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North Branch Pipestone Creek near Pipestone

Highest listed crest 45.66 ftFlood stage 44.0 ft12 crests since 2013

The North Branch Pipestone Creek near Pipestone crested above flood stage 5 times among the 12 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2013 to 2025. The highest, 45.66 ft on September 12, 2019, was minor flooding, 1.66 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
45.66 ft
September 12, 2019
Flood stage
44.0 ft
Major flooding from 48.0 ft
Crests at major
0
5 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 22, 2024
44.88 ft, minor flooding
Location
Pipestone County
Minnesota
Identifiers
NWS PSNM5
No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, North Branch Pipestone Creek near Pipestone
Action stage43.03Apr 12, 2023The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)44.05Jun 22, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage46.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage48.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

12 crests from 2013 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the North Branch Pipestone Creek near Pipestone, 2013 to 2025 4042444648ft Flood stage 44.0 ftMajor 48.0 ft Jun 23, 2013: 42.59 ft, below flood stageJun 16, 2014: 42.42 ft, below flood stageAug 17, 2017: 43.75 ft, action stageSep 21, 2018: 44.10 ft, minor floodingApr 6, 2019: 45.47 ft, minor floodingSep 12, 2019: 45.66 ft, minor floodingMar 9, 2020: 43.70 ft, action stage; 253 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2021: 42.75 ft, below flood stageMay 11, 2022: 44.48 ft, minor floodingApr 12, 2023: 43.95 ft, action stageJun 22, 2024: 44.88 ft, minor floodingNov 18, 2025: 40.42 ft, below flood stage Highest, 45.66 ft, Sep 12, 2019 201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, North Branch Pipestone Creek near Pipestone 2010s: 3 3 2020s: 2 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, North Branch Pipestone Creek near Pipestone
1Sep 12, 201945.66+1.66Minor—
2Apr 6, 201945.47+1.47Minor—
3Jun 22, 202444.88+0.88Minor—
4May 11, 202244.48+0.48Minor—
5Sep 21, 201844.10+0.10Minor—
6Apr 12, 202343.95−0.05Action—
7Aug 17, 201743.75−0.25Action—
8Mar 9, 202043.70−0.30Action253
9Mar 5, 202142.75−1.25Below flood stage—
10Jun 23, 201342.59−1.41Below flood stage—
11Jun 16, 201442.42−1.58Below flood stage—
12Nov 18, 202540.42−3.58Below flood stage—

Other gauges in Pipestone County

Flood gauges in Pipestone County
Pipestone16.021.51 ft, Sep 12, 20194
Pipestone1,595.01,596.74 ft, Sep 12, 20190

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PSNM5, 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.