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St. Louis River at Scanlon

Highest listed crest 16.62 ftFlood stage 10.5 ft72 crests since 1950

The St. Louis River at Scanlon crested at major flood stage 4 times among the 72 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1950 to 2024. The highest, 16.62 ft on June 21, 2012, was major flooding, 6.12 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
16.62 ft
June 21, 2012; 45,300 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.5 ft
Major flooding from 13.0 ft
Crests at major
4
34th of 120 gauges in Minnesota
Most recent flood crest
June 24, 2024
11.06 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Carlton County
Near Cloquet (4.2 mi), Hermantown (10.8 mi), Duluth (14.3 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, St. Louis River at Scanlon
Action stage9.511May 14, 2014The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.58Mar 18, 2016Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage11.015Jun 24, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage13.04Apr 16, 2023Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

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

Listed crests at the St. Louis River at Scanlon, 1950 to 2024 05101520ft Flood stage 10.5 ftMajor 13.0 ft May 9, 1950: 15.80 ft, major flooding; 37,900 cubic feet per secondAug 7, 1953: 10.98 ft, minor flooding; 22,100 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1954: 11.78 ft, moderate flooding; 25,100 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1955: 9.97 ft, action stage; 18,500 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1956: 10.79 ft, minor flooding; 21,400 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1957: 9.85 ft, action stage; 18,100 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1958: 9.34 ft, below flood stage; 16,300 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1959: 8.84 ft, below flood stage; 14,600 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1960: 9.41 ft, below flood stage; 16,500 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1961: 10.20 ft, action stage; 19,300 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1962: 8.67 ft, below flood stage; 14,000 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1963: 6.99 ft, below flood stage; 8,710 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1964: 9.83 ft, action stage; 18,000 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1965: 11.57 ft, moderate flooding; 24,300 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1966: 9.74 ft, action stage; 17,700 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1967: 8.85 ft, below flood stage; 14,600 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1968: 7.90 ft, below flood stage; 11,500 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1969: 12.60 ft, moderate flooding; 28,300 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1970: 9.12 ft, below flood stage; 15,500 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1971: 12.07 ft, moderate flooding; 26,200 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1972: 11.99 ft, moderate flooding; 25,900 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1973: 7.67 ft, below flood stage; 10,300 cubic feet per secondOct 13, 1973: 12.76 ft, moderate flooding; 28,900 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1975: 12.09 ft, moderate flooding; 26,300 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1976: 9.01 ft, below flood stage; 15,100 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 1977: 7.41 ft, below flood stage; 9,970 cubic feet per secondAug 23, 1978: 10.80 ft, minor flooding; 21,500 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1979: 13.93 ft, major flooding; 34,200 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1980: 6.35 ft, below flood stage; 6,860 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1981: 8.77 ft, below flood stage; 14,300 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1982: 12.20 ft, moderate flooding; 26,700 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1984: 9.00 ft, below flood stage; 15,600 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1985: 9.35 ft, below flood stage; 16,300 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1986: 10.99 ft, minor flooding; 22,200 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1987: 9.86 ft, action stage; 17,700 cubic feet per secondAug 16, 1988: 7.11 ft, below flood stage; 8,780 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1989: 10.27 ft, action stage; 19,300 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 1990: 10.33 ft, action stage; 19,500 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1991: 8.05 ft, below flood stage; 11,500 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 1992: 8.31 ft, below flood stage; 12,400 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 1993: 10.93 ft, minor flooding; 21,900 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1994: 10.93 ft, minor flooding; 21,700 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1995: 7.53 