Rivers in Wisconsin

Kickapoo River at Ontario

Monroe County, WisconsinNWS ONTW3USGS 05407468La Crosse office

Below flood stage
8.88ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 10:00 PM CDT

Flood stage
16.00 ft
Record crest
28.50 ft2018

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood19.00 ft
Moderate flood18.00 ft
Minor flood16.00 ft
Action14.00 ft
  1. 21.50 ftBottom of bridge deck is flooded.
  2. 18.00 ftFlooding occurs along the river in the Ontario area. Water may be over Highway P near Bridge 10, and also over Winchell Valley Road at Bridge 8.

Crest history

16 crests on NOAA’s list since 2004.

#DateStage
1August 28, 201828.50 ft
2June 8, 200821.96 ft
3July 19, 201920.32 ft
4July 14, 202419.95 ft
5April 4, 202619.75 ft
6March 15, 201919.68 ft
7September 19, 201919.40 ft
8September 22, 201619.36 ft
9September 23, 201019.30 ft
10March 14, 200718.85 ft
11July 4, 201918.69 ft
12July 2, 202618.35 ft
13August 7, 202118.11 ft
14March 28, 201417.16 ft
15March 1, 200416.95 ft
16July 2, 202416.04 ft

Most recent crests

  • July 2, 2026: 18.35 ft
  • April 4, 2026: 19.75 ft
  • July 14, 2024: 19.95 ft
  • July 2, 2024: 16.04 ft
  • August 7, 2021: 18.11 ft
  • September 19, 2019: 19.40 ft
  • July 19, 2019: 20.32 ft
  • July 4, 2019: 18.69 ft
  • March 15, 2019: 19.68 ft
  • August 28, 2018: 28.50 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the North Central River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available. River forecasts for this location take into account past and future precipitation. The stages/flows that will occur may be different if future rainfall is different than forecast.

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.