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Forest River at Minto

Highest listed crest 11.80 ftFlood stage 6.0 ft81 crests since 1944

The Forest River at Minto crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 81 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1944 to 2026. The highest, 11.80 ft on April 19, 1948, was major flooding, 5.80 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
11.80 ft
April 19, 1948; 11,500 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
6.0 ft
Major flooding from 11.0 ft
Crests at major
2
31st of 54 gauges in North Dakota
Most recent flood crest
April 17, 2023
9.28 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Walsh County
North Dakota

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Forest River at Minto
Action stage4.511Mar 24, 2026The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)6.015Apr 3, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage8.013Apr 17, 2023Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage11.02Apr 18, 1950Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

81 crests from 1944 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Forest River at Minto, 1944 to 2026 024681012ft Flood stage 6.0 ftMajor 11.0 ft Apr 12, 1944: 5.00 ft, action stage; 650 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1945: 2.11 ft, below flood stage; 250 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1947: 4.12 ft, below flood stage; 1,100 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1948: 11.80 ft, major flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1949: 8.19 ft, moderate flooding; 2,020 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1950: 11.80 ft, major flooding; 16,600 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1951: 5.10 ft, action stageApr 2, 1952: 2.78 ft, below flood stage; 370 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1953: 3.53 ft, below flood stage; 910 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1954: 2.61 ft, below flood stage; 391 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1955: 8.56 ft, moderate flooding; 4,200 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1956: 7.49 ft, minor floodingMar 23, 1957: 2.72 ft, below flood stage; 461 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1958: 2.72 ft, below flood stage; 463 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1959: 2.48 ft, below flood stageApr 6, 1960: 5.60 ft, action stage; 2,050 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1961: 1.90 ft, below flood stage; 147 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1962: 6.68 ft, minor flooding; 2,400 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1963: 2.75 ft, below flood stageJun 21, 1964: 4.31 ft, below flood stage; 1,460 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1965: 7.48 ft, minor flooding; 3,710 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1966: 7.82 ft, minor flooding; 3,100 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1967: 7.22 ft, minor flooding; 3,070 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1968: 2.45 ft, below flood stageApr 12, 1969: 7.67 ft, minor flooding; 3,960 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1970: 7.04 ft, minor flooding; 2,220 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1971: 5.84 ft, action stage; 2,460 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1972: 5.96 ft, action stage; 2,120 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1973: 1.94 ft, below flood stageApr 16, 1974: 7.79 ft, minor flooding; 4,580 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1975: 6.73 ft, minor flooding; 1,600 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1976: 7.03 ft, minor flooding; 1,500 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1977: 1.58 ft, below flood stage; 77 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1978: 6.52 ft, minor flooding; 1,600 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1979: 8.93 ft, moderate flooding; 6,730 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1980: 2.01 ft, below flood stage; 167 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1981: 2.04 ft, below flood stage; 176 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 1982: 4.07 ft, below flood stage; 1,140 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1983: 5.14 ft, action stageMar 26, 1984: 2.77 ft, below flood stage; 394 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1985: 3.39 ft, below flood stage; 640 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1986: 3.40 ft, below flood stage; 690 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1987: 6.91 ft, minor flooding; 2,360 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1988: 3.71 ft, below flood stage; 945 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1989: 2.49 ft, below flood stage; 371 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1990: 1.56 ft, below flood stage; 