River stories to inspire stewardship.
The river is waking up with a lot of noise and motion, recorded in four short videos from the National Park Service.
By Greg Seitz | | < 1 minute read
See for yourself what runoff season on the river looks like this year with some brief videos posted recently by the Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway on its Facebook page.
The river is still at very high and dangerous conditions. The gauge at the St. Croix Falls dam reports 23,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) today. Normal flow is around 4,000 cfs. At Stillwater, it is still above 85 feet high. Normal height is below 78 feet.
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One of the biggest challenges facing the St. Croix River is harmful blooms of algae in in the lower river, due to excess nutrients in runoff. The goal is to restore the river by reducing phosphorus levels to 360 tons/year. Learn more »
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