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The Wisconsin River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.At approximately 430 miles (692 km) long, it is the state's longest river. The river's name was first recorded in 1673 by Jacques Marquette as "Meskousing" from his Indian guides - most likely Miami for "river running through a red place."
The same day floodwaters rose above record levels in at least five localities. In others the rising waters were near or at the historic 1913 flood levels. The flooding was the worst in Indiana's modern history, according to Scott Morlock, a hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey in Indiana.
The river crest in Grafton was the fourth highest ever recorded. Cairo experienced over 156 days with waters above flood stage. [1] In March, record flooding occurred on segments of the Rock and Pecatonica Rivers, and minor to moderate flooding occurred on the Fox, Des Plaines, Kankakee and Illinois Rivers. [21]
Flood warnings, watches in effect for Wisconsin rivers As of 12 p.m. Sunday, there are several flood warnings in effect for Wisconsin rivers. There are several watches in areas where people should ...
After the rain ended on July 5, 2024, in Manawa, Wisconsin, spectators began to appear on the State 22 bridge over Little Wolf River to see the river's high water levels.
After a record-setting 6-12 inches of rainfall at the headwaters of the Kickapoo River, much of the area around the Kickapoo River faced major flooding between August 28-30, 2018. [16] Villages along the Kickapoo were hit by water 7-12 feet above flood stage. With a flood stage of 16 feet, Ontario saw the floods crest at 28.5 feet.
Near Akers, Missouri, the Current River was estimated to reach a record flood stage of 32 feet (9.8 m) (the gauge stopped reporting after reaching 23.23 feet (7.08 m)), exceeding the location's previous record level of 26.08 feet (7.95 m). Significant damage occurred at Pulltite, where water levels at the campground exceeded the height of the ...
The Kishwaukee River at Perryville crested at 17.57 feet (5.36 m), more than five feet above flood stage. The same river also rose above flood stage in Belvidere. [21] After 4.85 inches (123 mm) of rain fell on August 23 and 24 in DeKalb County, at DeKalb, the South Branch Kishwaukee River rose to its highest level since 1983 and its second ...