Highest listed crest 28.40 ft April 17, 1997
Flood stage 15.0 ft Major flooding from 23.0 ft
Crests at major 18 1st of 120 gauges in Minnesota
Most recent flood crest April 13, 2026 15.38 ft, minor flooding Listed crests at the Red Lake River at Crookston, 1897 to 2026 0 10 20 30 ft Flood stage 15.0 ft Major 23.0 ft Apr 11, 1897: 25.20 ft, major flooding; 18,900 cubic feet per second May 21, 1902: 10.00 ft, below flood stage; 5,170 cubic feet per second Apr 24, 1904: 20.42 ft, moderate flooding; 13,700 cubic feet per second May 13, 1905: 14.50 ft, action stage; 8,730 cubic feet per second Apr 15, 1906: 21.00 ft, moderate flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per second Apr 4, 1907: 12.04 ft, action stage; 6,330 cubic feet per second Apr 10, 1908: 17.00 ft, minor flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per second Jul 21, 1909: 8.77 ft, below flood stage; 3,680 cubic feet per second Mar 20, 1910: 14.20 ft, action stage; 7,920 cubic feet per second Jun 10, 1911: 8.45 ft, below flood stage; 3,620 cubic feet per second Apr 8, 1912: 7.10 ft, below flood stage Sep 29, 1912: 6.80 ft, below flood stage; 2,120 cubic feet per second Apr 6, 1913: 15.90 ft, minor flooding Jun 12, 1914: 7.40 ft, below flood stage; 2,630 cubic feet per second Jun 29, 1915: 14.25 ft, action stage; 7,860 cubic feet per second Apr 17, 1916: 21.80 ft, moderate flooding; 15,900 cubic feet per second Apr 8, 1917: 12.30 ft, action stage Apr 2, 1918: 6.50 ft, below flood stage; 1,950 cubic feet per second Jul 5, 1919: 21.10 ft, moderate flooding; 14,900 cubic feet per second Mar 25, 1920: 23.30 ft, major flooding; 9,520 cubic feet per second May 13, 1922: 13.00 ft, action stage; 6,910 cubic feet per second Apr 19, 1923: 13.40 ft, action stage Apr 23, 1924: 5.20 ft, below flood stage; 1,140 cubic feet per second Jun 9, 1925: 13.50 ft, action stage; 7,300 cubic feet per second Mar 24, 1926: 12.30 ft, action stage; 6,500 cubic feet per second Apr 13, 1927: 14.00 ft, action stage; 7,700 cubic feet per second Mar 24, 1928: 12.00 ft, action stage Mar 19, 1929: 14.90 ft, action stage; 7,620 cubic feet per second May 13, 1930: 10.30 ft, below flood stage; 4,770 cubic feet per second Mar 26, 1931: 4.93 ft, below flood stage; 1,030 cubic feet per second Apr 9, 1932: 9.78 ft, below flood stage; 4,390 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 1933: 5.92 ft, below flood stage; 1,440 cubic feet per second Apr 8, 1934: 6.89 ft, below flood stage; 1,490 cubic feet per second Mar 27, 1935: 8.38 ft, below flood stage; 2,490 cubic feet per second Apr 18, 1936: 11.33 ft, below flood stage; 4,540 cubic feet per second Aug 4, 1937: 10.25 ft, below flood stage; 3,750 cubic feet per second May 10, 1938: 12.62 ft, action stage; 5,910 cubic feet per second Apr 24, 1939: 8.92 ft, below flood stage; 3,050 cubic feet per second Apr 16, 1940: 14.73 ft, action stage; 6,000 cubic feet per second Apr 10, 1941: 15.96 ft, minor flooding Jun 9, 1941: 13.43 ft, action stage; 6,190 cubic feet per second Apr 4, 1942: 16.71 ft, minor flooding Apr 8, 1943: 16.88 ft, minor flooding; 9,420 cubic feet per second Aug 11, 1944: 12.20 ft, action stage; 5,770 cubic feet per second Mar 28, 1945: 15.96 ft, minor flooding; 9,130 cubic feet per second Mar 24, 1946: 19.09 ft, minor flooding; 9,020 cubic feet per second Jun 12, 1947: 18.08 ft, minor flooding; 12,400 cubic feet per second Apr 8, 1948: 18.08 ft, minor flooding Jun 2, 1949: 17.43 ft, minor flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per second May 7, 1950: 25.70 ft, major flooding; 27,400 cubic feet per second Apr 7, 1951: 19.00 ft, minor flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per second Apr 11, 1952: 12.65 ft, action stage; 6,320 cubic feet per second Mar 24, 1953: 8.01 ft, below flood stage; 2,560 cubic feet per second Apr 12, 1954: 11.37 ft, below flood stage; 5,330 cubic feet per second Apr 8, 1955: 18.30 ft, minor flooding; 12,400 cubic feet per second Apr 20, 1956: 19.78 ft, minor flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per second Jun 29, 1957: 18.10 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per second Jul 7, 1958: 8.62 ft, below flood stage; 3,370 cubic feet per second Apr 5, 1959: 11.72 ft, below flood stage; 5,630 cubic feet per second Apr 6, 1960: 12.56 ft, action stage; 5,520 cubic feet per second Mar 27, 1961: 5.67 ft, below flood stage; 1,450 cubic feet per second Jun 11, 1962: 21.90 ft, moderate flooding; 16,700 cubic feet per second Apr 9, 1963: 13.25 ft, action stage; 6,820 cubic feet per second Apr 16, 1964: 13.38 ft, action stage Jun 20, 1964: 11.74 ft, below flood stage; 5,550 cubic feet per second Apr 12, 1965: 25.82 ft, major flooding Apr 3, 1966: 24.41 ft, major