Rivers in Wisconsin

Bois Brule River at Brule

Douglas County, WisconsinNWS BRSW3USGS 04025500Duluth office

No flood stages set
1.43ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 29, 4:00 PM CDT

Record crest
7.24 ft2001

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Flood stages and impacts

  1. 7.20 ftPicnic area at Bois Brule campground impacted. Very high flows at this stage. Approximately the 100 year flow.
  2. 5.50 ftMany canoe landings become inundated at this level, and river flows could be hazardous to recreationalists. Water may reach the bottom of the old Highway 2 bridge just upstream of the current Highway 2 bridge.
  3. 3.50 ftApproximately the 2 year flow. Some of the lowest canoe landings may be partially inundated and flows will be fast.

Crest history

83 crests on NOAA’s list since 1943.

#DateStage
1April 23, 20017.24 ft
2June 17, 20185.65 ft
3June 5, 19445.20 ft
4April 14, 20024.86 ft
5June 20, 19534.78 ft
6May 6, 19504.70 ft
7May 13, 19864.57 ft
8April 22, 20194.53 ft
9January 11, 20154.52 ft
10May 10, 19794.51 ft
11April 21, 19964.48 ft
12April 15, 20234.48 ft
13May 1, 19544.40 ft
14January 16, 20114.35 ft
15March 31, 19674.31 ft
16April 21, 19924.30 ft
17April 12, 19714.27 ft
18July 18, 19524.22 ft
19April 23, 19604.20 ft
20September 3, 19854.16 ft
21April 14, 19694.09 ft
22April 18, 19654.09 ft
23April 29, 20134.09 ft
24May 9, 20144.08 ft
25April 20, 19724.05 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 5, 2024: 2.88 ft
  • April 15, 2023: 4.48 ft
  • April 14, 2022: 3.05 ft
  • March 24, 2021: 2.98 ft
  • August 10, 2020: 3.65 ft
  • April 22, 2019: 4.53 ft
  • June 17, 2018: 5.65 ft
  • May 18, 2017: 3.19 ft
  • July 12, 2016: 3.58 ft
  • January 11, 2015: 4.52 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. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.