ft, below flood stage; 9,970 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1996: 12.62 ft, moderate flooding; 27,600 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1997: 11.20 ft, moderate flooding; 22,600 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1998: 7.39 ft, below flood stage; 9,570 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 1999: 12.45 ft, moderate flooding; 28,500 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 2000: 7.35 ft, below flood stage; 10,500 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2001: 12.19 ft, moderate flooding; 27,300 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2002: 11.87 ft, moderate flooding; 25,900 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 2003: 6.08 ft, below flood stage; 5,970 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2004: 8.77 ft, below flood stage; 13,600 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2005: 9.76 ft, action stage; 17,200 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2006: 9.39 ft, below flood stage; 15,800 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 2007: 5.93 ft, below flood stage; 5,620 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 2008: 10.59 ft, minor flooding; 19,600 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2009: 7.94 ft, below flood stage; 11,000 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 2010: 2.00 ft, below flood stage; 4,130 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2011: 8.80 ft, below flood stage; 13,600 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2012: 16.62 ft, major flooding; 45,300 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2013: 10.37 ft, action stage; 19,200 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2014: 10.28 ft, action stage; 18,900 cubic feet per secondSep 25, 2015: 7.08 ft, below flood stage; 8,430 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 2016: 10.53 ft, minor flooding; 19,800 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 2017: 8.41 ft, below flood stage; 12,200 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 2017: 9.30 ft, below flood stage; 15,200 cubic feet per secondOct 12, 2018: 8.82 ft, below flood stage; 13,500 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2020: 9.27 ft, below flood stage; 15,100 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 2021: 8.14 ft, below flood stage; 11,300 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2022: 11.36 ft, moderate flooding; 23,100 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2023: 13.52 ft, major flooding; 32,500 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 2024: 11.06 ft, moderate flooding; 21,500 cubic feet per second Highest, 16.62 ft, Jun 21, 2012 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, St. Louis River at Scanlon 1950s: 4 1960s: 2 1970s: 6 6 1980s: 2 1990s: 5 2000s: 3 2010s: 2 2020s: 3 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 72 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, St. Louis River at Scanlon
1Jun 21, 201216.62+6.12Major45,300
2May 9, 195015.80+5.30Major37,900
3Apr 23, 197913.93+3.43Major34,200
4Apr 16, 202313.52+3.02Major32,500
5Oct 13, 197312.76+2.26Moderate28,900
6Apr 19, 199612.62+2.12Moderate27,600
7Apr 15, 196912.60+2.10Moderate28,300
8Jul 10, 199912.45+1.95Moderate28,500
9Apr 18, 198212.20+1.70Moderate26,700
10Apr 25, 200112.19+1.69Moderate27,300
11Apr 23, 197512.09+1.59Moderate26,300
12Apr 18, 197112.07+1.57Moderate26,200
13Apr 21, 197211.99+1.49Moderate25,900
14Jun 25, 200211.87+1.37Moderate25,900
15Apr 16, 195411.78+1.28Moderate25,100
16Apr 20, 196511.57+1.07Moderate24,300
17May 14, 202211.36+0.86Moderate23,100
18Apr 8, 199711.20+0.70Moderate22,600
19Jun 24, 202411.06+0.56Moderate21,500
20Apr 30, 198610.99+0.49Minor22,200
21Aug 7, 195310.98+0.48Minor22,100
22Jul 8, 199310.93+0.43Minor21,900
23Apr 19, 199410.93+0.43Minor21,700
24Aug 23, 197810.80+0.30Minor21,500
25Apr 15, 195610.79+0.29Minor21,400
26Apr 26, 200810.59+0.09Minor19,600
27Mar 18, 201610.53+0.03Minor19,800
28Apr 30, 201310.37−0.13Action19,200
29Sep 6, 199010.33−0.17Action19,500
30May 14, 201410.28−0.22Action18,900
31Apr 17, 198910.27−0.23Action19,300
32Apr 21, 196110.20−0.30Action19,300
33Apr 11, 19559.97−0.53Action18,500
34May 23, 19879.86−0.64Action17,700
35Apr 22, 19579.85−0.65Action18,100
36Jun 25, 19649.83−0.67Action18,000
37Apr 5, 20059.76−0.74Action17,200
38Apr 21, 19669.74−0.76Action17,700
39Apr 26, 19609.41−1.09Below flood stage16,500
40May 14, 20069.39−1.11Below flood stage15,800
41Apr 25, 19859.35−1.15Below flood stage16,300
42Jul 1, 19589.34−1.16Below flood stage16,300
43Oct 4, 20179.30−1.20Below flood stage15,200
44Apr 3, 20209.27−1.23Below flood stage15,100
45Apr 30, 19709.12−1.38Below flood stage15,500
46Apr 5, 19769.01−1.49Below flood stage15,100
47Jun 11, 19849.00−1.50Below flood stage15,600
48Apr 1, 19678.85−1.65Below flood stage14,600
49Jun 1, 19598.84−1.66Below flood stage14,600
50Oct 12, 20188.82−1.68Below flood stage13,500

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SCNM5, 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.