On the Minnesota River at Chaska, the reading this morning was 25.53 feet with a flood stage of 18 feet, according to the city of Chaska.

Since reaching its crest of 29.90 feet last Tuesday, the Minnesota River has been slowly receding.

However, after more than a week, the river level is still high. Thursday morning, the city of Chaska measured it at 26.05 feet – more than 8 feet above flood stage.

On the Minnesota River at Chaska the reading this morning was 26.05ft with a flood stage of 18ft. The Chaska location indicates an approximate 0.50ft decline in the last 24 hours.

On the Minnesota River at Jordan, the reading this morning was 28.18 ft which indicates a decline of 0.39 feet since Wednesday morning. Flood stage is 25 ft.

Four roads remain closed this morning:

City Of Chanhassen

-Hwy 101 between Flying Cloud Drive and the Scott County line

City of Chaska

When will Highway 41 reopen to traffic? Since the moment the bridge over the Minnesota River closed, Herald staff have been posed this question time and time again. We tell people what we know (MnDOT's latest estimate is a minimum of two weeks) and then pay the price, receiving a heaping dose of stink eye.

So we decided to hold a contest because, quite frankly, right now your guess is as good as ours. You tell us, when will that fateful day occur when the signs and cement barriers come down, allowing cars and semis to once again freeflow through downtown Chaska? If you're right, you just might win a prize (but beware, the later the date you guess, the angrier the response of the people).

The City of Chaska and Carver County issued their latest flood updates this morning:

On the Minnesota River at Chaska the reading this morning was 26.55 ft with a flood stage of 18ft. The Chaska location indicates an approximate 0.37 ft decline in the last 24 hours.

On the Minnesota River at Jordan, the reading this morning was 28.57 ft which indicates a decline of 0.3 feet since Tuesday morning. Flood stage is 25 ft.

Four roads remain closed this morning:

City Of Chanhassen

On the Minnesota River at Chaska the reading this morning was 26.92ft with a flood stage of 18ft. The Chaska location indicates an approximate 0.28ft DECLINE in the last 24 hours.

On the Minnesota River at Jordan, the reading this morning was 28.87 ft which indicates a decline of 0.15 feet since Friday morning. Flood stage is 25 ft.

Four roads remain closed this morning:

City Of Chanhassen

-Hwy 101 between Flying Cloud Drive and the Scott County line

City of Chaska

The City of Chaska and Carver County issued their latest flood updates this morning:

On the Minnesota River at Chaska the reading this morning was 27.20ft with a flood stage of 18ft. The Chaska location indicates an approximate 1.60ft DECLINE in the last 72 hours.

On the Minnesota River at Jordan, the reading this morning was 29.02 ft which indicates a decline of 1.87 feet since Friday morning. Flood stage is 25 ft.

Current road closures:

City Of Chanhassen

A red Ford truck stuck in the flood bottoms has become a bit of a tourist attraction along County Road 40, just west of Carver.

The Carver County Sheriff’s Office received a call at 4:08 p.m., March 21, that a truck out four-wheeling “apparently slipped into the water, or was in the water and water was coming up to the wheels,” said Chief Deputy Bob VanDenBroeke.

There were two juvenile occupants, and one of the juvenile’s parents appeared to own the truck, said VanDenBroeke. There were no injuries in the accident.

The City of Chaska and Carver County issued their latest flood updates this morning:

On the Minnesota River at Chaska the reading this morning was 28.80ft with a flood stage of 18ft.

The Chaska location indicates an approximate .61ft DECLINE in the last 24 hours.

On the Minnesota River at Jordan, the gauge has been working intermittently since 11:00AM Wednesday. The last reading was 30.89 ft which indicates a gradual decline.