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NWS / NWPSSite ID: HSTM5active

NWS / NWPS HSTM5

Mississippi River at Hastings -- Below Lock and Dam 2

Mississippi River • Dakota • MN

Latest public reading4.74 ftObserved Jun 20, 2026 at 11:00 PM CDT
TrendFallingForecast available
Data freshness StaleObservation 710 minutes old
Flood contextNo source flood categoryFetched Timestamp unavailable

Stage and discharge

Observed source readings

Stage and discharge

Daily rollups and linked forecast values

Observed Forecast

Stage and discharge chart includes 6 observed points and 24 forecast points.

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Data series

Flood-stage context

Source-published thresholds where available

Action13 ftSource-backed threshold
Minor flood15 ftSource-backed threshold
Moderate flood17 ftSource-backed threshold
Major flood18 ftSource-backed threshold

Forecast

Linked NWS/NWPS values

HTIFF • stage4.8 ftValid Jun 21, 2026 at 1:00 PM CDT
HTIFF • stage4.8 ftValid Jun 21, 2026 at 7:00 PM CDT
HTIFF • stage4.8 ftValid Jun 22, 2026 at 1:00 AM CDT
HTIFF • stage4.8 ftValid Jun 22, 2026 at 7:00 AM CDT
HTIFF • stage4.8 ftValid Jun 22, 2026 at 1:00 PM CDT
HTIFF • stage4.8 ftValid Jun 22, 2026 at 7:00 PM CDT

Observations

stage

4.74 ft

Observed Jun 20, 2026 at 7:00 PM CDT

stage

5.26 ft

Observed Jun 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM CDT

stage

4.61 ft

Observed Jun 4, 2026 at 7:00 PM CDT

stage

5.33 ft

Observed May 29, 2026 at 7:00 PM CDT

stage

6.22 ft

Observed May 22, 2026 at 7:00 PM CDT

stage

6.43 ft

Observed May 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM CDT

Alerts

Alerts unavailable

Alerts are shown only when the API returns a source-backed match.

Official public sources

Readings and thresholds stay tied to USGS, NOAA/NWS, or source-backed records.

Source freshness

Observed and fetched timestamps are shown separately when the API returns them.

Transparent methodology

Unavailable forecasts, alerts, and thresholds are shown as unavailable states.