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River Flood Warning
Issued: 3:32 PM Apr. 6, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Wisconsin River at Portage.

* WHEN...Until Friday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Water surrounds seasonal homes along Old
River Rd in the Blackhawk Park area including water at the base of
Caledonia/Lewiston Levee on Old River Rd. Old River Rd, W Lake Rd,
Sec K Rd, Blackhawk Rd covered with water. West Lane Rd in Long
Lake area has 4 feet of water over it in places. In the Town of
Dekorra, about 12 homes are flooded on Hwy V. Water over River
Oaks Rd and Oak Knoll Dr near Hwy V.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:30 AM CDT Monday the stage was 16.7 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 12.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
this afternoon to a crest of 18.1 feet tomorrow evening. It
will then fall below flood stage late Friday morning.
- Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
18.1 feet on 04/16/2002.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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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    Tue  Wed  Thu  Fri
Portage         17.0  12.7  16.65 8 am 4/06   18.0 18.1 17.8 16.9

-                    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
Portage         16.65 8 am 4/06         1.40       18.10 1 pm 4/08


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