WINONA, Minn. – Going into winter, the Mississippi River is at 5.84 feet on the U.S. Geological Survey gauge at Levee Park. Flood stage occurs at 13 feet.

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Scary flood levels. The Army Corps observation deck at the Prairie Island spillway, across from Fountain City, shows historic high-water marks. Remember 1965? Nobody else wants to either. Image: Steve Lunde