Rivers in Wisconsin

Root River Canal near Raymond

Racine County, WisconsinNWS RAYW3USGS 04087233Dousman office

Minor flooding
9.39ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 21, 10:00 PM CDT

Flood stage
9.00 ft
Forecast crest
9.40 ftTue, Sep 22, 1:00 AM CDT
Record crest
12.13 ft2008

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood12.00 ft
Moderate flood11.00 ft
Minor flood9.00 ft
Action7.00 ft
  1. 13.00 ftA few homes are affected by floodwaters in the Village of Raymond. Water floods Koerber Park on 6 Mile Road.
  2. 12.00 ftFloodwaters are in the back yards of a few homes in the Village of Raymond. Water floods Koerber Park on 6 Mile Road.
  3. 11.00 ftFloodwaters are in the back yards of a few homes in the Village of Raymond. Water floods Koerber Park on 6 Mile Road. There is widespread flooding of lowland and agricultural land.
  4. 9.00 ftWater floods Koerber Park on 6 Mile Road. Flooding of rural land and agricultural land.
  5. 8.00 ftThere is minor lowland flooding.
  6. 7.00 ftThere is minor lowland flooding.

Flood outlook

Chance of flooding, September to November

CategoryChance
Minor flooding10%
Moderate floodingUnder 5%
Major floodingUnder 5%

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued August 28, 2026.

Crest history

67 crests on NOAA’s list since 1948.

#DateStage
1June 9, 200812.13 ft
2August 21, 200711.66 ft
3May 23, 200411.28 ft
4February 10, 200111.11 ft
5May 18, 202010.98 ft
6July 3, 200010.64 ft
7April 30, 202010.58 ft
8April 27, 200810.55 ft
9April 26, 200910.55 ft
10December 29, 200810.53 ft
11April 18, 201310.47 ft
12April 4, 202610.43 ft
13April 20, 199310.36 ft
14May 15, 201810.35 ft
15July 14, 201710.33 ft
16October 2, 201810.30 ft
17April 24, 199910.29 ft
18April 16, 202610.28 ft
19October 2, 201810.28 ft
20April 11, 200810.23 ft
21May 11, 199010.11 ft
22March 13, 200610.08 ft
23March 28, 199110.04 ft
24December 26, 200910.01 ft
25April 3, 198310.00 ft

Most recent crests

  • April 16, 2026: 10.28 ft
  • April 4, 2026: 10.43 ft
  • April 3, 2024: 9.49 ft
  • February 28, 2023: 9.69 ft
  • August 11, 2020: 9.01 ft
  • May 18, 2020: 10.98 ft
  • April 30, 2020: 10.58 ft
  • March 29, 2020: 9.12 ft
  • October 3, 2019: 9.66 ft
  • March 14, 2019: 9.72 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 precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

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.