Anoka County, Minnesota

9 river gauges reading now, shown against their usual but not yet judged.

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• Mississippi River At Us Highway 169 At Champlin, MN: flow 2,590 ft³/s · below the lowest October monthly average on record for this gauge (3,140 ft³/s) · U.S. Geological Survey · 2 h ago
• Rum River Near Street Francis, MN: flow 190 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 2 h ago
• Gauge 05288500: flow 3,180 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 2 h ago
• Coon Creek At Vale Street In Coon Rapids, MN: flow 38.3 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 2 h ago
• Gauge 05286000: water level 2.35 ft · not enough history for this gauge to say what is usual · U.S. Geological Survey · 2 h ago

River levels are shown against their usual, but not yet judged. A gauge’s usual here is its range of October monthly averages; the reading is the latest 15-minute value, which a passing rain or dry spell can carry outside that range. So no river gauge makes this county Unusual For Here until we compare each day with the same day’s history.

A gauge’s usual is its range of October monthly averages over its record (USGS).

• USGS daily mean streamflow and gage height - Minnesota: 8 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 14 h ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

3 sources answered; nothing recent here.

8 entries from Minnesota 511 events (Iowa Department of Transportation (Minnesota 511 mirror)) and 8 from WZDx 4 work zones (mndot) (Minnesota DOT) for this county, in their latest reads.

• Minnesota 511 events: 8 entries for this county · Iowa Department of Transportation (Minnesota 511 mirror) · read 8 min ago
• WZDx 4 work zones (mndot): 8 entries for this county · Minnesota DOT · read 3 min ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

27 sources answered; nothing recent here.

Coming Up

No meeting is on an agenda we read for the next seven days.

2 reports in the last 6 hours, none published as an event.

• UPDATE: Missing 10-year-old found safe in Fridley · KARE · 1 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Remarkable Young Athlete in St. Francis · KSTP-TV · 3 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Columbus, Ohio Has 2.23 Million Residents and Barely 6,000 Homes for Sale · The Messenger · 7 h ago
• Columbus, Ohio Has 2.23 Million Residents and Barely 6,000 Homes for Sale · Kenyon-Wanamingo Messenger · 7 h ago
• A fun day in Anoka · KSTP-TV · 18 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

Wastewater site 1021: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 3.72, within the usual weekly level for this site.

• Wastewater site 1021: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 3.72 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 7:00 PM CDT
• Wastewater site 991: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 1.9 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 7:00 PM CDT
• Wastewater site 1021: influenza A level 1 · not enough history for this site to say what is usual · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 7:00 PM CDT
• Wastewater site 991: influenza A level 6.02 · not enough history for this site to say what is usual · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 7:00 PM CDT
• Wastewater site 1021: RSV level 1 · not enough history for this site to say what is usual · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 7:00 PM CDT

• CDC wastewater data for viral activity level (SARS-CoV-2, influenza A, RSV): 12 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for SARS-CoV-2: 6 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for RSV: 6 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for influenza A: 6 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• openFDA food enforcement reports (recalls), newest first: 6 entries for this county · FDA · read 1 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for mpox: 3 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

Northern Twin Cities Metro: AQI 31, within the usual daily AQI in October for this county.

• Northern Twin Cities Metro: AQI 31 · within the usual daily AQI in October for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · 2 h ago

• AirNow reporting-area AQI (current and forecast): 16 entries for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · read 1 h ago
• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Minnesota: 14 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 1 h ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

3 entries from Xcel Energy (PSCo, NSP-MN, NSP-WI, SPS) outage map (Esri ArcGIS) (Xcel Energy (PSCo, NSP-MN, NSP-WI, SPS)) for this county, in its latest read.

• Xcel Energy (PSCo, NSP-MN, NSP-WI, SPS) outage map (Esri ArcGIS): 3 entries for this county · Xcel Energy (PSCo, NSP-MN, NSP-WI, SPS) · read 27 min ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

Matters Now

• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Grade-crossing collision, BNSF Railway Company, ANOKA, FERRY ST., 2026-07-24: 1 person killed. Reported by FRA with the July 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration

Quiet

• Gasoline prices (EIA): No weekly move of 10 cents or more · U.S. Energy Information Administration · read Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT

Background

• Gasoline prices (EIA)
  Regular gasoline, Minnesota, week of 2026-10-19: $4.180 a gallon, up 0 cents from the week before. U.S. Energy Information Administration
• Gasoline prices (EIA)
  Regular gasoline, Midwest (PADD 2), week of 2026-10-19: $4.145 a gallon, up 0 cents from the week before. U.S. Energy Information Administration
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 130,441 jobs (130,371 a year earlier); $1,356 average weekly wage ($1,284 a year earlier). BLS (QCEW)

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Unusual is this county against its own history, never against other counties. FRA posts about three months after an accident, so its lines are reported, not breaking. Last read: BLS (QCEW) Oct 12, 8:25 AM CDT; U.S. Energy Information Administration Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT; Federal Railroad Administration Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT.

Matters Now

• Bird flu in wild birds (APHIS)
  USDA APHIS reports highly pathogenic avian influenza detected in wild birds in Anoka County, Minnesota (4 detections, the newest 2026-10-02). This is the first detection in wild birds here this season. USDA APHIS

Quiet

• Non-native species (USGS NAS): No new non-native species alert here in the last 30 days · USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) · read Oct 12, 7:04 PM CDT
• Introduced species (iNaturalist): No introduced species newly recorded here · iNaturalist · read 1 h ago

Background

• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  8 research-grade observations of introduced species here in the last 30 days. iNaturalist

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Unusual is this county against its own history, never against other counties. Bird flu detections are reported in our words with a link to USDA APHIS; its records are not reproduced. iNaturalist observations are shown only under CC0 or CC-BY, with the observer credited; others are counted. Observations with an obscured location are never placed on a county. Last read: USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) Oct 12, 7:04 PM CDT; iNaturalist Oct 29, 9:26 AM CDT; USDA APHIS Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT.

Quiet

• Historic places in harm’s way: No listed place here inside an active wildfire perimeter, warning area or flood zone · National Weather Service · read 11 min ago
• National Register nominations (Federal Register): No nomination here under review · National Park Service (Federal Register) · read 2 h ago
• National Register listings (NPS): No listing or removal here in the last 30 days · National Park Service · read Oct 12, 8:25 AM CDT

Background

• National Register listings (NPS)
  18 properties on the National Register in this county. National Park Service

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Sites whose location is restricted are never shown. A place inside a hazard area is our overlay of open maps, as of the hazard’s own time; it says nothing of damage. Last read: National Park Service Oct 12, 8:25 AM CDT; National Park Service (Federal Register) Oct 29, 9:00 AM CDT; National Weather Service Oct 29, 10:49 AM CDT.