Rivers in Wisconsin

Root River near Franklin

Milwaukee County, WisconsinNWS FAKW3USGS 04087234Dousman office

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Flood stages and impacts

  1. 12.00 ftPortions of Root River Parkway is flooded. Water approaches 8 Mile Rd / W S County Line Rd and 27th Street. Nicholson Rd is flooded. A portion of Oakwood Rd is flooded.
  2. 11.00 ftLarge portions of Root River Parkway are flooded. A portion of Oakwood Rd in southern Milwaukee Co. is flooded.
  3. 8.00 ftPortions of the Root River Parkway are flooded.

Crest history

2 crests on NOAA’s list since 2016.

#DateStage
1September 26, 20165.18 ft
2October 2, 20165.13 ft

Most recent crests

  • October 2, 2016: 5.13 ft
  • September 26, 2016: 5.18 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.