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Mississippi River at Wabasha Observed crest: 7.23 ft at 12:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 7.43 ft at 5:00pm Nov 13 Observed: 7.43 ft at 6:00pm Nov 13 Observed: 7.43 ft at 7:00pm Nov 13 Observed: 7.41 ft at 8:00pm Nov 13 Observed: 7.45 ft at 9:00pm Nov 13 Observed: 7.43 ft at 10:00pm Nov 13 Observed: 7.43 ft at 11:00pm Nov 13 Observed: 7.44 ft at 12:00am Nov 14 Observed: 7.41 ft at 1:00am Nov 14 Observed: 7.41 ft at 2:00am Nov 14 Observed: 7.42 ft at 3:00am Nov 14 Observed: 7.42 ft at 4:00am Nov 14 Observed: 7.4 ft at 5:00am Nov 14 Observed: 7.41 ft at 6:00am Nov 14 Observed: 7.41 ft at 7:00am Nov 14 Observed: 7.42 ft at 8:00am Nov 14 Observed: 7.41 ft at 9:00am Nov 14 Observed: 7.41 ft at 10:00am Nov 14 Observed: 7.42 ft at 11:00am Nov 14 Observed: 7.44 ft at 12:00pm Nov 14 Observed: 7.42 ft at 1:00pm Nov 14 Observed: 7.45 ft at 2:00pm Nov 14 Observed: 7.45 ft at 3:00pm Nov 14 Observed: 7.43 ft at 4:00pm Nov 14 Observed: 7.42 ft at 5:00pm Nov 14 Observed: 7.43 ft at 6:00pm Nov 14 Observed: 7.41 ft at 7:00pm Nov 14 Observed: 7.39 ft at 8:00pm Nov 14 Observed: 7.42 ft at 9:00pm Nov 14 Observed: 7.4 ft at 10:00pm Nov 14 Observed: 7.38 ft at 11:00pm Nov 14 Observed: 7.39 ft at 12:00am Nov 15 Observed: 7.37 ft at 1:00am Nov 15 Observed: 7.37 ft at 2:00am Nov 15 Observed: 7.37 ft at 3:00am Nov 15 Observed: 7.36 ft at 4:00am Nov 15 Observed: 7.36 ft at 5:00am Nov 15 Observed: 7.36 ft at 6:00am Nov 15 Observed: 7.35 ft at 7:00am Nov 15 Observed: 7.35 ft at 8:00am Nov 15 Observed: 7.35 ft at 9:00am Nov 15 Observed: 7.35 ft at 10:00am Nov 15 Observed: 7.35 ft at 11:00am Nov 15 Observed: 7.34 ft at 12:00pm Nov 15 Observed: 7.33 ft at 1:00pm Nov 15 Observed: 7.33 ft at 2:00pm Nov 15 Observed: 7.32 ft at 3:00pm Nov 15 Observed: 7.31 ft at 4:00pm Nov 15 Observed: 7.31 ft at 5:00pm Nov 15 Observed: 7.31 ft at 6:00pm Nov 15 Observed: 7.31 ft at 7:00pm Nov 15 Observed: 7.31 ft at 8:00pm Nov 15 Observed: 7.31 ft at 9:00pm Nov 15 Observed: 7.31 ft at 10:00pm Nov 15 Observed: 7.3 ft at 11:00pm Nov 15 Observed: 7.29 ft at 12:00am Nov 16 Observed: 7.29 ft at 1:00am Nov 16 Observed: 7.29 ft at 2:00am Nov 16 Observed: 7.29 ft at 3:00am Nov 16 Observed: 7.28 ft at 4:00am Nov 16 Observed: 7.28 ft at 5:00am Nov 16 Observed: 7.27 ft at 6:00am Nov 16 Observed: 7.27 ft at 7:00am Nov 16 Observed: 7.26 ft at 8:00am Nov 16 Observed: 7.27 ft at 9:00am Nov 16 Observed: 7.28 ft at 10:00am Nov 16 Observed: 7.28 ft at 11:00am Nov 16 Observed: 7.29 ft at 12:00pm Nov 16 Observed: 7.29 ft at 1:00pm Nov 16 Observed: 7.3 ft at 2:00pm Nov 16 Observed: 7.31 ft at 3:00pm Nov 16 Observed: 7.31 ft at 4:00pm Nov 16 Observed: 7.31 ft at 5:00pm Nov 16 Observed: 7.31 ft at 6:00pm Nov 16 Observed: 7.31 ft at 7:00pm Nov 16 Observed: 7.32 ft at 8:00pm Nov 16 Observed: 7.32 ft at 9:00pm Nov 16 Observed: 7.32 ft at 10:00pm Nov 16 Observed: 7.32 ft at 11:00pm Nov 16 Observed: 7.32 ft at 12:00am Nov 17 Observed: 7.32 ft at 1:00am Nov 17 Observed: 7.32 ft at 2:00am Nov 17 Observed: 7.31 ft at 3:00am Nov 17 Observed: 7.31 ft at 4:00am Nov 17 Observed: 7.32 ft at 5:00am Nov 17 Observed: 7.31 ft at 6:00am Nov 17 Observed: 7.31 ft at 7:00am Nov 17 Observed: 7.31 ft at 8:00am Nov 17 Observed: 7.3 ft at 9:00am Nov 17 Observed: 7.3 ft at 10:00am Nov 17 Observed: 7.3 ft at 11:00am Nov 17 Observed: 7.3 ft at 12:00pm Nov 17 Observed: 7.29 ft at 1:00pm Nov 17 Observed: 7.28 ft at 2:00pm Nov 17 Observed: 7.29 ft at 3:00pm Nov 17 Observed: 7.29 ft at 4:00pm Nov 17 Observed: 7.28 ft at 5:00pm Nov 17 Observed: 7.28 ft at 6:00pm Nov 17 Observed: 7.28 ft at 7:00pm Nov 17 Observed: 7.27 ft at 8:00pm Nov 17 Observed: 7.27 ft at 9:00pm Nov 17 Observed: 7.28 