Record Flooding in Wisconsin!!!

From the NWS Milwaukee

Record Flooding over southern Wisconsin

Several area rivers are currently at record levels as a major flood event unfolds over southern Wisconsin. For detailed information, go to our Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service page at:

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=mkx

The following locations have reached record high levels (some continue to rise):

Baraboo River at Rock Springs

(1) 25.36 ft on 06/09/2008
(2) 21.71 ft on 06/02/2000

Rock River

at Waupun (records since October 1948)

(1) 8.27 ft on 06/09/2008
(2) 7.97 ft on 04/03/1959

at Watertown (records since June 1931)

(1) 7.23 ft on 06/09/2008
(2) 6.96 ft on 01/17/1997

Beaverdam River at Beaver Dam (records since March 1985)

(1) 844.07 ft on 06/09/2008
(2) 843.10 ft on 06/14/2004

Bark River at Rome (records since November 1979)

(1) 4.47 ft on 06/09/2008
(2) 2.67 ft on 04/11/2008

Oak Creek at South Milwaukee (records since October 1963)

(1) 11.41 ft on 06/08/2008
(2) 9.88 ft on 08/06/1986

Root River at Franklin (records since October 1963)

(1) 11.00 ft on 06/08/2008
(2) 9.57 ft on 03/30/1960

Root River Canal near Raymond (records since September 1963)

(1) 12.12 ft on 06/09/2008
(2) 11.66 ft on 08/21/2007

Root River at Racine (records since October 1963)

(1) 11.29 ft on 06/09/2008
(2) 8.54 ft on 03/05/1974

Fox River

at Waukesha (records since January 1963)

(1) 8.79 ft on 06/09/2008
(2) 7.42 ft on 04/22/1973

at Burlington (records since October 2001)

(1) 12.50 ft on 08/21/2007
(2) 12.27 ft on 06/09/2008 still rising and likely to break record