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SRUS43 KMPX 011622
RVAMSP
MNZ054-056-059>065-067>070-073>076-078-083-WIZ023>024-026-028-032-
021600-
DAILY RIVER SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1120 AM CDT TUE MAY  1 2001

...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL RIVERS FALL BELOW
THREATENING LEVELS FOR THE MINNESOTA...MISSISSIPPI AND ST. CROIX
RIVERS IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA.

RIVER LEVELS, HOWEVER, WILL REMAIN VERY HIGH FOR AN EXTENDED
PERIOD OF TIME.  THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT JORDAN IS EXPECTED
TO REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE FOR THE NEXT 3 TO 4 WEEKS. THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. PAUL IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD
STAGE FOR THE NEXT 2 TO 3 WEEKS. RIVER LEVELS THIS HIGH WILL
PLACE ADDED STRESS ON LEVEES AND DIKES, ESPECIALLY THOSE ALONG
LOWER STRETCHES OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER FROM HENDERSON TO THE TWIN
CITIES...THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM ST. PAUL TO RED WING...
AND THE ST. CROIX RIVER FROM STILLWATER TO PRESCOTT.

PERSONS ALONG THE MINNESOTA...MISSISSIPPI AND ST. CROIX
RIVERS SHOULD CONTINUE MONITORING LEVEE AND DIKE CONDITIONS
AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS SHOULD PROBLEMS
ARISE.

             ALL STAGES ARE RECORDED IN FEET

FORECASTS ARE ISSUED DAILY FOR NAVIGATION ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
AND FOR SPECIAL INTEREST LOCATIONS SUCH AS STILLWATER AND JORDAN.
FORECASTS FOR OTHER LOCATIONS WILL APPEAR IN THIS PRODUCT ONLY
WHEN THOSE LOCATIONS APPROACH OR ARE FORECAST TO APPROACH FLOOD
STAGE.

 STATION      FLOOD  TODAYS  24HR              FORECAST
LOCATION      STAGE  STAGE   CHNG   WED    THU    FRI    SAT    SUN
                                   05/02  05/03  05/04  05/05  05/06
..MISSISSIPPI RIVER
ANOKA MN       838   837.5   -0.4  837.1  836.6  836.1  835.8  835.5

MINNEAPOLIS     16    15.6   -0.4   15.1   14.5   13.9   13.3   12.8
 DATUM 794.30

ST. PAUL MN     14    23.1   -0.5   22.4   21.7   20.8   19.8   18.8
 DATUM 684.16 (1912)
 DATUM 683.62 (1929)

HASTINGS TW     15    21.4   -0.3   20.8   20.0   19.2   18.3   17.6
 DATUM 670.65

RED WING TW          684.5   -0.3  684.1  683.6  683.1  682.6  682.0

RED WING MN     14    17.0   -0.3   16.7   16.2   15.7   15.0   14.1
 DATUM 665.13

..MINNESOTA RIVER
MONTEVIDEO MN   14    17.4   -0.3   17.2   16.9   16.9   16.8   16.7
 DATUM 909.12

GRANITE FALLS  888   890.3   -0.3  890.2  889.7  889.5  889.5  889.4

NEW ULM MN     796   804.3   -0.7  803.4  802.5  802.1  801.4  800.9

MANKATO MN      17    22.1   -1.0   20.7   19.2   18.0   17.3   16.6
 DATUM 747.92

HENDERSON MN   729   736.0   -0.9  735.1  734.4  733.7  733.1  732.5

JORDAN MN       20    31.1   -0.7   30.0   29.1   28.3   27.3   26.6
 DATUM 690.00

SHAKOPEE MN    703   716.6   -0.7  715.5  714.2  713.1  711.8  710.0

SAVAGE MN      698   714.0   -0.4  713.6  712.6  711.4  710.2  709.1

..ST. CROIX RIVER
STILLWATER MN   87    90.7   -0.5   90.1   89.6   89.0   88.1   87.2
 DATUM 600.00

..CHIPPEWA RIVER
EAU CLAIRE WI  773   762.4    1.8
DURAND WI       11     5.5   -1.3
 DATUM 694.59

..SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER
DELANO MN        8    13.0   -0.6   12.4   11.7   11.2   10.7   10.2
 DATUM 904.85

..CROW RIVER
ROCKFORD MN     10    14.1   -0.3   13.5   12.9   12.4   11.9   11.4
 DATUM 893.08

..REDWOOD RIVER
REDWOOD FALLS    6     6.0   -0.4    5.4    5.0    4.7    4.5    4.4
 DATUM 972.33

..COTTONWOOD RIVER
NEW ULM MN      11    10.0   -1.0   9.2     8.6    8.0    7.7    7.5
 DATUM 796.83

DATUM + GAGE READING = MEAN SEA LEVEL ELEVATION OF WATER SURFACE.

THE PRECEDING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON THE CURRENT RIVER LEVELS
RECEIVED AS OF 7 AM TODAY AND FORECAST PRECIPITATION THROUGH 7 AM
TOMORROW.

YOU CAN GET BOTH RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET.
OUR INTERNET ADDRESS IS HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/MPX/