Milwaukee River at Milwaukee-Estabrook Park

1. 12.00 ftThere is widespread flooding in the Glendale area, including Bender Road, North Milwaukee River Parkway, West Riverview Drive, North River Forest Drive and North Sunny Point Road, N Port Washington Road including a hotel. Floodwaters back into Lincoln Creek and affect some streets along Lincoln Creek. Floodwaters inundate much of Lincoln Park and Kletsch Park. Water is over the boardwalk along river in Estabrook Park.
2. 11.00 ftThere is widespread flooding in the Glendale area, including Bender Road, North Milwaukee River Parkway, West Riverview Drive, North River Forest Drive and North Sunny Point Road, N Port Washington Road including a hotel. Floodwaters back into Lincoln Creek and affect some streets along Lincoln Creek. Floodwaters inundate much of Lincoln Park and Kletsch Park. Water is over the boardwalk along river in Estabrook Park.
3. 10.00 ftStreets in Glendale are flooded, including Bender Road, North Milwaukee River Parkway, West Riverview Drive, North River Forest Drive and North Sunny Point Road, N Port Washington Road including a hotel. Floodwaters back into Lincoln Creek and affect some streets along Lincoln Creek. Floodwaters inundate much of Lincoln Park and Kletsch Park. Water is over the boardwalk along river in Estabrook Park.
4. 9.00 ftStreets in Glendale are flooded, including Bender Road, North Milwaukee River Parkway, West Riverview Drive, North River Forest Drive and North Sunny Point Road, N Port Washington Road including a hotel. Floodwaters back into Lincoln Creek and affect some streets along Lincoln Creek. Floodwaters inundate much of Lincoln Park and Kletsch Park.
5. 8.50 ftParts of Riverview Drive are flooded. Floodwaters affect property along North Sunny Point Road in the Glendale area as well as a hotel property along N Port Washington Road. Parts of Lincoln Park and Kletsch Park are flooded.
6. 8.00 ftFloodwaters affect property along N Port Washington Road including a hotel. Water approaches Riverview Dr. Water affects property on North Sunny Point Rd. Parts of Lincoln Park and Kletsch Park are flooded.
7. 7.00 ftFloodwaters affect property along N Port Washington Road including a hotel.
8. 6.00 ftThere is general overflow of the lowest banks resulting in minor lowland flooding mainly in the Glendale area.
9. 5.50 ftThere is minor lowland flooding.

Most recent crests

• August 10, 2025: 11.20 ft
• April 5, 2023: 4.89 ft
• September 12, 2022: 5.19 ft
• August 8, 2021: 6.55 ft
• May 17, 2020: 7.13 ft
• March 17, 2019: 6.77 ft
• August 28, 2018: 6.85 ft
• June 28, 2017: 5.09 ft
• March 31, 2016: 4.74 ft
• April 9, 2015: 7.15 ft

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Forecasts by the North Central River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point. Gauge readings may be inaccurate during periods of extreme cold.

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.