St. Croix watershed drought update – St. Croix 360

St. Croix watershed drought update

Dry conditions continue to worsen as river remains low.

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July 21, 2023

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Severe drought has made its first appearance of the year in parts of the St. Croix watershed. The majority of the region is in moderate drought. Despite some rain over the past few days, the river basin is still far below normal precipitation levels for this point in the season.

Drought Level	Square Miles	Percent
Abnormally Dry	522	7%
Moderate Drought	4,509	58%
Severe Drought	2,673	35%
Extreme Drought	16	0.2%

Thanks to a significant rainstorm that moved across the region this week, water levels in local rivers rose by a couple inches.

It looks like the dry weather will continue, with barely any rain in the seven-day forecast, and a very hot week ahead.

Check up-to-date St. Croix River basin water levels on St. Croix 360’s dedicated page.

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One response to “St. Croix watershed drought update”

Tom Warth

July 21, 2023

Love this kind of info! I tried finding a map with the location info for rainfall but I failed. Glen Mills has ran official gauge which is reported to the MN DNR and they told me .49″ for the other day.

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<p>Severe drought has made its first appearance of the year in parts of the St. Croix watershed. The majority of the region is in moderate drought. Despite some rain over the past few days, the river basin is still far below normal precipitation levels for this point in the season.</p>
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<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><thead><tr><th class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left">Drought Level</th><th class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left">Square Miles</th><th class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left">Percent</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left">Abnormally Dry</td><td class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left">522</td><td class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left">7%</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left">Moderate Drought</td><td class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left">4,509</td><td class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left">58%</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left">Severe Drought</td><td class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left">2,673</td><td class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left">35%</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left">Extreme Drought</td><td class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left">16</td><td class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left">0.2%</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>
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<p>Thanks to a significant rainstorm that moved across the region this week, water levels in local rivers rose by a couple inches.</p>
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<p>It looks like the dry weather will continue, with barely any rain in the seven-day forecast, and a very hot week ahead.</p>
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<p>Check up-to-date St. Croix River basin water levels on <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.stcroix360.com/current-st-croix-river-water-levels/" target="_blank">St. Croix 360's dedicated page</a>.</p>
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