Rivers in Minnesota

Root River (MN) near Pilot Mound

Fillmore County, MinnesotaNWS RPMM5USGS 05383950La Crosse office

Below flood stage
11.08ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 2:00 PM CDT

Flood stage
19.00 ft
Record crest
25.90 ft2000

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood24.00 ft
Moderate flood22.00 ft
Minor flood19.00 ft
Action16.00 ft
  1. 30.50 ftLow steel of Highway 21 bridge

Crest history

8 crests on NOAA’s list since 2000.

#DateStage
1June 1, 200025.90 ft
2September 16, 200423.85 ft
3May 21, 201322.01 ft
4September 23, 201621.40 ft
5June 13, 200820.29 ft
6August 19, 200719.42 ft
7July 3, 202619.40 ft
8September 25, 201019.40 ft

Most recent crests

  • July 3, 2026: 19.40 ft
  • September 23, 2016: 21.40 ft
  • May 21, 2013: 22.01 ft
  • September 25, 2010: 19.40 ft
  • June 13, 2008: 20.29 ft
  • August 19, 2007: 19.42 ft
  • September 16, 2004: 23.85 ft
  • June 1, 2000: 25.90 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the North Central River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point. No forecasts are available for this location

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.