Saint Croix Falls Dam

Saint Croix Falls Dam and Power House, Saint Croix Falls, Wisconsin
April 29, 2001

At the time of this photo 38,800 cubic feet per second of water was flowing over the dam. A few days before 60,000 cubic feet per second was falling. Niagara Falls, (American and Canadian) average 194,940 cubic feet per second so the Saint Croix was rivaling the American Falls portion of Niagara Falls for a short period around April 26, 2001.

Polk County was recently included as a flood disaster area.

Streamflow at Saint Croix Falls
Date	Streamflow Cubic feet/sec	Long Term Mean	Stage	Trend	Previous Record
PM 4/22/01	20,200	-	11.00	Flat	-
AM 4/24/01	35,000	-	18.00	Up	-
AM 4/25/01	49,700	8,680	23.40	Up	33,800
AM 4/26/01	Crest 60,000	8,270	25.10	Up	-
AM 4/27/01	55,300	8,279	23.77	Down	-
PM 4/27/01	50,800	8,270	22.03	Down	32,800