Root River (MN) near Pilot Mound, MN
River level and flood forecast · Fillmore County
Normal8.4 ftas of Mon 3 PM
The river is 10.6 ft below flood stage (19 ft).
Flow: 402 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 24 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 22 ft |
| Flood stage | 19 ft |
| Action stage | 16 ft |
| Record crest (June 1, 2000) | 25.9 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 30.5 ftLow steel of Highway 21 bridge
Highest crests on record
- 25.9 ft — June 1, 2000
- 23.85 ft — September 16, 2004
- 22.01 ft — May 21, 2013
- 21.4 ft — September 23, 2016
- 20.29 ft — June 13, 2008
Recent crests: 19.4 ft (July 3, 2026) · 21.4 ft (September 23, 2016) · 22.01 ft (May 21, 2013) · 19.4 ft (September 25, 2010) · 20.29 ft (June 13, 2008)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamRoot River (MN) above Rushford, MN
- Root River (MN) at Houston, MN
- South Fork Root River near Houston, MN
- Upper Iowa River at Bluffton, IA
- Mississippi River at Winona - Pool 6, MN
- Mississippi River below Lock and Dam 5a - Winona, MN
- South Fork Zumbro River at Rochester, MN
- Waterloo Creek near Dorchester, IA
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (RPMM5); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.