Rivers in Wisconsin
Kinnickinnic River at Milwaukee
Below flood stage
6.34ftStage
Observed Tue, Sep 22, 3:00 AM CDT
- Flood stage
- 16.00 ft
- Record crest
- 17.19 ft2025
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 18.00 ft |
| Moderate flood | 17.00 ft |
| Minor flood | 16.00 ft |
| Action | 14.00 ft |
- 17.00 ftWater over the 13th street bridge, flooding nearby intersections and approaching or impacting homes along the river from the area in the Lincoln Village and Polonia neighborhoods from 16th to 6th St. Water near or up to the bottom of bridges.
- 16.00 ftWater touches 13th St bridge and may flood nearby intersections. River is outside of the concrete lined channel and up to road guardrails in the Lincoln Village and Polonia neighborhoods from 16th to 6th St. Water impacts roads and yards of homes along the river. Water approaching the bottom of bridges.
- 15.00 ftRiver is 1 to 2 feet above the top of the concrete lined channel and may impact roads and yards of homes along the river in the Lincoln Village and Polonia neighborhoods from 16th to 6th St.
- 14.00 ftWater is about 1 foot over the top of the concrete lined channel of the Kinnickinnic River from 16th to 6th St.
- 13.00 ftWater is near the top of the concrete lined channel of the Kinnickinnic River from 16th to 6th st.
- 12.00 ftParts of Jackson Parkway flooded. Jackson Park floods.
- 11.00 ftFlooding in Jackson Park and surrounding low land areas of the Kinnickinnic Parkway parkland.
Crest history
36 crests on NOAA’s list since 1986.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 10, 2025 | 17.19 ft |
| 2 | August 6, 1986 | 14.41 ft |
| 3 | June 7, 2008 | 13.30 ft |
| 4 | August 2, 2020 | 13.27 ft |
| 5 | July 9, 2006 | 13.22 ft |
| 6 | July 15, 2010 | 13.20 ft |
| 7 | July 2, 2000 | 13.19 ft |
| 8 | July 23, 2010 | 13.17 ft |
| 9 | June 19, 2009 | 12.89 ft |
| 10 | May 6, 2012 | 12.84 ft |
| 11 | September 13, 2019 | 12.76 ft |
| 12 | July 21, 1999 | 12.72 ft |
| 13 | July 14, 1994 | 12.61 ft |
| 14 | July 4, 2004 | 12.55 ft |
| 15 | June 21, 1997 | 12.46 ft |
| 16 | September 12, 2022 | 12.42 ft |
| 17 | August 28, 1995 | 12.41 ft |
| 18 | June 17, 1992 | 12.39 ft |
| 19 | August 18, 1990 | 12.38 ft |
| 20 | June 23, 2010 | 12.35 ft |
| 21 | August 20, 2018 | 12.31 ft |
| 22 | August 5, 1998 | 12.24 ft |
| 23 | September 7, 2016 | 12.23 ft |
| 24 | August 30, 1993 | 12.16 ft |
| 25 | August 15, 1987 | 12.08 ft |
Most recent crests
- August 10, 2025: 17.19 ft
- May 28, 2024: 11.78 ft
- February 27, 2023: 11.92 ft
- September 12, 2022: 12.42 ft
- August 8, 2021: 11.61 ft
- August 2, 2020: 13.27 ft
- September 13, 2019: 12.76 ft
- August 20, 2018: 12.31 ft
- February 20, 2018: 10.31 ft
- July 12, 2017: 11.18 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.