Rivers in Wisconsin

Fox River at Rochester

Racine County, WisconsinNWS RSRW3USGS 05544475Dousman office

Below flood stage
3.66ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 2:00 AM CDT

Flood stage
6.00 ft
Record crest
6.29 ft2026

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood8.00 ft
Moderate flood7.00 ft
Minor flood6.00 ft
Action5.00 ft
  1. 8.00 ftFloodwaters are well into Whitford Athletic Park upstream in Waterford. Floodwaters are well into the back yards of homes in the Rochester and Waterford areas. Floodwaters start to affect some roads in the Rochester and Waterford areas.
  2. 6.50 ftMany back yards of homes in the Rochester and Waterford areas are flooded. Floodwaters affect parts of Whitford Athletic Park in Waterford.
  3. 5.25 ftFloodwaters affect back yards and water approaches some homes in the Rochester and Waterford areas.
  4. 5.00 ftThere is general overflow of the lowest river banks in the Rochester and Waterford areas resulting in minor lowland flooding.

Crest history

14 crests on NOAA’s list since 2011.

#DateStage
1April 21, 20266.29 ft
2April 18, 20135.75 ft
3October 27, 20195.62 ft
4April 2, 20115.50 ft
5December 2, 20185.47 ft
6May 13, 20185.40 ft
7April 14, 20145.22 ft
8March 16, 20155.19 ft
9July 12, 20255.18 ft
10August 10, 20255.03 ft
11August 5, 20145.02 ft
12July 19, 20154.97 ft
13October 4, 20114.79 ft
14October 2, 20154.52 ft

Most recent crests

  • April 21, 2026: 6.29 ft
  • August 10, 2025: 5.03 ft
  • July 12, 2025: 5.18 ft
  • October 27, 2019: 5.62 ft
  • December 2, 2018: 5.47 ft
  • May 13, 2018: 5.40 ft
  • October 2, 2015: 4.52 ft
  • July 19, 2015: 4.97 ft
  • March 16, 2015: 5.19 ft
  • August 5, 2014: 5.02 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.