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Root River (MN) at Houston Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 5.69 ft at 10:30AM May 07, 2024Highest Observation: 5.69 ft at 10:45AM May 07, 2024Observed: 5.68 ft at 11:00AM May 07, 2024Highest Observation: 5.69 ft at 11:15AM May 07, 2024Observed: 5.67 ft at 11:30AM May 07, 2024Observed: 5.67 ft at 11:45AM May 07, 2024Observed: 5.67 ft at 12:00PM May 07, 2024Observed: 5.67 ft at 12:15PM May 07, 2024Observed: 5.67 ft at 12:30PM May 07, 2024Observed: 5.66 ft at 12:45PM May 07, 2024Observed: 5.66 ft at 1:00PM May 07, 2024Observed: 5.66 ft at 1:15PM May 07, 2024Observed: 5.67 ft at 1:30PM May 07, 2024Observed: 5.67 ft at 1:45PM May 07, 2024Observed: 5.66 ft at 2:00PM May 07, 2024Observed: 5.66 ft at 2:15PM May 07, 2024Observed: 5.64 ft at 2:30PM May 07, 2024Observed: 5.62 ft at 2:45PM May 07, 2024Observed: 5.63 ft at 3:00PM May 07, 2024Observed: 5.64 ft at 3:15PM May 07, 2024Observed: 5.63 ft at 3:30PM May 07, 2024Observed: 5.62 ft at 3:45PM May 07, 2024Observed: 5.64 ft at 4:00PM May 07, 2024Observed: 5.61 ft at 4:15PM May 07, 2024Observed: 5.62 ft at 4:30PM May 07, 2024Observed: 5.61 ft at 4:45PM May 07, 2024Observed: 5.61 ft at 5:00PM May 07, 2024Observed: 5.6 ft at 5:15PM May 07, 2024Observed: 5.6 ft at 5:30PM May 07, 2024Observed: 5.6 ft at 5:45PM May 07, 2024Observed: 5.61 ft at 6:00PM May 07, 2024Observed: 5.61 ft at 6:15PM May 07, 2024Observed: 5.6 ft at 6:30PM May 07, 2024Observed: 5.6 ft at 6:45PM May 07, 2024Observed: 5.6 ft at 7:00PM May 07, 2024Observed: 5.58 ft at 7:15PM May 07, 2024Observed: 5.6 ft at 7:30PM May 07, 2024Observed: 5.6 ft at 7:45PM May 07, 2024Observed: 5.58 ft at 8:00PM May 07, 2024Observed: 5.59 ft at 8:15PM May 07, 2024Observed: 5.59 ft at 8:30PM May 07, 2024Observed: 5.58 ft at 8:45PM May 07, 2024Observed: 5.58 ft at 9:00PM May 07, 2024Observed: 5.58 ft at 9:15PM May 07, 2024Observed: 5.57 ft at 9:30PM May 07, 2024Observed: 5.56 ft at 9:45PM May 07, 2024Observed: 5.56 ft at 10:00PM May 07, 2024Observed: 5.57 ft at 10:15PM May 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4:30AM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.51 ft at 4:45AM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.49 ft at 5:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.49 ft at 5:15AM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.49 ft at 5:30AM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.49 ft at 5:45AM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.49 ft at 6:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.48 ft at 6:15AM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.47 ft at 6:30AM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.48 ft at 6:45AM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.46 ft at 7:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.47 ft at 7:15AM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.46 ft at 7:30AM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.45 ft at 7:45AM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.46 ft at 8:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.46 ft at 8:15AM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.46 ft at 8:30AM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.46 ft at 8:45AM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.46 ft at 9:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.47 ft at 9:15AM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.48 ft at 9:30AM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.47 ft at 9:45AM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.46 ft at 10:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.46 ft at 10:15AM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.47 ft at 10:30AM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.46 ft at 10:45AM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.47 ft at 11:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.47 ft at 11:15AM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.46 ft at 11:30AM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.46 ft at 11:45AM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.46 ft at 12:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.46 ft at 12:15PM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.45 ft at 12:30PM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.45 ft at 12:45PM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.46 ft at 1:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.46 ft at 1:15PM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.45 ft at 1:30PM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.45 ft at 1:45PM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.45 ft at 2:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.44 ft at 2:15PM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.44 ft at 2:30PM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.44 ft at 2:45PM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.44 ft at 3:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.43 ft at 3:15PM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.43 ft at 3:30PM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.43 ft at 3:45PM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.42 ft at 4:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.43 ft at 4:15PM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.44 ft at 4:30PM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.42 ft at 4:45PM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.42 ft at 5:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.42 ft at 5:15PM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.41 ft at 5:30PM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.42 ft at 5:45PM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.41 ft at 6:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.41 ft at 6:15PM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.41 ft at 6:30PM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.41 ft at 6:45PM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.4 ft at 7:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.41 ft at 7:15PM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.4 ft at 7:30PM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.4 ft at 7:45PM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.4 ft at 8:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.39 ft at 8:15PM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.39 ft at 8:30PM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.39 ft at 8:45PM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.38 ft at 9:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.39 ft at 9:15PM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.39 ft at 9:30PM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.38 ft at 9:45PM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.37 ft at 10:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.38 ft at 10:15PM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.38 ft at 10:30PM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.37 ft at 10:45PM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.37 ft at 11:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.37 ft at 11:15PM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.36 ft at 11:30PM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.37 ft at 11:45PM May 08, 2024Observed: 5.36 ft at 12:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.36 ft at 12:15AM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.36 ft at 12:30AM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.36 ft at 12:45AM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.35 ft at 1:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.34 ft at 1:15AM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.34 ft at 1:30AM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.35 ft at 1:45AM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.34 ft at 2:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.34 ft at 2:15AM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.34 ft at 2:30AM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.34 ft at 2:45AM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.33 ft at 3:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.33 ft at 3:15AM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.33 ft at 3:30AM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.32 ft at 3:45AM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.33 ft at 4:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.32 ft at 4:15AM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.31 ft at 4:30AM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.31 ft at 4:45AM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.3 ft at 5:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.3 ft at 5:15AM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.31 ft at 5:30AM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.3 ft at 5:45AM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.28 ft at 6:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.28 ft at 6:15AM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.28 ft at 6:30AM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.28 ft at 