St. Croix River crests at 1 foot below flood stage
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Posted: 06/02/2012 12:01:00 AM CDT
Updated: 06/02/2012 03:24:16 PM CDT
On the “will it, won’t it” scale, the question of whether the St. Croix River will jump its banks is leaning more towards the “it won’t” end of the spectrum.
After heavy rains earlier this week, concern was growing that the river would swell past its flood stage of 87 feet. However, the St. Croix was expected to crest the afternoon of Saturday, June 2, and as of 3 p.m. had topped out at 85.89 feet, according to the National Weather Service’s Advanced Hydrological Prediction Service.