The Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service – NOAA is predicting high water on the St. Croix River during the coming days.
“As a result of heavy rainfall in the St. Croix River watershed on Monday, theNational Weather Service is forecasting the St. Croix River to rise 10 feet by the weekend.” – Stillwater Current
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Lumberjack Days in Stillwater, MN is still on, however, a few events have been moved to accommodate the rising river. Read the rest of the article from the Stillwater Current below:
“As of Tuesday night, the St. Croix River was at 676.48 feet. The National Weather Service predicts the St. Croix at Stillwater will reach 686 feet on Saturday.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation may close the Stillwater Lift Bridge when the river reaches 686 feet. The Minnesota and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources enforce a no-wake rule at 683 feet.
If the river crests at 686.1 as forecasted, water will be 8 feet above the walkway next to the river in downtown Stillwater.
That means The Locals will have to move Lumberjack Days music stage and beer garden from the banks of the St. Croix River to higher ground.
The music stage and beer tent will be moved to the parking lot next to the Water Street Inn, with kids activities being located nearby, Erin McQuay of The Locals said.
“The surprising news of the river rising 10 feet by Saturday was a struggle,” McQuay said. “The reality was how wonderful our local businesses have been to help us out. Chuck Dougherty (owner of the Water Street Inn) is willing to change his business to help us put on a great community festival — and that’s pretty awesome.”
The Locals also plan to utilize the city’s pedestrian plaza, and move some of the vendors closer to Main Street. The lumberjack demonstrations will also be relocated to a parking lot in North Lowell Park.
At this point, it doesn’t appear that any of the Lumberjack Days events will be canceled, McQuay said. The gondola and pontoon rides may not happen on Sunday as the docks are expected to be under water. The fishing tournament on Saturday morning will likely be impacted, as well.
Lumberjack Days organizers, along with Stillwater police and firefighters will continue to monitor the river’s water level throughout the weekend.
“It’s been a stressful day,” McQuay said. “But we’re looking forward to having a wonderful community celebration. I mean seriously … water schmater, it’ll be a great event. We have to rethink the layout, but we are going to have a fun weekend no matter what.”
