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South Branch Root River at Lanesboro Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 1.96 ft at 12:00PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 12:15PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 12:30PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 12:45PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 1:00PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 1:15PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 1:30PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 1:45PM Sep 30, 2022Highest Observation: 1.98 ft at 2:00PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 2:15PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 2:30PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 2:45PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 3:00PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 3:15PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 3:30PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 3:45PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 4:00PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 4:15PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 4:30PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 4:45PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 5:00PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 5:15PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 5:30PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 5:45PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 6:00PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 6:15PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 6:30PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 6:45PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 7:00PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 7:15PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 7:30PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 7:45PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 8:00PM Sep 30, 2022Highest Observation: 1.98 ft at 8:15PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 8:30PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 8:45PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 9:00PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 9:15PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 9:30PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 9:45PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 10:00PM Sep 30, 2022Highest Observation: 1.98 ft at 10:15PM Sep 30, 2022Highest Observation: 1.98 ft at 10:30PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 10:45PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 11:00PM Sep 30, 2022Highest Observation: 1.98 ft at 11:15PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 11:30PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 11:45PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 12:00AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 12:15AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 12:30AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 12:45AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 1:00AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 1:15AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 1:30AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 1:45AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 2:00AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 2:15AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 2:30AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 2:45AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 3:00AM Oct 01, 2022Highest Observation: 1.98 ft at 3:15AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 3:30AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 3:45AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 4:00AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 4:15AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 4:30AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 4:45AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 5:00AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 5:15AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 5:30AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 5:45AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 6:00AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 6:15AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 6:30AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 6:45AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 7:00AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 7:15AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 7:30AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 7:45AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 8:00AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 8:15AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 8:30AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 8:45AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 9:00AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 9:15AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 9:30AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 9:45AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 10:00AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 10:15AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 10:30AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 10:45AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 11:00AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 11:15AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 11:30AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 11:45AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 12:00PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 12:15PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 12:30PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 12:45PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 1:00PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 1:15PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 1:30PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 1:45PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 2:00PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 2:15PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 2:30PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 2:45PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 3:00PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 3:15PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 3:30PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 3:45PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 4:00PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 4:15PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 4:30PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 4:45PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 5:00PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 5:15PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 5:30PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 5:45PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 6:00PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 6:15PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 6:30PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 6:45PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 7:00PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 7:15PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 7:30PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 7:45PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 8:00PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 8:15PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 8:30PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 8:45PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 9:00PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 9:15PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 9:30PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 9:45PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 10:00PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 10:15PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 10:30PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 10:45PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 11:00PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 11:15PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 11:30PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 11:45PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 12:00AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 12:15AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 12:30AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 12:45AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 1:00AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 1:15AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 1:30AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 1:45AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 2:00AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 2:15AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 2:30AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 2:45AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 3:00AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 3:15AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 3:30AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 3:45AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 4:00AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 4:15AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 4:30AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 4:45AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 5:00AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 5:15AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 5:30AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 5:45AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 6:00AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 6:15AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 6:30AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 6:45AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 7:00AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 7:15AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 7:30AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 7:45AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 8:00AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 8:15AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 8:30AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 8:45AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 9:00AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 9:15AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 9:30AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 9:45AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 10:00AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 10:15AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 10:30AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 10:45AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 11:00AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 11:15AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 11:30AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 11:45AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 12:00PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 12:15PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 12:30PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 12:45PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 1:00PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 1:15PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 1:30PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 1:45PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 2:00PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 2:15PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 2:30PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 2:45PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 3:00PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 3:15PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 3:30PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 3:45PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 4:00PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 4:15PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 4:30PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 4:45PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 5:00PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 5:15PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 5:30PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 5:45PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 6:00PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 6:15PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 6:30PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 6:45PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 7:00PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 7:15PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 7:30PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 7:45PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 8:00PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 8:15PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 8:30PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 8:45PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 9:00PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 9:15PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 9:30PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 9:45PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 10:00PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 10:15PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 10:30PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 10:45PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 11:00PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 11:15PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 11:30PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 11:45PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 12:00AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 12:15AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 12:30AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 12:45AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 1:00AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 1:15AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 1:30AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 1:45AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 2:00AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 2:15AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 2:30AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 2:45AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 3:00AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 3:15AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 3:30AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 3:45AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 4:00AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 4:15AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 4:30AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 4:45AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 5:00AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 5:15AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 5:30AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.96 ft at 5:45AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 6:00AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 6:15AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 6:30AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 6:45AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 7:00AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 7:15AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 7:30AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 7:45AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 8:00AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 8:15AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 8:30AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 8:45AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 9:00AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 9:15AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 9:30AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 9:45AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 10:00AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 10:15AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 10:30AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.94 ft at 10:45AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 11:00AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 11:15AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 11:30AM Oct 03, 2022Minnesota Department of Natural ResourcesLNSM5(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (11:45AM Oct 3, 2022)ObservedLatest observed value: 1.95 ft at 11:30 AM CDT 3-Oct-2022. Flood Stage is 12 ft
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

NOTE: Forecasts for the South Branch Root River at Lanesboro 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: 18
Moderate Flood Stage: 16
Flood Stage: 12
Action Stage: 10
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 19.20 ft on 03/26/1950
(2) 17.23 ft on 06/29/1942
(3) 14.35 ft on 07/11/1981
(4) 13.82 ft on 06/09/2008
(5) 13.75 ft on 06/23/2013
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 13.75 ft on 06/23/2013
(2) 9.69 ft on 09/24/2010
(3) 13.82 ft on 06/09/2008
(4) 9.81 ft on 03/14/2007
(5) 9.99 ft on 06/17/2004
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 1.00 ft on 07/01/1988

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18 The river overflows the right bank downstream from the gage site. "The Flat" area is flooded and water begins to threaten some of the businesses downstream from the gage.
14 The river may begin to threaten "The Flat" area at this level and the ballfield will begin to experience some flooding.
12 The river begins to overflow the left bank downstream from the foot bridge where the gage is located.
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(1) Upstream view at Lanesboro, July 7th, 2014
(2) Downstream view at Lanesboro, July 7th, 2014
(3) View looking downstream from City Campground near Dam above the gage location
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Latitude: 43.721900° N, Longitude: 91.978600° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 12 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 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other 815.51 ft 827.51 ft Uses 1912 Datum

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