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Snake River (MN) near Pine City

Highest listed crest 10.38 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft69 crests since 1950

The Snake River (MN) near Pine City crested above flood stage 6 times among the 69 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1950 to 2024. The highest, 10.38 ft on July 27, 1972, was moderate flooding, 1.38 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
10.38 ft
July 27, 1972; 14,300 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
9.0 ft
Major flooding from 11.0 ft
Crests at major
0
6 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
April 18, 2023
9.36 ft, minor flooding
Location
Pine County
Minnesota

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Snake River (MN) near Pine City
Action stage8.013May 17, 2022The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.05Apr 18, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage10.01Jul 27, 1972Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage11.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

69 crests from 1950 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Snake River (MN) near Pine City, 1950 to 2024 4681012ft Flood stage 9.0 ftMajor 11.0 ft May 9, 1950: 9.80 ft, minor flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1952: 8.30 ft, action stage; 7,550 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1953: 7.09 ft, below flood stage; 5,380 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1954: 8.13 ft, action stage; 7,710 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1955: 6.65 ft, below flood stage; 4,480 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1956: 8.09 ft, action stage; 7,670 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 1957: 7.72 ft, below flood stage; 6,730 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1958: 4.80 ft, below flood stage; 1,500 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1959: 4.88 ft, below flood stage; 1,600 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1960: 5.10 ft, below flood stage; 2,000 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1961: 5.33 ft, below flood stage; 2,290 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1962: 8.11 ft, action stage; 7,730 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1963: 5.77 ft, below flood stage; 2,910 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1964: 7.86 ft, below flood stage; 6,820 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1965: 9.56 ft, minor flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1966: 7.43 ft, below flood stage; 6,050 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1967: 8.10 ft, action stage; 7,670 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 1968: 5.95 ft, below flood stage; 3,200 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1969: 9.08 ft, minor flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1970: 6.60 ft, below flood stage; 4,350 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1971: 7.65 ft, below flood stage; 6,560 cubic feet per secondJul 27, 1972: 10.38 ft, moderate flooding; 14,300 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1973: 7.20 ft, below flood stage; 5,560 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1974: 6.64 ft, below flood stage; 4,300 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1975: 8.56 ft, action stage; 9,400 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1976: 7.45 ft, below flood stage; 6,010 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 1977: 4.83 ft, below flood stage; 1,670 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 1978: 7.02 ft, below flood stage; 5,200 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1979: 8.02 ft, action stage; 7,360 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1980: 5.07 ft, below flood stage; 1,920 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1981: 5.17 ft, below flood stage; 2,040 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1982: 7.48 ft, below flood stage; 6,100 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1983: 6.84 ft, below flood stage; 4,760 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1984: 8.22 ft, action stage; 7,860 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1985: 7.64 ft, below flood stage; 6,460 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1986: 8.33 ft, action stage; 8,140 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1992: 6.09 ft, below flood stage; 3,380 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1993: 5.39 ft, below flood stage; 2,320 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1994: 6.17 ft, below flood stage; 3,520 cubic feet per secondAug 31, 1995: 6.60 ft, below flood stage; 3,950 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1996: 7.57 ft, below flood stage; 7,350 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1997: 8.89 ft, action stage; 10,200 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1998: 5.08 ft, below flood stage; 1,910 