Rivers in Minnesota

Root River (MN) above Rushford

Fillmore County, MinnesotaNWS RSFM5USGS 05384350La Crosse office

Below flood stage
13.78ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 3:00 PM CDT

Flood stage
21.00 ft
Record crest
28.98 ft2007

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood25.00 ft
Moderate flood24.00 ft
Minor flood21.00 ft
Action18.00 ft

Crest history

26 crests on NOAA’s list since 1985.

#DateStage
1August 19, 200728.98 ft
2September 16, 200427.28 ft
3June 10, 200826.52 ft
4June 2, 200026.35 ft
5April 1, 199326.10 ft
6September 24, 201025.75 ft
7March 24, 201125.32 ft
8September 21, 198625.26 ft
9April 7, 200124.86 ft
10March 29, 200524.06 ft
11March 25, 199623.96 ft
12May 6, 199123.93 ft
13April 25, 199023.93 ft
14March 6, 199423.45 ft
15September 24, 201623.23 ft
16March 15, 201923.21 ft
17June 29, 199823.15 ft
18July 21, 199923.09 ft
19May 21, 201323.03 ft
20March 28, 199722.90 ft
21April 8, 200622.73 ft
22June 23, 202422.73 ft
23July 4, 202622.46 ft
24June 9, 200922.11 ft
25March 11, 198521.40 ft

Most recent crests

  • July 4, 2026: 22.46 ft
  • June 23, 2024: 22.73 ft
  • March 15, 2019: 23.21 ft
  • September 24, 2016: 23.23 ft
  • May 21, 2013: 23.03 ft
  • March 24, 2011: 25.32 ft
  • September 24, 2010: 25.75 ft
  • June 9, 2009: 22.11 ft
  • June 10, 2008: 26.52 ft
  • August 19, 2007: 28.98 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.