Rivers in Wisconsin

Brule River near Commonwealth

Florence County, WisconsinNWS COMW3USGS 04062011Green Bay office

Below flood stage
6.89ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 12:30 PM CDT

Flood stage
12.00 ft
Record crest
15.67 ft2002

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood16.00 ft
Moderate flood14.00 ft
Minor flood12.00 ft
Action10.00 ft
  1. 15.00 ftFloodwaters are likely surrounding seasonal homes northeast of Florence.
  2. 13.50 ftFloodwaters approach seasonal homes northeast of Florence.
  3. 12.00 ftFlooding is mainly confined to wooded lowland areas.
  4. 10.00 ftThere is minor flooding to wooded lowland.

Crest history

15 crests on NOAA’s list since 1991.

#DateStage
1April 17, 200215.67 ft
2April 16, 202315.19 ft
3April 19, 202614.39 ft
4April 25, 199613.91 ft
5May 2, 201313.30 ft
6April 23, 201912.45 ft
7April 11, 201712.15 ft
8April 21, 200412.13 ft
9April 14, 202212.01 ft
10May 1, 202011.73 ft
11May 13, 200311.34 ft
12April 8, 199711.31 ft
13April 1, 199810.39 ft
14April 9, 199110.22 ft
15March 25, 20219.54 ft

Most recent crests

  • April 19, 2026: 14.39 ft
  • April 16, 2023: 15.19 ft
  • April 14, 2022: 12.01 ft
  • March 25, 2021: 9.54 ft
  • May 1, 2020: 11.73 ft
  • April 23, 2019: 12.45 ft
  • April 11, 2017: 12.15 ft
  • May 2, 2013: 13.30 ft
  • April 21, 2004: 12.13 ft
  • May 13, 2003: 11.34 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 reading affected by power generation. 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.