Eau Claire River (East) at Kelly, WI
River level and flood forecast · Marathon County
The river is 8.6 ft below flood stage (9 ft).
Flow: 72 cubic feet per second (USGS).
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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.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 15 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 12 ft |
| Flood stage | 9 ft |
| Action stage | 7 ft |
| Record crest (August 21, 1926) | 11.45 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 15.5 ftSeveral feet of water may be covering the Ross Avenue and Camp Phillips bridges.
- 13.5 ftFloodwaters may reach the Ross Avenue and Camp Phillips bridges.
- 11 ftUp to 2 feet of water may reach portions of some homes adjacent to the river from Ross Avenue downstream to the Wisconsin River. Portions of Yellow Banks Park is flooded with several feet of water.
- 9 ftWater may be approaching homes near the Ross Avenue bridge.
- 7 ftFlooding is confined to lowland wooded areas and agricultural land. Floodwaters may approach some yardsdownstream in Schofield.
- 6 ftThere is minor flooding of lowland.
Highest crests on record
- 11.45 ft — August 21, 1926
- 10.72 ft — March 25, 1976
- 10.14 ft — March 24, 1991
- 10.04 ft — April 12, 1965
- 9.9 ft — March 20, 1921
Recent crests: 7.45 ft (March 23, 2022) · 6.43 ft (March 12, 2021) · 9.61 ft (July 28, 2020) · 8.37 ft (April 18, 2019) · 5.84 ft (April 25, 2018)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (KELW3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.