ft at 10:00pm Nov 17 Observed: 7.27 ft at 11:00pm Nov 17 Observed: 7.27 ft at 12:00am Nov 18 Observed: 7.27 ft at 1:00am Nov 18 Observed: 7.26 ft at 2:00am Nov 18 Observed: 7.26 ft at 3:00am Nov 18 Observed: 7.25 ft at 4:00am Nov 18 Observed: 7.25 ft at 5:00am Nov 18 Observed: 7.25 ft at 6:00am Nov 18 Observed: 7.25 ft at 7:00am Nov 18 Observed: 7.25 ft at 8:00am Nov 18 Observed: 7.24 ft at 9:00am Nov 18 Observed: 7.25 ft at 10:00am Nov 18 Observed: 7.25 ft at 11:00am Nov 18 Observed: 7.25 ft at 12:00pm Nov 18 Observed: 7.26 ft at 1:00pm Nov 18 Observed: 7.26 ft at 2:00pm Nov 18 Observed: 7.25 ft at 3:00pm Nov 18 Observed: 7.26 ft at 4:00pm Nov 18 Observed: 7.27 ft at 5:00pm Nov 18 Observed: 7.26 ft at 6:00pm Nov 18 Observed: 7.26 ft at 7:00pm Nov 18 Observed: 7.27 ft at 8:00pm Nov 18 Observed: 7.27 ft at 9:00pm Nov 18 Observed: 7.26 ft at 10:00pm Nov 18 Observed: 7.27 ft at 11:00pm Nov 18 Observed: 7.27 ft at 12:00am Nov 19 Observed: 7.26 ft at 1:00am Nov 19 Observed: 7.27 ft at 2:00am Nov 19 Observed: 7.27 ft at 3:00am Nov 19 Observed: 7.27 ft at 4:00am Nov 19 Observed: 7.27 ft at 5:00am Nov 19 Observed: 7.27 ft at 6:00am Nov 19 Observed: 7.28 ft at 7:00am Nov 19 Observed: 7.26 ft at 8:00am Nov 19 Observed: 7.27 ft at 9:00am Nov 19 Observed: 7.27 ft at 10:00am Nov 19 Observed: 7.27 ft at 11:00am Nov 19 Observed: 7.28 ft at 12:00pm Nov 19 Observed: 7.29 ft at 1:00pm Nov 19 Observed: 7.28 ft at 2:00pm Nov 19 Observed: 7.28 ft at 3:00pm Nov 19 Observed: 7.28 ft at 4:00pm Nov 19 Observed: 7.28 ft at 5:00pm Nov 19 Observed: 7.27 ft at 6:00pm Nov 19 Observed: 7.26 ft at 7:00pm Nov 19 Observed: 7.27 ft at 8:00pm Nov 19 Observed: 7.27 ft at 9:00pm Nov 19 Observed: 7.26 ft at 10:00pm Nov 19 Observed: 7.26 ft at 11:00pm Nov 19 Observed: 7.26 ft at 12:00am Nov 20 Observed: 7.25 ft at 1:00am Nov 20 Observed: 7.26 ft at 2:00am Nov 20 Observed: 7.26 ft at 3:00am Nov 20 Observed: 7.25 ft at 4:00am Nov 20 Observed: 7.25 ft at 5:00am Nov 20 Observed: 7.24 ft at 6:00am Nov 20 Observed: 7.24 ft at 7:00am Nov 20 Observed: 7.24 ft at 8:00am Nov 20 Observed: 7.24 ft at 9:00am Nov 20 Observed: 7.24 ft at 10:00am Nov 20 Observed: 7.23 ft at 11:00am Nov 20 Observed: 7.23 ft at 12:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 7.23 ft at 1:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 7.23 ft at 2:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 7.23 ft at 3:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 7.22 ft at 4:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 7.22 ft at 5:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 7.22 ft at 6:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 7.22 ft at 7:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 7.22 ft at 8:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 7.22 ft at 9:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 7.22 ft at 10:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 7.21 ft at 11:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 7.21 ft at 12:00am Nov 21 Observed: 7.21 ft at 1:00am Nov 21 Observed: 7.21 ft at 2:00am Nov 21 Observed: 7.21 ft at 3:00am Nov 21 Observed: 7.21 ft at 4:00am Nov 21 Observed: 7.2 ft at 5:00am Nov 21 Observed: 7.2 ft at 6:00am Nov 21 Observed: 7.19 ft at 7:00am Nov 21 Observed: 7.19 ft at 8:00am Nov 21 Observed: 7.18 ft at 9:00am Nov 21 Observed: 7.18 ft at 10:00am Nov 21 Observed: 7.17 ft at 11:00am Nov 21 Observed: 7.17 ft at 12:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.16 ft at 1:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.16 ft at 2:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.14 ft at 3:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.15 ft at 4:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.15 