Rivers in Wisconsin

Turtle Creek at Beloit-3 NE

Rock County, WisconsinNWS BLOW3Dousman office

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood14.00 ft
Moderate flood12.00 ft
Minor flood9.00 ft
Action7.50 ft
  1. 13.90 ftSome streets and intersections in Beloit are flooded and closed. Floodwaters are 4 to 5 inches deep over Athletic...Keep...and Colby Roads and the Broad St/East Grand (US Hwy 51) intersection. Water is in the basements of some homes in Beloit. Floodwaters affect Dearborn Avenue in South Beloit, IL near the convergence of Turtle Creek and the Rock River. About 7 miles northeast of Beloit...in the Town of Turtle...Sweet-Allyn Park on Highway J is flooded and closed.
  2. 12.80 ftFloodwaters are in the back yards of some homes on Shopiere Road about 3 miles northeast of downtown Beloit and on Arrowhead Drive and Luety Parkway. About 7 miles northeast of Beloit...in the town of Turtle...Sweet-Allyn Park on Highway J is flooded and closed. In the Town of Tiffany about 8 miles northeast of Beloit...floodwaters are in the back yards of some homes on East Creek Road. Floodwaters surround a power substation on Colley Road in Beloit.
  3. 11.45 ftFloodwaters surround a power substation on Colley Road. Floodwaters are also in the back yards of some homes on Arrowhead Drive...East Ridge Drive...Moccasin Drive...and in the Turtle Ridge subdivision.
  4. 9.00 ftFloodwaters are in the back yards of some homes on East Ridge road...Mocassin Drive...and in the Turtle Ridge subdivision.
  5. 7.50 ftThere is minor lowland flooding in the Beloit area.

Crest history

15 crests on NOAA’s list since 1973.

#DateStage
1April 21, 197314.20 ft
2June 27, 201313.95 ft
3March 11, 201311.47 ft
4March 15, 201410.55 ft
5April 18, 20139.83 ft
6July 22, 20178.98 ft
7January 18, 20178.95 ft
8November 28, 20158.80 ft
9June 22, 20138.39 ft
10June 16, 20158.31 ft
11February 11, 20137.52 ft
12November 10, 20117.11 ft
13January 24, 20126.39 ft
14December 24, 20126.18 ft
15April 10, 20156.10 ft

Most recent crests

  • July 22, 2017: 8.98 ft
  • January 18, 2017: 8.95 ft
  • November 28, 2015: 8.80 ft
  • June 16, 2015: 8.31 ft
  • April 10, 2015: 6.10 ft
  • March 15, 2014: 10.55 ft
  • June 27, 2013: 13.95 ft
  • June 22, 2013: 8.39 ft
  • April 18, 2013: 9.83 ft
  • March 11, 2013: 11.47 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the North Central River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point. Stage measured manually and reported by river observer. No automated gauge on-site. This river gauge will be discontinued soon and data will no longer be available.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service.