6:45AM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.28 ft at 7:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.28 ft at 7:15AM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.27 ft at 7:30AM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.27 ft at 7:45AM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.27 ft at 8:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.26 ft at 8:15AM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.26 ft at 8:30AM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.26 ft at 8:45AM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.26 ft at 9:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.26 ft at 9:15AM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.26 ft at 9:30AM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.27 ft at 9:45AM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.26 ft at 10:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.27 ft at 10:15AM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.27 ft at 10:30AM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.27 ft at 10:45AM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.26 ft at 11:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.24 ft at 11:15AM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.24 ft at 11:30AM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.24 ft at 11:45AM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.25 ft at 12:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.24 ft at 12:15PM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.22 ft at 12:30PM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.24 ft at 12:45PM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.23 ft at 1:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.23 ft at 1:15PM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.24 ft at 1:30PM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.23 ft at 1:45PM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.23 ft at 2:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.22 ft at 2:15PM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.22 ft at 2:30PM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.23 ft at 2:45PM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.22 ft at 3:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.23 ft at 3:15PM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.23 ft at 3:30PM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.23 ft at 3:45PM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.22 ft at 4:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.22 ft at 4:15PM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.22 ft at 4:30PM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.23 ft at 4:45PM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.21 ft at 5:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.22 ft at 5:15PM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.2 ft at 5:30PM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.23 ft at 5:45PM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.23 ft at 6:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.22 ft at 6:15PM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.22 ft at 6:30PM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.22 ft at 6:45PM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.22 ft at 7:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.22 ft at 7:15PM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.21 ft at 7:30PM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.21 ft at 7:45PM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.22 ft at 8:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.21 ft at 8:15PM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.2 ft at 8:30PM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.21 ft at 8:45PM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.19 ft at 9:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.21 ft at 9:15PM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.2 ft at 9:30PM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.2 ft at 9:45PM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.2 ft at 10:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.2 ft at 10:15PM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.19 ft at 10:30PM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.21 ft at 10:45PM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.19 ft at 11:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.2 ft at 11:15PM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 11:30PM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 11:45PM May 09, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 12:00AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 12:15AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 12:30AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 12:45AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 1:00AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 1:15AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 1:30AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 1:45AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 2:00AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.14 ft at 2:15AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.15 ft at 2:30AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.15 ft at 2:45AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.14 ft at 3:00AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.13 ft at 3:15AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.14 ft at 3:30AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.14 ft at 3:45AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.14 ft at 4:00AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.12 ft at 4:15AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.13 ft at 4:30AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.12 ft at 4:45AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.12 ft at 5:00AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.12 ft at 5:15AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.11 ft at 5:30AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.11 ft at 5:45AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.1 ft at 6:00AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.1 ft at 6:15AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.1 ft at 6:30AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.11 ft at 6:45AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.1 ft at 7:00AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.1 ft at 7:15AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.1 ft at 7:30AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.09 ft at 7:45AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.09 ft at 8:00AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.09 ft at 8:15AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.09 ft at 8:30AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.1 ft at 8:45AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.09 ft at 9:00AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.1 ft at 9:15AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.1 ft at 9:30AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.1 ft at 9:45AM May 10, 2024USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesHOUM5(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (10:15AM May 10, 2024)ObservedLatest observed value: 5.1 ft at 9:45 AM CDT 10-May-2024. Flood Stage is 15 ft
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Root River (MN) at Houston are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Upstream Gauge - near Rushford 2W Upstream Gauge Downstream Gauge Downstream Gauge - below Lock and Dam 8 - Genoa
Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 18
Moderate Flood Stage: 17
Flood Stage: 15
Action Stage: 12
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 19.28 ft on 03/15/2019
(2) 18.32 ft on 03/02/1965
(3) 18.15 ft on 08/19/2007
(4) 17.59 ft on 06/02/2000
(5) 17.01 ft on 09/24/2016
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 19.28 ft on 03/15/2019
(2) 17.01 ft on 09/24/2016
(3) 16.37 ft on 05/21/2013
(4) 14.85 ft on 03/24/2011
(5) 15.54 ft on 09/27/2010
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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20 The water may overtop the protective levee.
15 Minor lowland flooding occurs.
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(1) Downstream view at Houston, September 8th, 2011 Stage = 3.72 ft
(2) Upstream view at Houston, September 8th, 2011 Stage = 3.72 ft
(3) Flooding: 06/03/2000 View looking northwest from south side of Hwy 76 bridge
(4) Flooding: 06/03/2000 View looking southwest from north side of Hwy 76 bridge
(5) Flooding: 06/03/2000 View looking south at the downstream side of the bridge
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Latitude: 43.768600° N, Longitude: 91.569700° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 15 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)		 Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)		 Elevation information source
NAVD88 667.02 ft 682.02 ft Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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