Rivers in Wisconsin

Chippewa River (WI) near Bruce

Rusk County, WisconsinNWS BRUW3USGS 05356500Chanhassen office

No flood stages set
1.48ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 12:00 AM CDT

Record crest
20.46 ft1941

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Crest history

20 crests on NOAA’s list since 1941.

#DateStage
1September 1, 194120.46 ft
2September 17, 199418.12 ft
3October 6, 200517.53 ft
4April 1, 196717.48 ft
5May 2, 195417.00 ft
6June 28, 194315.84 ft
7April 15, 196515.19 ft
8April 1, 196515.18 ft
9April 13, 200215.10 ft
10April 9, 200114.60 ft
11May 20, 201913.37 ft
12April 18, 201912.22 ft
13April 6, 199711.99 ft
14September 25, 201011.94 ft
15May 22, 201311.71 ft
16September 6, 201411.58 ft
17August 3, 201111.39 ft
18March 22, 19958.88 ft
19June 22, 20128.33 ft
20May 29, 20155.78 ft

Most recent crests

  • May 20, 2019: 13.37 ft
  • April 18, 2019: 12.22 ft
  • May 29, 2015: 5.78 ft
  • September 6, 2014: 11.58 ft
  • May 22, 2013: 11.71 ft
  • June 22, 2012: 8.33 ft
  • August 3, 2011: 11.39 ft
  • September 25, 2010: 11.94 ft
  • October 6, 2005: 17.53 ft
  • April 13, 2002: 15.10 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. 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.