flooding; 21,500 cubic feet per second Apr 1, 1967: 23.49 ft, major flooding; 19,300 cubic feet per second Jul 19, 1968: 17.17 ft, minor flooding; 11,100 cubic feet per second Apr 12, 1969: 27.33 ft, major flooding; 28,400 cubic feet per second Apr 18, 1970: 19.43 ft, minor flooding Apr 10, 1971: 20.74 ft, moderate flooding; 15,300 cubic feet per second Apr 14, 1972: 22.03 ft, moderate flooding Sep 26, 1973: 10.86 ft, below flood stage; 4,960 cubic feet per second Apr 23, 1974: 22.89 ft, moderate flooding; 16,400 cubic feet per second Apr 18, 1975: 21.97 ft, moderate flooding; 15,600 cubic feet per second Apr 3, 1976: 19.45 ft, minor flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per second May 20, 1977: 8.66 ft, below flood stage; 3,440 cubic feet per second Apr 7, 1978: 23.11 ft, major flooding; 18,100 cubic feet per second Apr 26, 1979: 24.99 ft, major flooding; 21,900 cubic feet per second Apr 7, 1980: 14.77 ft, action stage Jun 29, 1981: 13.56 ft, action stage; 7,120 cubic feet per second Apr 1, 1982: 18.52 ft, minor flooding Mar 8, 1983: 20.14 ft, moderate flooding Jun 23, 1983: 13.98 ft, action stage; 7,330 cubic feet per second Jun 10, 1984: 20.71 ft, moderate flooding; 14,400 cubic feet per second Aug 19, 1985: 16.38 ft, minor flooding; 9,580 cubic feet per second Mar 30, 1986: 21.78 ft, moderate flooding Mar 27, 1987: 15.93 ft, minor flooding May 28, 1987: 11.22 ft, below flood stage; 5,360 cubic feet per second Apr 7, 1988: 16.03 ft, minor flooding Apr 7, 1989: 18.10 ft, minor flooding Apr 2, 1990: 7.60 ft, below flood stage Jun 23, 1990: 4.60 ft, below flood stage; 916 cubic feet per second Jun 13, 1991: 6.99 ft, below flood stage; 2,200 cubic feet per second Mar 9, 1992: 12.17 ft, action stage Apr 1, 1993: 18.24 ft, minor flooding; 7,400 cubic feet per second Jul 10, 1994: 20.41 ft, moderate flooding; 13,600 cubic feet per second Mar 16, 1995: 18.27 ft, minor flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per second Apr 20, 1996: 24.84 ft, major flooding; 21,700 cubic feet per second Apr 17, 1997: 28.40 ft, major flooding Feb 28, 1998: 20.45 ft, moderate flooding May 18, 1998: 18.25 ft, minor flooding; 11,700 cubic feet per second Mar 30, 1999: 23.44 ft, major flooding; 18,800 cubic feet per second Jun 23, 2000: 14.26 ft, action stage; 7,930 cubic feet per second Apr 9, 2001: 26.51 ft, major flooding; 20,000 cubic feet per second Jun 11, 2002: 20.85 ft, moderate flooding; 16,100 cubic feet per second Jun 27, 2003: 9.76 ft, below flood stage; 4,230 cubic feet per second May 31, 2004: 17.80 ft, minor flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 2005: 21.23 ft, moderate flooding Jun 15, 2005: 16.97 ft, minor flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 2006: 25.24 ft, major flooding; 26,400 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 2007: 19.18 ft, minor flooding Jun 19, 2007: 15.98 ft, minor flooding; 9,970 cubic feet per second Jun 14, 2008: 9.17 ft, below flood stage; 3,710 cubic feet per second Mar 24, 2009: 25.63 ft, major flooding Apr 7, 2011: 20.77 ft, moderate flooding Apr 28, 2013: 19.96 ft, minor flooding; 14,200 cubic feet per second Jun 17, 2014: 17.19 ft, minor flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per second Jun 4, 2015: 12.25 ft, action stage; 6,010 cubic feet per second Aug 6, 2016: 11.45 ft, below flood stage; 5,300 cubic feet per second Mar 30, 2017: 14.63 ft, action stage; 5,750 cubic feet per second Apr 21, 2018: 17.19 ft, minor flooding Apr 8, 2019: 24.78 ft, major flooding; 22,400 cubic feet per second Oct 13, 2019: 19.39 ft, minor flooding; 13,600 cubic feet per second Apr 8, 2020: 23.27 ft, major flooding; 21,400 cubic feet per second Jan 3, 2021: 7.87 ft, below flood stage Apr 24, 2022: 27.15 ft, major flooding; 31,000 cubic feet per second Apr 17, 2023: 22.34 ft, moderate flooding Jul 3, 2024: 15.77 ft, minor flooding; 9,400 cubic feet per second May 2, 2025: 7.15 ft, below flood stage; 1,890 cubic feet per second Apr 13, 2026: 15.38 ft, minor flooding Highest, 28.40 ft, Apr 17, 1997 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Crests at or above flood stage, by decade Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Red Lake River at Crookston 1890s: 1 1900s: 3 1910s: 3 1920s: 1 1930s: 0 1940s: 8 1950s: 5 1960s: 6 1970s: 8 1980s: 8 1990s: 8 2000s: 9 9 2010s: 6 2020s: 5 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 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. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable. 05 Other gauges in Polk County Polk County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Minnesota
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CRKM5, 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.