Rivers in Wisconsin

Wolf River (WI) at Shiocton

Outagamie County, WisconsinNWS SHIW3Green Bay office

Below flood stage
5.76ftStage

Observed Wed, Sep 23, 7:30 AM CDT

Flood stage
11.00 ft
Record crest
15.06 ft2026

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood15.00 ft
Moderate flood13.50 ft
Minor flood11.00 ft
Action9.00 ft
  1. 15.00 ftFloodwaters may be covering lower portions of the Highway 54 bridge. Many streets in Shiocton are covered with up to foot of water.
  2. 14.00 ftWater is about a foot below the bottom of the Highway 54 bridge. Floodwaters begin spreading over parts of Shiocton adjacent to the river including River and Mills Streets.
  3. 13.00 ftFloodwaters begin to approach homes near the river in the Shiocton area. This mainly includes homes along Island and Mill Streets. Many seasonal structures are surrounded by water.
  4. 12.50 ftThere is widespread lowland flooding. Water is surrounding structures along the river near Island and Mill Streets.
  5. 12.00 ftFlooding is confined to lowland and agricultural land. The entire boat landing in Shiocton is under several feet of floodwaters. Water is surrounding lowland areas around homes on Mill and Island Streets.
  6. 11.50 ftThere is minor flooding at the city park along with lowland and adjacent agricultural land.
  7. 11.00 ftThere is minor flooding in the Shiocton area including the city park and boat landing.
  8. 10.50 ftSlow no wake limits may be in effect. Flooding affects include lowland wooded and agricultural regions.
  9. 10.00 ftFlooding confined to lowland regions adjacent to the river.
  10. 9.00 ftThere is minor lowland flooding, including portions of the Shiocton boat landing and city park.

Flood outlook

Chance of flooding, September to November

CategoryChance
Minor flooding7%
Moderate floodingUnder 5%
Major floodingUnder 5%

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued August 28, 2026.

Crest history

40 crests on NOAA’s list since 1920.

#DateStage
1April 17, 202615.06 ft
2April 1, 192214.10 ft
3April 2, 197914.04 ft
4March 17, 197313.73 ft
5April 15, 195213.60 ft
6March 30, 198613.50 ft
7May 1, 196013.50 ft
8April 15, 192313.40 ft
9March 15, 192913.40 ft
10March 15, 192013.30 ft
11June 25, 199313.26 ft
12June 22, 199613.22 ft
13April 1, 202013.15 ft
14April 3, 197613.11 ft
15May 5, 201713.02 ft
16April 8, 202312.98 ft
17April 15, 201112.90 ft
18April 1, 195112.90 ft
19March 21, 201612.87 ft
20April 5, 199812.83 ft
21March 31, 195012.80 ft
22June 28, 201112.74 ft
23April 1, 196712.70 ft
24June 22, 201712.66 ft
25April 2, 200412.62 ft

Most recent crests

  • April 17, 2026: 15.06 ft
  • April 5, 2025: 11.49 ft
  • April 8, 2023: 12.98 ft
  • April 1, 2020: 13.15 ft
  • June 22, 2017: 12.66 ft
  • May 5, 2017: 13.02 ft
  • February 28, 2017: 12.26 ft
  • February 27, 2017: 12.23 ft
  • March 21, 2016: 12.87 ft
  • December 19, 2015: 12.43 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the North Central River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

Sources

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