Rivers in Wisconsin

Big Eau Pleine River near Stratford

Marathon County, WisconsinNWS STRW3USGS 05399500Green Bay office

Below flood stage
2.49ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 4:00 PM CDT

Flood stage
15.50 ft
Record crest
24.50 ft1938

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood22.50 ft
Moderate flood19.00 ft
Minor flood15.50 ft
Action11.00 ft
  1. 21.00 ftFloodwaters may cover portions of County Road M...Balsam Road and Eau Pleine Road. Several feet of floodwaters are surrounding some homes and structures.
  2. 19.00 ftThe water current is dangerous. Floodwaters may be surrounding some structures.
  3. 15.50 ftFlooding affects mainly agricultural land. Some cottages may be affected by water on the western end of the Big Eau Pleine Reservoir...or about 5 miles downstream of the gauge on Highway 97.
  4. 13.00 ftThere is widespread lowland flooding. The river current is strong.
  5. 11.00 ftThere is minor lowland flooding.

Crest history

41 crests on NOAA’s list since 23.

#DateStage
1September 9, 193824.50 ft
2June 5, 191424.00 ft
3June 6, 198023.47 ft
4August 31, 194522.20 ft
5June 27, 194320.50 ft
6March 31, 196720.36 ft
7September 23, 201019.87 ft
8May 16, 196819.01 ft
9September 26, 197218.91 ft
10April 11, 196518.43 ft
11June 22, 200217.98 ft
12June 22, 200217.89 ft
13September 5, 201817.40 ft
14April 1, 195217.31 ft
15June 13, 199017.25 ft
16March 27, 198917.10 ft
17April 18, 201917.02 ft
18April 9, 197116.85 ft
19June 20, 199316.78 ft
20September 2, 196416.75 ft
21June 17, 197916.70 ft
22October 25, 2316.70 ft
23February 21, 201716.68 ft
24March 22, 195316.63 ft
25April 16, 200316.63 ft

Most recent crests

  • March 23, 2022: 13.08 ft
  • August 28, 2021: 15.01 ft
  • March 26, 2020: 11.93 ft
  • April 18, 2019: 17.02 ft
  • September 5, 2018: 17.40 ft
  • April 20, 2017: 11.51 ft
  • February 21, 2017: 16.68 ft
  • March 16, 2016: 16.61 ft
  • September 7, 2015: 15.83 ft
  • September 23, 2010: 19.87 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. Gauge readings are temporarily unavailable. Stage may be affected by ice.

Sources

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.