58 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1991: 1.54 ft, below flood stage; 60 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1992: 3.34 ft, below flood stage; 640 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 1993: 3.70 ft, below flood stage; 705 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1994: 3.71 ft, below flood stageMar 19, 1995: 5.41 ft, action stage; 1,680 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1996: 8.53 ft, moderate flooding; 3,500 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1997: 9.11 ft, moderate floodingMar 28, 1998: 4.87 ft, action stage; 1,530 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1999: 5.13 ft, action stage; 1,610 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 2000: 2.87 ft, below flood stage; 474 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2001: 3.27 ft, below flood stageJun 24, 2002: 3.66 ft, below flood stage; 791 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2004: 9.27 ft, moderate flooding; 6,750 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 2005: 3.11 ft, below flood stage; 552 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 2006: 8.12 ft, moderate flooding; 5,140 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 2007: 6.07 ft, minor floodingApr 7, 2008: 2.69 ft, below flood stage; 310 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 2009: 8.35 ft, moderate floodingMar 18, 2010: 8.62 ft, moderate floodingApr 5, 2011: 4.23 ft, below flood stageMar 15, 2012: 2.46 ft, below flood stageApr 3, 2013: 8.28 ft, moderate flooding; 4,130 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2014: 9.11 ft, moderate flooding; 3,300 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2015: 3.60 ft, below flood stage; 758 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2016: 6.03 ft, minor flooding; 1,980 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 2017: 5.49 ft, action stage; 1,710 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 2018: 3.32 ft, below flood stage; 637 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2019: 7.13 ft, minor floodingMar 31, 2020: 4.29 ft, below flood stage; 1,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 2021: 1.78 ft, below flood stageApr 25, 2022: 8.64 ft, moderate flooding; 4,340 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2023: 9.28 ft, moderate flooding; 3,400 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2024: 2.78 ft, below flood stage; 434 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2025: 2.21 ft, below flood stage; 238 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 2026: 5.73 ft, action stage Highest, 11.80 ft, Apr 19, 1948 1960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Forest River at Minto 1940s: 2 1950s: 3 1960s: 5 1970s: 6 6 1980s: 1 1990s: 2 2000s: 4 2010s: 5 2020s: 2 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 81 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Forest River at Minto
1Apr 19, 194811.80+5.80Major11,500
2Apr 18, 195011.80+5.80Major16,600
3Apr 17, 20239.28+3.28Moderate3,400
4Mar 29, 20049.27+3.27Moderate6,750
5Apr 4, 19979.11+3.11Moderate—
6Apr 10, 20149.11+3.11Moderate3,300
7Apr 20, 19798.93+2.93Moderate6,730
8Apr 25, 20228.64+2.64Moderate4,340
9Mar 18, 20108.62+2.62Moderate—
10Apr 2, 19558.56+2.56Moderate4,200
11Apr 13, 19968.53+2.53Moderate3,500
12Mar 24, 20098.35+2.35Moderate—
13Apr 3, 20138.28+2.28Moderate4,130
14Apr 7, 19498.19+2.19Moderate2,020
15Apr 2, 20068.12+2.12Moderate5,140
16Mar 21, 19667.82+1.82Minor3,100
17Apr 16, 19747.79+1.79Minor4,580
18Apr 12, 19697.67+1.67Minor3,960
19Apr 18, 19567.49+1.49Minor—
20Apr 12, 19657.48+1.48Minor3,710
21Mar 31, 19677.22+1.22Minor3,070
22Apr 3, 20197.13+1.13Minor—
23Apr 9, 19707.04+1.04Minor2,220
24Mar 31, 19767.03+1.03Minor1,500
25Apr 4, 19876.91+0.91Minor2,360
26Apr 15, 19756.73+0.73Minor1,600
27Apr 19, 19626.68+0.68Minor2,400
28Mar 31, 19786.52+0.52Minor1,600
29Mar 27, 20076.07+0.07Minor—
30Jun 20, 20166.03+0.03Minor1,980
31Mar 17, 19725.96−0.04Action2,120
32Apr 10, 19715.84−0.16Action2,460
33Mar 24, 20265.73−0.27Action—
34Apr 6, 19605.60−0.40Action2,050
35Mar 31, 20175.49−0.51Action1,710
36Mar 19, 19955.41−0.59Action1,680
37Mar 8, 19835.14−0.86Action—
38Apr 10, 19995.13−0.87Action1,610
39Apr 1, 19515.10−0.90Action—
40Apr 12, 19445.00−1.00Action650
41Mar 28, 19984.87−1.13Action1,530
42Jun 21, 19644.31−1.69Below flood stage1,460
43Mar 31, 20204.29−1.71Below flood stage1,100
44Apr 5, 20114.23−1.77Below flood stage—
45Mar 25, 19474.12−1.88Below flood stage1,100
46Jul 26, 19824.07−1.93Below flood stage1,140
47May 29, 19883.71−2.29Below flood stage945
48Mar 22, 19943.71−2.29Below flood stage—
49Jul 28, 19933.70−2.30Below flood stage705
50Jun 24, 20023.66−2.34Below flood stage791

Walsh County: every hazard · River floods across the country · North Dakota

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MTON8, 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.