Rivers in Wisconsin

Galena River at Buncombe

Lafayette County, WisconsinNWS BUNW3USGS 05415000Dousman office

Below flood stage
3.47ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 1:30 AM CDT

Flood stage
15.00 ft
Record crest
19.57 ft1969

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood19.00 ft
Moderate flood17.00 ft
Minor flood15.00 ft
Action14.50 ft
  1. 14.50 ftThere is widespread lowland and agricultural land flooding. This level is about the 10 percent chance flood meaning there is a 10 percent chance of the river reaching this level in any given year.
  2. 13.60 ftFlooding at this stage is confined mainly to lowland and agricultural land. This level is about the 20 percent chance flood meaning there is a 20 percent chance of the river reaching this level in any given year.
  3. 11.50 ftThere is minor lowland flooding. This level is about the 50 percent chance flood meaning there is a 50 percent chance of the river reaching this level in any given year.

Crest history

19 crests on NOAA’s list since 1937.

#DateStage
1June 29, 196919.57 ft
2February 26, 193717.10 ft
3July 22, 201716.48 ft
4February 20, 195315.68 ft
5June 1, 200015.57 ft
6June 29, 199014.93 ft
7September 13, 201914.38 ft
8February 27, 194814.30 ft
9January 12, 196014.20 ft
10May 23, 200413.09 ft
11October 2, 201812.58 ft
12June 8, 200811.20 ft
13February 20, 201810.83 ft
14June 15, 20169.33 ft
15March 11, 20138.82 ft
16March 11, 20156.93 ft
17March 15, 20146.63 ft
18March 10, 20214.66 ft
19March 8, 20123.57 ft

Most recent crests

  • March 10, 2021: 4.66 ft
  • September 13, 2019: 14.38 ft
  • October 2, 2018: 12.58 ft
  • February 20, 2018: 10.83 ft
  • July 22, 2017: 16.48 ft
  • June 15, 2016: 9.33 ft
  • March 11, 2015: 6.93 ft
  • March 15, 2014: 6.63 ft
  • March 11, 2013: 8.82 ft
  • March 8, 2012: 3.57 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.