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Rock River at Luverne

Highest listed crest 14.86 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft52 crests since 1972

The Rock River at Luverne crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 52 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1972 to 2025. The highest, 14.86 ft on June 17, 2014, was major flooding, 4.86 feet above flood stage. 3 other gauges on the Rock River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
14.86 ft
June 17, 2014; 25,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 14.0 ft
Crests at major
2
51st of 120 gauges in Minnesota
Most recent flood crest
June 22, 2024
13.61 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Rock County
Minnesota
Identifiers
NWS LUVM5
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, Rock River at Luverne
Action stage8.014Jul 6, 2020The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.06Mar 21, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.04Jun 22, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage14.02Jun 17, 2014Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

52 crests from 1972 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Rock River at Luverne, 1972 to 2025 -5051015ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 14.0 ft Mar 15, 1972: 9.23 ft, action stage; 3,000 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1974: 7.20 ft, below flood stage; 595 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1975: 6.20 ft, below flood stage; 1,750 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1976: 5.51 ft, below flood stage; 980 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1977: 7.69 ft, below flood stage; 2,550 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1978: 9.78 ft, action stage; 2,980 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1979: 8.30 ft, action stage; 2,950 cubic feet per secondNov 3, 1979: 8.00 ft, action stage; 2,675 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1981: 5.04 ft, below flood stage; 628 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1982: 7.54 ft, below flood stage; 870 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1983: 8.80 ft, action stage; 2,675 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1984: 10.53 ft, minor flooding; 5,650 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1985: 9.55 ft, action stage; 3,750 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 1986: 11.11 ft, minor flooding; 6,400 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1987: 6.35 ft, below flood stage; 1,350 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1988: 5.84 ft, below flood stage; 960 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1989: 5.40 ft, below flood stage; 1,250 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1990: 5.06 ft, below flood stage; 965 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1991: 4.00 ft, below flood stage; 300 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1992: 8.37 ft, action stage; 2,600 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1993: 14.23 ft, major flooding; 35,400 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1994: 9.35 ft, action stage; 4,260 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1995: 8.70 ft, action stage; 3,550 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1996: 6.54 ft, below flood stage; 1,690 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1997: 11.69 ft, minor flooding; 13,600 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1998: 5.21 ft, below flood stage; 1,080 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1999: 6.51 ft, below flood stage; 1,670 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2000: -0.99 ft, below flood stage; 2,600 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 2001: 12.25 ft, moderate flooding; 11,900 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2003: 6.09 ft, below flood stage; 1,410 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2004: 7.92 ft, below flood stage; 3,240 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 2005: 6.40 ft, below flood stage; 2,050 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2006: 9.47 ft, action stage; 5,410 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2007: 11.85 ft, minor flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2008: 5.92 ft, below flood stage; 1,300 cubic feet per secondSep 24, 2010: 12.69 ft, moderate flooding; 14,700 cubic feet per secondJul 15, 2011: 9.62 ft, action stage; 3,800 