Bob CollinsWe’re seeing the first images of the flooding along the Kinnickinnic River near River Falls, Wis., where almost 7 inches of rain fell early this morning.
10:30 AM: Kinnickinnic River flooding at Quarry Rd near River Falls, WI. Photo courtesy of Jesse Angie Bond. #wiwx pic.twitter.com/FowNTX1ihS
— NWS Twin Cities (@NWSTwinCities) July 6, 2015
11:45 AM: Kinnickinnic River flooding off Hwy 65 near River Falls WI. Photo courtesy of Heidi Gronseth Tulgren #wiwx pic.twitter.com/aHJPqylmWO
— NWS Twin Cities (@NWSTwinCities) July 6, 2015
#kinnickinnic river this morning chocolate soup with ag runoff. Normally this is crystal clean and about 6 ft lower. pic.twitter.com/wamDXQcnNI
— Matthew Tucker (@ProfessorTucker) July 6, 2015
Photojournalist @djacobson301 captures River Falls flooding so extreme, residents say they've never seen the like b4 pic.twitter.com/XjSMWlCoGT
— Jennifer Ann Wilson (@JWilsonKSTP) July 6, 2015
Good luck finding a soccer field in #RiverFalls today. Residents say they've never seen it like this. #wiwx pic.twitter.com/OwyFqB8Ayq
— Josh Rosenthal (@JRosenthalKSTP) July 6, 2015
Water over walking bridge @ Kinnickinnic River on U of Wisconsin-RiverFalls campus. Photo courtesy Deb Toftness #wiwx pic.twitter.com/zEHkrRAhBf
— NWS Twin Cities (@NWSTwinCities) July 6, 2015
The Kinnickinnic is one of the premier trout streams, partly because of its crystal clear water. For now, that’s not the case.
Matthew Tucker, who took some of these pictures, says he was standing in shin-deep water yesterday. Today it would be over his head, he tweeted.
Update 12:35 p.m.: National Weather Service says Kinnickinnic has crested:
12:30 PM: Kinnickinnic River has crested in River Falls, WI at 17.86 ft. Flood waters are beginning to recede. #wiwx pic.twitter.com/xJgYbwHyXj
— NWS Twin Cities (@NWSTwinCities) July 6, 2015
