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Weather Forecast Office La Crosse, WI North Central River Forecast Center
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South Fork Zumbro River at Rochester Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Highest Observation: 7.04 ft at 7:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.01 ft at 7:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.01 ft at 8:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.97 ft at 8:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.97 ft at 8:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.98 ft at 8:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.97 ft at 9:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.92 ft at 9:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.91 ft at 9:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.88 ft at 9:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.87 ft at 10:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.86 ft at 10:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.86 ft at 10:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.84 ft at 10:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.83 ft at 11:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.85 ft at 11:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.75 ft at 11:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.69 ft at 11:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.66 ft at 12:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.65 ft at 12:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.67 ft at 12:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.69 ft at 12:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.72 ft at 1:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.71 ft at 1:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.71 ft at 1:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.74 ft at 1:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.73 ft at 2:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.73 ft at 2:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.71 ft at 2:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.72 ft at 2:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.7 ft at 3:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.69 ft at 3:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.68 ft at 3:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.69 ft at 3:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.68 ft at 4:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.65 ft at 4:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.64 ft at 4:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.64 ft at 4:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.62 ft at 5:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.62 ft at 5:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.62 ft at 5:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.61 ft at 5:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.56 ft at 6:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.48 ft at 6:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.41 ft at 6:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.37 ft at 6:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.4 ft at 7:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.39 ft at 7:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.39 ft at 7:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.39 ft at 7:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.36 ft at 8:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.39 ft at 8:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.39 ft at 8:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.38 ft at 8:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.38 ft at 9:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.39 ft at 9:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.42 ft at 9:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.41 ft at 9:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.41 ft at 10:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.38 ft at 10:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.36 ft at 10:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.38 ft at 10:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.36 ft at 11:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.32 ft at 11:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.31 ft at 11:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.32 ft at 11:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 6.32 ft at 12:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.31 ft at 12:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.3 ft at 12:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.32 ft at 12:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.3 ft at 1:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.29 ft at 1:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.28 ft at 1:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.28 ft at 1:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.27 ft at 2:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.24 ft at 2:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.26 ft at 2:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.25 ft at 2:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.24 ft at 3:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.23 ft at 3:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.23 ft at 3:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.23 ft at 3:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.21 ft at 4:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.19 ft at 4:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.18 ft at 4:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.17 ft at 4:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.13 ft at 5:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.13 ft at 5:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.12 ft at 5:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.11 ft at 5:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.11 ft at 6:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.1 ft at 6:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.1 ft at 6:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.1 ft at 6:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.09 ft at 7:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.1 ft at 7:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.09 ft at 7:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.09 ft at 7:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.09 ft at 8:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.08 ft at 8:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.07 ft at 8:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.08 ft at 8:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.08 ft at 9:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.06 ft at 9:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6.03 ft at 9:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 6 ft at 9:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.93 ft at 10:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.88 ft at 10:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.88 ft at 10:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.88 ft at 10:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 11:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.9 ft at 11:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.93 ft at 11:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.92 ft at 11:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.93 ft at 12:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.95 ft at 12:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.92 ft at 12:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.96 ft at 12:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.95 ft at 1:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.92 ft at 1:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 1:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.92 ft at 1:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.9 ft at 2:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.91 ft at 2:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.9 ft at 2:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 2:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 3:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 3:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.87 ft at 3:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.86 ft at 3:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.87 ft at 4:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.85 ft at 4:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.86 ft at 4:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.85 ft at 4:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.78 ft at 5:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.69 ft at 5:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.64 ft at 5:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.63 ft at 5:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.63 ft at 6:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.66 ft at 6:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.67 ft at 6:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.67 ft at 6:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.7 ft at 7:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.71 ft at 7:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.71 ft at 7:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.71 ft at 7:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.71 ft at 8:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.72 ft at 8:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.7 ft at 8:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.71 ft at 8:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.72 ft at 9:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.71 ft at 9:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.71 ft at 9:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.7 ft at 9:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.7 ft at 10:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.7 ft at 10:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.7 ft at 10:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.7 ft at 10:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.69 ft at 11:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.68 ft at 11:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.66 ft at 11:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.65 ft at 11:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.67 ft at 12:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.65 ft at 12:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.64 ft at 12:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.63 ft at 12:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.62 ft at 1:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.62 ft at 1:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.62 ft at 1:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.63 ft at 1:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.61 ft at 2:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.61 ft at 2:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.6 ft at 2:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.6 ft at 2:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.6 ft at 3:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.58 ft at 3:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.57 ft at 3:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.57 ft at 3:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.57 ft at 4:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.55 ft at 4:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.57 ft at 4:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.55 ft at 4:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.54 ft at 5:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.55 ft at 5:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.53 ft at 5:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.52 ft at 5:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.51 ft at 6:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.5 ft at 6:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.51 ft at 6:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.51 ft at 6:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.49 ft at 7:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.49 ft at 7:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.47 ft at 7:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.46 ft at 7:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.45 ft at 8:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.44 ft at 8:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.43 ft at 8:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.43 ft at 8:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.43 ft at 9:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.44 ft at 9:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.44 ft at 9:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.45 ft at 9:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.43 ft at 10:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.44 ft at 10:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.44 ft at 10:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.44 ft at 10:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.43 ft at 11:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.41 ft at 11:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.43 ft at 11:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.42 ft at 11:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.41 ft at 12:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.41 ft at 12:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.41 ft at 12:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.4 ft at 12:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.39 ft at 1:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.38 ft at 1:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.4 ft at 1:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.36 ft at 1:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.37 ft at 2:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.37 ft at 2:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.37 ft at 2:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.35 ft at 2:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.36 ft at 3:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.36 ft at 3:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.37 ft at 3:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.34 ft at 3:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.34 ft at 4:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.34 ft at 4:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.32 ft at 4:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.33 ft at 4:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.32 ft at 5:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.3 ft at 5:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.28 ft at 5:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.24 ft at 5:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.22 ft at 6:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.22 ft at 6:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.2 ft at 6:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.22 ft at 6:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.21 ft at 7:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.23 ft at 7:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.23 ft at 7:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.23 ft at 7:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.25 ft at 8:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.24 ft at 8:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.24 ft at 8:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.25 ft at 8:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.25 ft at 9:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.22 ft at 9:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.24 ft at 9:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.23 ft at 9:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.22 ft at 10:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.22 ft at 10:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.23 ft at 10:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.22 ft at 10:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.22 ft at 11:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.22 ft at 11:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.2 ft at 11:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.21 ft at 11:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.18 ft at 12:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.21 ft at 12:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.18 ft at 12:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.18 ft at 12:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.18 ft at 1:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.17 ft at 1:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.18 ft at 1:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.18 ft at 1:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.18 ft at 2:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.18 ft at 2:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.17 ft at 2:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.16 ft at 2:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.14 ft at 3:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.11 ft at 3:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.06 ft at 3:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5.04 ft at 3:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5 ft at 4:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 5 ft at 4:15AM May 25, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesRCHM5(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (4:51AM May 25, 2013)ObservedLatest observed value: 5 ft at 4:15 AM CDT 25-May-2013. Flood Stage is 14 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the South Fork Zumbro River at Rochester are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:20
Moderate Flood Stage:18
Flood Stage:14
Action Stage:11

Historical Crests
(1) 23.36 ft on 07/06/1978
(2) 20.77 ft on 09/21/1986
(3) 19.12 ft on 03/01/1965
(4) 18.46 ft on 03/29/1962
(5) 17.50 ft on 07/21/1951
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Low Water Records
(1) 1.40 ft on 08/27/1970
(2) 1.60 ft on 06/02/1969
(3) 1.70 ft on 10/11/1955
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Latitude/Longitude Disclaimer: The gauge location shown in the above map is the approximate location based on the latitude/longitude coordinates provided to the NWS by the gauge owner.
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(1) Upstream View, Sept 8, 2009, Stage = 1.98 ft
(2) Downstream View, Sept 8, 2009, Stage = 1.98 ft
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Latitude: 44.061667° N, Longitude: 92.466389° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 14 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 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 950 ft 964 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  

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