ft at 5:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.14 ft at 6:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.15 ft at 7:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.14 ft at 8:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.12 ft at 9:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.12 ft at 10:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.11 ft at 11:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.14 ft at 12:00am Nov 22 Observed: 7.14 ft at 1:00am Nov 22 Observed: 7.13 ft at 2:00am Nov 22 Observed: 7.16 ft at 3:00am Nov 22 Observed: 7.15 ft at 4:00am Nov 22 Observed: 7.16 ft at 5:00am Nov 22 Observed: 7.17 ft at 6:00am Nov 22 Observed: 7.17 ft at 7:00am Nov 22 Observed: 7.16 ft at 8:00am Nov 22 Observed: 7.17 ft at 9:00am Nov 22 Observed: 7.17 ft at 10:00am Nov 22 Observed: 7.18 ft at 11:00am Nov 22 Observed: 7.16 ft at 12:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.18 ft at 1:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.18 ft at 2:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.18 ft at 3:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.17 ft at 4:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.19 ft at 5:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.18 ft at 6:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.18 ft at 7:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.19 ft at 8:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.18 ft at 9:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.19 ft at 10:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.2 ft at 11:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.18 ft at 12:00am Nov 23 Observed: 7.18 ft at 1:00am Nov 23 Observed: 7.21 ft at 2:00am Nov 23 Observed: 7.2 ft at 3:00am Nov 23 Observed: 7.19 ft at 4:00am Nov 23 Observed: 7.19 ft at 5:00am Nov 23 Observed: 7.2 ft at 6:00am Nov 23 Observed: 7.21 ft at 7:00am Nov 23 Observed: 7.21 ft at 8:00am Nov 23 Observed: 7.21 ft at 9:00am Nov 23 Observed: 7.21 ft at 10:00am Nov 23 Observed: 7.2 ft at 11:00am Nov 23 Observed: 7.2 ft at 12:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.21 ft at 1:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.21 ft at 2:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.21 ft at 3:00pm Nov 23 Forecast: 7.2 ft at 12:00pm Nov 23 Forecast: 7.2 ft at 6:00pm Nov 23 Forecast: 7.2 ft at 12:00am Nov 24 Forecast: 7.2 ft at 6:00am Nov 24 Forecast: 7.2 ft at 12:00pm Nov 24 Forecast: 7.2 ft at 6:00pm Nov 24 Forecast: 7.2 ft at 12:00am Nov 25 Forecast: 7.2 ft at 6:00am Nov 25 Forecast: 7.2 ft at 12:00pm Nov 25 Forecast: 7.2 ft at 6:00pm Nov 25 Forecast: 7.2 ft at 12:00am Nov 26 Forecast: 7.2 ft at 6:00am Nov 26 Forecast: 7.2 ft at 12:00pm Nov 26 Forecast: 7.2 ft at 6:00pm Nov 26 Forecast: 7.1 ft at 12:00am Nov 27 Forecast: 7.1 ft at 6:00am Nov 27 Forecast: 7.1 ft at 12:00pm Nov 27 Forecast: 7.1 ft at 6:00pm Nov 27 Forecast: 7.1 ft at 12:00am Nov 28 Forecast: 7.1 ft at 6:00am Nov 28 Forecast: 7.1 ft at 12:00pm Nov 28 Forecast: 7.1 ft at 6:00pm Nov 28 Forecast: 7.1 ft at 12:00am Nov 29 Forecast: 7.1 ft at 6:00am Nov 29 Forecast: 7.1 ft at 12:00pm Nov 29 Forecast: 7.1 ft at 6:00pm Nov 29 Forecast: 7.1 ft at 12:00am Nov 30 Forecast: 7.1 ft at 6:00am Nov 30 Graph Created (4:16pm Nov 23, 2009) Observed Forecast (issued 2:00pm Nov 23) WABM5 (plotting HGIRG) Gage 0 Datum: 660.00 Latest observed value: 7.21 ft at 3:00 PM CST 23-Nov-2009. Flood Stage is 12.0 ft. Forecast data shown here are official public river forecasts. Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Mississippi River at Wabasha are issued routinely during the navigation season, and as needed at other times of the year.