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2012: 8.64 ft, action stage; 2,830 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 2013: 8.85 ft, action stage; 3,020 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2014: 14.86 ft, major flooding; 25,000 cubic feet per secondAug 20, 2015: 7.96 ft, below flood stage; 2,170 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 2016: 7.10 ft, below flood stage; 1,620 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2017: 6.72 ft, below flood stage; 1,360 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2018: 11.70 ft, minor floodingMar 21, 2019: 10.47 ft, minor floodingSep 13, 2019: 13.94 ft, moderate flooding; 14,216 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 2020: 8.60 ft, action stage; 2,600 cubic feet per secondOct 29, 2021: 4.82 ft, below flood stageMay 13, 2022: 7.01 ft, below flood stageMay 16, 2023: 4.83 ft, below flood stageJun 22, 2024: 13.61 ft, moderate floodingJun 30, 2025: 6.17 ft, below flood stage Highest, 14.86 ft, Jun 17, 2014 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Rock River at Luverne 1970s: 0 1980s: 2 1990s: 2 2000s: 2 2010s: 5 5 2020s: 1 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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. 4 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 7.14 ft on Oct 7, 1911; 4.50 ft on May 22, 1913; 13.20 ft on Jun 13, 1914; 13.13 ft on Apr 8, 1969.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 52 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Rock River at Luverne
1Jun 17, 201414.86+4.86Major25,000
2May 8, 199314.23+4.23Major35,400
3Sep 13, 201913.94+3.94Moderate14,216
4Jun 22, 202413.61+3.61Moderate—
5Sep 24, 201012.69+2.69Moderate14,700
6Apr 23, 200112.25+2.25Moderate11,900
7Mar 14, 200711.85+1.85Minor10,900
8Jun 22, 201811.70+1.70Minor—
9Mar 28, 199711.69+1.69Minor13,600
10Sep 22, 198611.11+1.11Minor6,400
11Jun 25, 198410.53+0.53Minor5,650
12Mar 21, 201910.47+0.47Minor—
13Mar 21, 19789.78−0.22Action2,980
14Jul 15, 20119.62−0.38Action3,800
15Mar 11, 19859.55−0.45Action3,750
16Apr 7, 20069.47−0.53Action5,410
17Jun 13, 19949.35−0.65Action4,260
18Mar 15, 19729.23−0.77Action3,000
19Jun 24, 20138.85−1.15Action3,020
20Apr 14, 19838.80−1.20Action2,675
21Apr 19, 19958.70−1.30Action3,550
22May 7, 20128.64−1.36Action2,830
23Jul 6, 20208.60−1.40Action2,600
24Jul 2, 19928.37−1.63Action2,600
25Apr 15, 19798.30−1.70Action2,950
26Nov 3, 19798.00−2.00Action2,675
27Aug 20, 20157.96−2.04Below flood stage2,170
28Jun 18, 20047.92−2.08Below flood stage3,240
29Mar 12, 19777.69−2.31Below flood stage2,550
30Feb 22, 19827.54−2.46Below flood stage870
31Mar 4, 19747.20−2.80Below flood stage595
32Jul 11, 20167.10−2.90Below flood stage1,620
33May 13, 20227.01−2.99Below flood stage—
34May 22, 20176.72−3.28Below flood stage1,360
35Jun 18, 19966.54−3.46Below flood stage1,690
36Apr 10, 19996.51−3.49Below flood stage1,670
37Sep 26, 20056.40−3.60Below flood stage2,050
38Mar 24, 19876.35−3.65Below flood stage1,350
39Apr 14, 19756.20−3.80Below flood stage1,750
40Jun 30, 20256.17−3.83Below flood stage—
41Mar 16, 20036.09−3.91Below flood stage1,410
42Jun 6, 20085.92−4.08Below flood stage1,300
43Mar 22, 19885.84−4.16Below flood stage960
44Mar 12, 19765.51−4.49Below flood stage980
45Mar 24, 19895.40−4.60Below flood stage1,250
46Mar 29, 19985.21−4.79Below flood stage1,080
47May 19, 19905.06−4.94Below flood stage965
48Jun 13, 19815.04−4.96Below flood stage628
49May 16, 20234.83−5.17Below flood stage—
50Oct 29, 20214.82−5.18Below flood stage—

The worst floods along the Rock River

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

June 17, 2014: 14.86 ft here, major flooding

  • Rock RapidsIA · Jun 17, 2014 · 26.98 ft · Major
  • Rock ValleyIA · Jun 17, 2014 · 22.72 ft · Major
  • HardwickMN · Jun 17, 2014 · 21.18 ft · Moderate · its highest

May 8, 1993: 14.23 ft here, major flooding

September 13, 2019: 13.94 ft here, moderate flooding

  • Rock RapidsIA · Sep 14, 2019 · 21.54 ft · Major
  • HardwickMN · Sep 12, 2019 · 19.99 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Rock River

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

Flood gauges on the Rock River
Luverne this gaugeMN10.014.86 ft, Jun 17, 20142
Rock RapidsIA13.028.65 ft, Jun 22, 20247
Rock ValleyIA16.027.70 ft, Jun 22, 20246
HardwickMN14.021.18 ft, Jun 17, 20140

Other gauges in Rock County

Flood gauges in Rock County
Hardwick14.021.18 ft, Jun 17, 20140
Jasper91.0100.37 ft, Sep 12, 20196

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LUVM5, 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.