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Zumbro River at Lake Zumbro Pool (ft)Highest Observation: 915 ft at 12:40PM Apr 09, 2024Highest Observation: 915 ft at 1:39PM Apr 09, 2024Highest Observation: 915 ft at 2:43PM Apr 09, 2024Highest Observation: 915 ft at 3:38PM Apr 09, 2024Highest Observation: 915 ft at 4:41PM Apr 09, 2024Observed: 914.9 ft at 5:42PM Apr 09, 2024Observed: 914.9 ft at 6:37PM Apr 09, 2024Observed: 914.9 ft at 7:39PM Apr 09, 2024Observed: 914.9 ft at 8:41PM Apr 09, 2024Observed: 914.9 ft at 9:38PM Apr 09, 2024Observed: 914.9 ft at 10:37PM Apr 09, 2024Observed: 914.9 ft at 11:36PM Apr 09, 2024Observed: 914.9 ft at 12:41AM Apr 10, 2024Observed: 914.9 ft at 1:39AM Apr 10, 2024Observed: 914.9 ft at 2:38AM Apr 10, 2024Observed: 914.8 ft at 3:36AM Apr 10, 2024Observed: 914.8 ft at 4:38AM Apr 10, 2024Observed: 914.8 ft at 5:36AM Apr 10, 2024Observed: 914.8 ft at 6:40AM Apr 10, 2024Observed: 914.8 ft at 7:41AM Apr 10, 2024Observed: 914.8 ft at 8:38AM Apr 10, 2024Observed: 914.8 ft at 9:38AM Apr 10, 2024Observed: 914.8 ft at 10:41AM Apr 10, 2024Observed: 914.8 ft at 11:40AM Apr 10, 2024Observed: 914.8 ft at 12:37PM Apr 10, 2024Observed: 914.8 ft at 1:41PM Apr 10, 2024Observed: 914.8 ft at 2:37PM Apr 10, 2024Observed: 914.8 ft at 3:37PM Apr 10, 2024Observed: 914.8 ft at 4:37PM Apr 10, 2024Observed: 914.8 ft at 5:39PM Apr 10, 2024Observed: 914.8 ft at 6:40PM Apr 10, 2024Observed: 914.8 ft at 7:38PM Apr 10, 2024Observed: 914.8 ft at 8:36PM Apr 10, 2024Observed: 914.8 ft at 9:37PM Apr 10, 2024Observed: 914.8 ft at 10:40PM Apr 10, 2024Observed: 914.8 ft at 11:42PM Apr 10, 2024Observed: 914.8 ft at 12:40AM Apr 11, 2024Observed: 914.8 ft at 1:40AM Apr 11, 2024Observed: 914.8 ft at 2:38AM Apr 11, 2024Observed: 914.7 ft at 3:39AM Apr 11, 2024Observed: 914.7 ft at 4:39AM Apr 11, 2024Observed: 914.7 ft at 5:36AM Apr 11, 2024Observed: 914.7 ft at 6:39AM Apr 11, 2024Observed: 914.7 ft at 7:36AM Apr 11, 2024Observed: 914.7 ft at 8:39AM Apr 11, 2024Observed: 914.7 ft at 9:38AM Apr 11, 2024Observed: 914.7 ft at 10:39AM Apr 11, 2024Observed: 914.7 ft at 11:36AM Apr 11, 2024Observed: 914.7 ft at 12:40PM Apr 11, 2024Observed: 914.7 ft at 1:37PM Apr 11, 2024Observed: 914.7 ft at 2:39PM Apr 11, 2024Observed: 914.7 ft at 3:37PM Apr 11, 2024Observed: 914.7 ft at 4:40PM Apr 11, 2024Observed: 914.7 ft at 5:38PM Apr 11, 2024Observed: 914.7 ft at 6:36PM Apr 11, 2024Observed: 914.7 ft at 7:36PM Apr 11, 2024Observed: 914.7 ft at 8:42PM Apr 11, 2024Observed: 914.7 ft at 9:37PM Apr 11, 2024Observed: 914.7 ft at 10:39PM Apr 11, 2024Observed: 914.7 ft at 11:37PM Apr 11, 2024Observed: 914.7 ft at 12:39AM Apr 12, 2024Observed: 914.7 ft at 1:44AM Apr 12, 2024Observed: 914.7 ft at 2:40AM Apr 12, 2024Observed: 914.7 ft at 3:40AM Apr 12, 2024Observed: 914.6 ft at 4:38AM Apr 12, 2024Observed: 914.6 ft at 5:38AM Apr 12, 2024Observed: 914.6 ft at 6:38AM Apr 12, 2024Observed: 914.6 ft at 7:39AM Apr 12, 2024Observed: 914.6 ft at 8:37AM Apr 12, 2024Observed: 914.6 ft at 9:38AM Apr 12, 2024Observed: 914.6 ft at 10:37AM Apr 12, 2024Observed: 914.6 ft at 11:40AM Apr 12, 2024Observed: 914.6 ft at 12:37PM Apr 12, 2024Observed: 914.6 ft at 1:38PM Apr 12, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 2:38PM Apr 12, 2024Observed: 914.6 ft at 3:37PM Apr 12, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 4:38PM Apr 12, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 5:42PM Apr 12, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 6:42PM Apr 12, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 7:38PM Apr 12, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 8:39PM Apr 12, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 9:41PM Apr 12, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 10:40PM Apr 12, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 11:40PM Apr 12, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 12:37AM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 1:43AM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 2:40AM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 3:36AM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 4:40AM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 5:37AM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 6:37AM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 7:38AM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 8:38AM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 9:38AM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 10:40AM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 11:36AM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 12:35PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 1:39PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 3:40PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 4:37PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 5:41PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 6:42PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 7:36PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 8:40PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 9:37PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 10:36PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 11:40PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 12:37AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 914.4 ft at 1:41AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 914.4 ft at 2:36AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 3:35AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 4:42AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 5:39AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 6:36AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 7:40AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 8:40AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 9:39AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 10:38AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 11:38AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 12:41PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 1:37PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 2:37PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 3:41PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 4:39PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 5:39PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 6:40PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 7:40PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 8:42PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 9:39PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 10:37PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 1:40AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 2:40AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 3:42AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 4:37AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 5:40AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 6:36AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 914.4 ft at 7:43AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 914.4 ft at 