Baraboo River near Baraboo, WI

The last 7 days and the forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 24.5 ftFloodwaters affect a trailer rental business, a wayside park, and an auto auction business about 5 miles downstream of the gauge near the Highway 33 bridge. Water is just up to Cty X bridge. If Portage is up to ~16 ft also, water approaches or on I-90/94 and Hwy 33 intersection. Water onto Manchester St bridge.
• 24 ftFloodwaters affect a trailer rental business, a wayside park, and an auto auction business about 5 miles downstream of the gauge near the Highway 33 bridge. Water up to Manchester St Bridge. If Portage is up to ~16 ft also water approaches I-90/94 and Hwy 33 intersection.
• 23.2 ftFloodwaters affect a trailer rental business, a wayside park, and an auto auction business about 5 miles downstream near the Highway 33 bridge.
• 23.1 ftFloodwaters affect a trailer rental business and a road wayside park about 5 miles downstream near the Highway 33 bridge. Floodwaters also affect an auto auction business near Highway I-94. If WI River at Portage at or above 18 ft water approaches I90/94 and Hwy 33 intersection.
• 22.1 ftFloodwaters affect a trailer rental business and a road wayside park about 5 miles downstream of the gauge near the Highway 33 bridge. Floodwaters also affect an auto auction business near Highway I-94 about 5 miles downstream of the gauge.
• 22 ftFloodwaters affect a trailer rental business and a road wayside park about 5 miles downstream near the Highway 33 bridge. Floodwaters also affect an auto auction business near Highway I-94. Ochsner Park is flooded.
• 20.8 ftFloodwaters affect a trailer rental business and a road wayside park about 5 miles downstream near the Highway 33 bridge. Floodwaters also affect an auto auction business near Highway I-94.
• 19 ftFloodwaters affect a trailer rental business and a road wayside park about 5 miles downstream near the Highway 33 bridge. Also, water affects an auto auction business near Highway I-94.
• 18 ftIf 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.
• 17 ftIf Wisconsin River at Portage up to 17 feet also, water impacts parking lots near Hwy 33 and water over Tritz Rd near Hwy 33. There is widespread flooding of agricultural land.
• 16 ftThe effects of flooding at this level are confined mainly to agricultural land.
• 15 ftThere is minor lowland and agricultural land flooding.
• 14 ftMinor lowland flooding occurs.

Highest crests on record

1. 27.48 ft — June 13, 2008
2. 24.47 ft — September 2, 2018
3. 22.78 ft — July 18, 1993
4. 22.68 ft — February 13, 1966
5. 22.04 ft — June 2, 2000

Recent crests: 16.86 ft (April 17, 2026) · 16.94 ft (April 9, 2026) · 17.85 ft (July 7, 2024) · 18.37 ft (June 24, 2024) · 14.69 ft (March 10, 2022)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• Wisconsin River at Wisconsin Dells, WI
• Baraboo River at Reedsburg, WI
• Yahara River at Windsor, WI
• Black Earth Creek at Black Earth, WI
• Baraboo River at La Valle, WI
• Yahara River at Madison-Lake Mendota, WI
• Wisconsin River below Castle Rock Dam near Mauston, WI
• Yahara River at Madison-Lake Monona, WI