Rivers in Wisconsin

Menomonee River at Menomonee Falls

Waukesha County, WisconsinNWS MFSW3USGS 04087030Dousman office

Below flood stage
4.31ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 11:00 AM CDT

Flood stage
7.50 ft
Record crest
8.52 ft2025

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood10.00 ft
Moderate flood8.50 ft
Minor flood7.50 ft
Action6.50 ft
  1. 8.50 ftWater flows across the intersection of Grand Ave and Roman Dr and covers Grand Ave to almost Forest Dr. Water surrounds homes on Grand Ave. Water surrounds businesses on northside of Roman Dr.
  2. 8.00 ftGrand Ave near Roman Dr flooded. Back parking lots of businesses on northside of Roman Dr flooded. Paths along Menomonee River Parkway flooded.
  3. 7.50 ftPaths along the Menomonee River Parkway flooded.

Crest history

33 crests on NOAA’s list since 1981.

#DateStage
1August 10, 20258.52 ft
2June 21, 19978.31 ft
3July 22, 20108.12 ft
4April 15, 20267.98 ft
5May 23, 20047.56 ft
6June 12, 20087.43 ft
7May 17, 20007.01 ft
8July 21, 19996.97 ft
9August 23, 20076.96 ft
10June 28, 20176.94 ft
11February 9, 20016.75 ft
12June 18, 20146.61 ft
13July 13, 19816.57 ft
14July 27, 20116.56 ft
15September 11, 19866.49 ft
16July 24, 20106.46 ft
17April 11, 20136.43 ft
18September 13, 20226.40 ft
19August 8, 20216.37 ft
20March 28, 20206.32 ft
21February 20, 20186.32 ft
22August 21, 20186.29 ft
23April 11, 20156.28 ft
24April 11, 20086.26 ft
25March 23, 20116.14 ft

Most recent crests

  • April 15, 2026: 7.98 ft
  • August 10, 2025: 8.52 ft
  • September 13, 2022: 6.40 ft
  • August 8, 2021: 6.37 ft
  • March 28, 2020: 6.32 ft
  • March 16, 2019: 6.00 ft
  • August 21, 2018: 6.29 ft
  • February 20, 2018: 6.32 ft
  • June 28, 2017: 6.94 ft
  • June 12, 2015: 4.85 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.