Maximum discharge along the river is currently at the reporting a streamflow rate of cfs. This is also the highest stage along the Zumbro River, with a gauge stage of ft at this location. This river is monitored from 1 different streamgauging stations along the Zumbro River, the highest being situated at an altitude of ft, the .
The Zumbro River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the Driftless Area of southeastern Minnesota in the United States. It is 64.6 miles (104.0 km) long from the confluence of its principal tributaries and drains a watershed of 1,428 square miles (3,700 km2). The river's name in English is a change from its French name Rivière des Embarras (Embarrass River/Obstruction River) due to its mouth located near Pine Island in the Mississippi River; the Dakota name for this river is Wapka Wazi Oju (Pines Planted River), having reference to the grove of great white pines at Pine Island.