8:42AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 914.4 ft at 9:38AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 914.4 ft at 10:37AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 914.4 ft at 11:42AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 914.4 ft at 12:39PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 914.4 ft at 1:40PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 914.4 ft at 2:38PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 914.4 ft at 3:42PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 914.4 ft at 4:38PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 914.4 ft at 5:42PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 914.4 ft at 6:41PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 914.4 ft at 7:40PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 914.4 ft at 8:37PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 914.4 ft at 9:39PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 914.4 ft at 10:39PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 914.4 ft at 11:39PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 914.4 ft at 12:41AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 914.4 ft at 1:40AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 914.4 ft at 2:42AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 914.4 ft at 3:40AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 914.4 ft at 4:37AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 5:39AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 914.4 ft at 6:38AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 7:36AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 8:40AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 9:40AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 914.4 ft at 10:38AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 11:42AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 12:37PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 914.4 ft at 1:37PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 2:34PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 3:35PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 4:36PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 5:38PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 6:35PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 7:38PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 8:40PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 9:37PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 10:42PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 11:37PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 12:38AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 1:35AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 2:36AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 3:39AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 4:38AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 5:40AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 6:39AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 7:36AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 8:41AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 9:42AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 10:36AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 11:39AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 12:39PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 914.4 ft at 1:41PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 2:41PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 3:39PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 4:40PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 5:37PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 6:39PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 7:40PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 8:40PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 9:37PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 10:40PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 11:36PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 12:37AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 1:42AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 2:36AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 3:42AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 4:38AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 5:36AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 6:37AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 7:39AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 8:42AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 9:40AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 914.5 ft at 10:37AM Apr 18, 2024Rochester Public UtilitiesLKZM5(plotting HPIRZ) Graph Created (12:00PM Apr 18, 2024)ObservedLatest observed value: 914.5 ft at 10:37 AM CDT 18-Apr-2024. Flood Stage is 918 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Zumbro River at Lake Zumbro. Only observed stages are available for this point.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 923
Moderate Flood Stage: 920
Flood Stage: 918
Action Stage: 915.6
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 923.20 ft on 09/24/2010
(2) 922.80 ft on 07/22/1951
(3) 921.78 ft on 06/29/2019
(4) 920.90 ft on 03/29/1962
(5) 920.70 ft on 03/02/1965
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 919.36 ft on 07/07/2019
(2) 921.78 ft on 06/29/2019
(3) 919.12 ft on 03/16/2019
(4) 919.20 ft on 09/23/2016
(5) 918.39 ft on 03/31/2013
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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Currently none available.

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927 Camp Victory begins evacuation procedures.
923.2 Flood of record from September 2010
923 Rochester Publice Utilities continuously monitors the dam structure, and they implement warning and evacuation procedures.
920 Rochester Public Utilities begins daily observations of the dam structure. RPU also notifies Wabasha County Emergency Management, Mac's Park Place, Camp Victory, and Bluff Valley Campground.
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(1) Downstream view at Lake Zumbro Dam, November 14th, 2012, Pool = 918.48 ft, Tailwater = 864.03 ft
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Latitude: 44.212800° N, Longitude: 92.480000° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
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Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 918 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
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NAVD88 Not Available Not Available 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
Other Not Available Not Available  
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Data courtesy of Rochester Public Utilities. For more information, see: http://www.rpu.org/about-rpu/facilities/lake-zumbro-water-level.html or for other forecast information, see: https://www.weather.gov/arx/lake_zumbro_monitor
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