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1999: 6.71 ft, below flood stage; 4,490 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2000: 4.99 ft, below flood stage; 2,030 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2001: 9.23 ft, minor flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2002: 7.50 ft, below flood stage; 6,460 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 2003: 7.06 ft, below flood stage; 5,500 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2004: 6.26 ft, below flood stage; 3,940 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2005: 6.97 ft, below flood stage; 5,310 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 2006: 6.80 ft, below flood stage; 4,840 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 2007: 6.11 ft, below flood stage; 3,670 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2008: 7.00 ft, below flood stage; 5,370 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2009: 7.88 ft, below flood stage; 7,360 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 2010: 6.24 ft, below flood stage; 3,900 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2011: 7.42 ft, below flood stage; 6,280 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2012: 7.93 ft, below flood stage; 7,480 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2013: 6.34 ft, below flood stage; 4,080 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2014: 7.76 ft, below flood stage; 7,070 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2015: 5.84 ft, below flood stage; 3,220 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 2016: 8.82 ft, action stage; 9,810 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 2016: 6.17 ft, below flood stage; 3,780 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 2018: 8.22 ft, action stage; 8,200 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2019: 6.85 ft, below flood stage; 5,130 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2020: 7.41 ft, below flood stageApr 15, 2021: 5.41 ft, below flood stage; 2,640 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2022: 8.34 ft, action stage; 8,810 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2023: 9.36 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2024: 5.88 ft, below flood stage; 3,360 cubic feet per second Highest, 10.38 ft, Jul 27, 1972 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Snake River (MN) near Pine City 1950s: 1 1960s: 2 2 1970s: 1 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 1 2010s: 0 2020s: 1 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 69 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Snake River (MN) near Pine City
1Jul 27, 197210.38+1.38Moderate14,300
2May 9, 19509.80+0.80Minor12,500
3Apr 18, 19659.56+0.56Minor11,500
4Apr 18, 20239.36+0.36Minor11,800
5Apr 27, 20019.23+0.23Minor11,000
6Apr 12, 19699.08+0.08Minor10,200
7Apr 9, 19978.89−0.11Action10,200
8Jul 17, 20168.82−0.18Action9,810
9May 2, 19758.56−0.44Action9,400
10May 17, 20228.34−0.66Action8,810
11Apr 6, 19868.33−0.67Action8,140
12Apr 12, 19528.30−0.70Action7,550
13Jun 15, 19848.22−0.78Action7,860
14Jul 17, 20188.22−0.78Action8,200
15May 4, 19548.13−0.87Action7,710
16May 28, 19628.11−0.89Action7,730
17Jun 20, 19678.10−0.90Action7,670
18Apr 9, 19568.09−0.91Action7,670
19May 14, 19798.02−0.98Action7,360
20Jun 1, 20127.93−1.07Below flood stage7,480
21Mar 29, 20097.88−1.12Below flood stage7,360
22May 11, 19647.86−1.14Below flood stage6,820
23Apr 17, 20147.76−1.24Below flood stage7,070
24Jun 26, 19577.72−1.28Below flood stage6,730
25Apr 16, 19717.65−1.35Below flood stage6,560
26Apr 28, 19857.64−1.36Below flood stage6,460
27Apr 23, 19967.57−1.43Below flood stage7,350
28Apr 15, 20027.50−1.50Below flood stage6,460
29Apr 12, 19827.48−1.52Below flood stage6,100
30Apr 2, 19767.45−1.55Below flood stage6,010
31Mar 21, 19667.43−1.57Below flood stage6,050
32Apr 11, 20117.42−1.58Below flood stage6,280
33Apr 4, 20207.41−1.59Below flood stage—
34Mar 18, 19737.20−1.80Below flood stage5,560
35Jun 25, 19537.09−1.91Below flood stage5,380
36Jun 29, 20037.06−1.94Below flood stage5,500
37Jul 12, 19787.02−1.98Below flood stage5,200
38Apr 30, 20087.00−2.00Below flood stage5,370
39Apr 6, 20056.97−2.03Below flood stage5,310
40May 26, 20196.85−2.15Below flood stage5,130
41Mar 11, 19836.84−2.16Below flood stage4,760
42Oct 10, 20066.80−2.20Below flood stage4,840
43May 18, 19996.71−2.29Below flood stage4,490
44Apr 7, 19556.65−2.35Below flood stage4,480
45Jun 13, 19746.64−2.36Below flood stage4,300
46Apr 28, 19706.60−2.40Below flood stage4,350
47Aug 31, 19956.60−2.40Below flood stage3,950
48Jun 27, 20136.34−2.66Below flood stage4,080
49Jun 8, 20046.26−2.74Below flood stage3,940
50Mar 18, 20106.24−2.76Below flood stage3,900

Gauges on the Snake River (MN)

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Snake River (MN)
MoraMN11.016.34 ft, Jul 13, 20162
Pine City this gaugeMN9.010.38 ft, Jul 27, 19720

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PNCM5, 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.