Rivers in Wisconsin

Prairie River near Merrill

Lincoln County, WisconsinNWS MRLW3USGS 05394500Green Bay office

Below flood stage
2.02ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 5:00 AM CDT

Flood stage
7.00 ft
Record crest
9.45 ft1941

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood11.00 ft
Moderate flood9.00 ft
Minor flood7.00 ft
Action4.50 ft
  1. 11.00 ftSeveral feet of water may be covering locations between 6th Street and 4th Street along the river in Merrill.
  2. 9.00 ftSeveral feet of floodwaters cover a river walkway. The river current is fast.
  3. 7.00 ftWidespread flooding of adjacent wooded lowland and agricultural land. A river walkway is flooded.
  4. 6.00 ftFloodwaters cover parts of a river walkway in Merrill.
  5. 4.50 ftThere is minor flooding of wooded lowland.

Crest history

17 crests on NOAA’s list since 1926.

#DateStage
1August 31, 19419.45 ft
2April 14, 20237.82 ft
3April 12, 20117.62 ft
4August 21, 19267.60 ft
5April 20, 19967.54 ft
6April 18, 20197.28 ft
7April 6, 19977.28 ft
8September 28, 19597.10 ft
9April 14, 20227.04 ft
10June 17, 19797.03 ft
11June 21, 19936.77 ft
12April 13, 20026.60 ft
13March 29, 20206.53 ft
14March 17, 20166.28 ft
15May 18, 20176.14 ft
16September 6, 20186.13 ft
17April 13, 20214.89 ft

Most recent crests

  • April 14, 2023: 7.82 ft
  • April 14, 2022: 7.04 ft
  • April 13, 2021: 4.89 ft
  • March 29, 2020: 6.53 ft
  • April 18, 2019: 7.28 ft
  • September 6, 2018: 6.13 ft
  • May 18, 2017: 6.14 ft
  • March 17, 2016: 6.28 ft
  • April 12, 2011: 7.62 ft
  • April 13, 2002: 6.60 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. Stage may be affected by ice.

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.