88+1.38Minor1,590
7Jul 19, 201914.69+1.19Minor—
8Jun 12, 200814.56+1.06Minor—
9May 27, 201914.51+1.01Minor1,330
10Jul 1, 201914.45+0.95Minor1,295
11Jun 27, 201414.43+0.93Minor—
12Mar 14, 201914.42+0.92Minor1,277
13Jun 11, 200214.08+0.58Minor1,120
14Jun 12, 201713.99+0.49Minor1,022
15Jun 16, 201913.98+0.48Minor1,032
16Jun 25, 201313.97+0.47Minor—
17May 26, 201213.94+0.44Minor—
18Jun 30, 201813.94+0.44Minor—
19May 20, 201313.90+0.40Minor—
20Mar 23, 201113.86+0.36Minor—
21Jun 27, 202513.82+0.32Minor829
22Mar 31, 201313.81+0.31Minor—
23Sep 22, 201613.75+0.25Minor—
24Mar 8, 202013.500.00Minor—
25Feb 10, 200912.95−0.55Action—
26Apr 10, 201512.08−1.42Action—
27Mar 21, 202111.32−2.18Below flood stage—

The worst floods along the Middle Fork Whitewater River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Middle Fork Whitewater River that crested above flood stage within a week.

July 19, 2017: 15.00 ft here, moderate flooding

Gauges on the Middle Fork Whitewater River

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

Flood gauges on the Middle Fork Whitewater River
Whitewater State Park Group CampMN39.041.34 ft, May 16, 20170
Whitewater State Park this gaugeMN13.519.13 ft, Aug 19, 20071

Other gauges in Olmsted County

Flood gauges in Olmsted County
Rochester13.016.54 ft, Aug 19, 20070
Rochester49.049.68 ft, Jun 16, 20140
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 WSPM5, 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.