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River Flood Warning
Issued: 3:52 PM Apr. 4, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING TO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...REPLACES RIVER FLOOD WATCH... * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Baraboo River near Baraboo. * WHEN...From Sunday evening to early Wednesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, If Wisconsin River at Portage up to 17 feet also, water approaches gravel of I-39 off ramp to Cascade Mt Rd. There is widespread flooding of agricultural land. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:00 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 13.7 feet. - Bankfull stage is 14.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage tomorrow evening to a crest of 18.0 feet Tuesday morning. It will then fall below flood stage Wednesday morning. - Flood stage is 16.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 18.0 feet on 06/14/1947. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood && River forecasts are available for some but not all river gaging locations. The 7 day river forecast takes into account past precipitation, soil moisture conditions, and predicted precipitation for the basin. Precipitation is for the next 24 hours in the future from April through September and for 48 hours in the future from October through March. (Stages in ft.) Bank- Latest Forecast stages - Flood full observed ...for 1 pm... Location stage stage stage/time Sun Mon Tue Wed Baraboo 16.0 14.0 13.69 10 am 4/04 15.6 17.2 18.0 14.7 - Highest 24 hour change - observed in river stage - stage in (ft.) up to Highest stage - the last latest observed forecast in - 7 days stage next 7 days Baraboo 13.69 10 am 4/04 2.61 18.00 1 pm 4/07 &&
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