Rivers in Wisconsin

Black Earth Creek at Mazomanie

Dane County, WisconsinNWS MAZW3Dousman office

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood15.00 ft
Moderate flood13.00 ft
Minor flood10.00 ft
Action8.00 ft
  1. 16.00 ftThere is 1-3 feet of water across downtown and NE side of town near Black Earth Creek. Water into first floor and basements of these homes. Water over road on Bridge St at bridge and County Road Y, on the northeast side of Mazomanie. Water over Hudson Rd on west side of village near the river.
  2. 15.00 ftWater is over Bridge St. at bridge on north side of town. There is 1 to 2 feet of water downtown and northeast side of town along Black Earth Creek.
  3. 11.90 ftFloodwaters affect Curtiss Street and other streets, including County Road Y, on the northeast side of Mazomanie.
  4. 11.00 ftFloodwaters affect Curtiss Street and other streets on the northeast side of Mazomanie.
  5. 10.00 ftFloodwaters affect Curtiss Street on the northeast side of Mazomanie. There is general lowland flooding in the Mazomanie area.
  6. 9.00 ftBetween stages 8 feet to 10 feet, there is general overflow of the lowest banks resulting in minor lowland flooding.
  7. 8.00 ftThere is general overflow of the lowest banks resulting in minor lowland flooding.

Crest history

33 crests on NOAA’s list since 2005.

#DateStage
1August 21, 201816.60 ft
2June 9, 200811.91 ft
3March 15, 201911.66 ft
4October 2, 201910.95 ft
5July 12, 200810.55 ft
6June 16, 201610.37 ft
7June 23, 202410.34 ft
8August 20, 20079.62 ft
9July 21, 20179.28 ft
10February 14, 20058.87 ft
11February 7, 20058.83 ft
12January 29, 20138.75 ft
13March 11, 20138.61 ft
14March 9, 20098.12 ft
15October 27, 20167.70 ft
16April 14, 20147.70 ft
17July 24, 20107.66 ft
18April 24, 20097.31 ft
19April 27, 20097.31 ft
20April 10, 20157.27 ft
21February 7, 20097.24 ft
22June 15, 20157.21 ft
23July 22, 20167.06 ft
24June 24, 20107.05 ft
25March 22, 20077.00 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 23, 2024: 10.34 ft
  • October 2, 2019: 10.95 ft
  • March 15, 2019: 11.66 ft
  • August 21, 2018: 16.60 ft
  • July 21, 2017: 9.28 ft
  • October 27, 2016: 7.70 ft
  • July 22, 2016: 7.06 ft
  • June 16, 2016: 10.37 ft
  • December 14, 2015: 5.92 ft
  • June 15, 2015: 7.21 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.

Sources

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