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Upstream Gauge - at Lake City Upstream Gauge Downstream Gauge Downstream Gauge - at Alma

Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:16
Moderate Flood Stage:14
Flood Stage:12
Action Stage:10

Historical Crests
(1) 20.05 ft on 04/19/1965
(2) 18.22 ft on 04/16/2001
(3) 17.63 ft on 04/16/1969
(4) 16.71 ft on 04/18/1952
(5) 16.53 ft on 04/11/1997
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Low Water Records
(1) 3.7 ft on 01/10/1444
(2) 4.2 ft on 12/11/1960
(2) 4.2 ft on 01/14/1945
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Mississippi River at Wabasha location map

Flood Impacts & Photos Collapse
20.1 The water reaches the flood of record set in 1965.
20.0 The Dairyland Power Cooperative steam generation plant becomes inoperative.
18.0 Highway 880 and Hiawatha Drive will go under water.
16.5 The railroad goes out of operation.
15.5 The city starts pumping the riverside.
15.0 Lock and dam 4 goes out of operation and damages may begin to occur in Alma Wisconsin.
14.4 Pumping beings on east main street.
14.0 Wisconsin highway 35 between Maiden Rock and Stockholm may experience flooding.
13.7 Water begins to go over highway 60.
13.0 The railroad underpass on highway 60 may be flooded. Flooding is also possible along Lawrence Boulevard.
12.0 The river begins to affect very low lying areas.
Photos
(1) Upstream View, May 5, 2005 Stage = 8.11 ft
(2) Downstream View, May 5, 2005 Stage = 8.11 ft

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Latitude: 44.387000° N, Longitude: 92.054000° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

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 N/A N/A Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 N/A N/A Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL N/A N/A Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other 660 ft 672 ft  

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