Manitowoc River at Manitowoc, WI
River level and flood forecast · Manitowoc County
The river is 5.6 ft below flood stage (10 ft).
Flow: 72 cubic feet per second (USGS).
River camera
Camera by the U.S. Geological Survey. Most take a picture every hour, some every few minutes; many stop at night.
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 | 13 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 11.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 10 ft |
| Action stage | 8 ft |
| Record crest (March 15, 2019) | 13.6 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 14 ftFlooding affects spread into locations near the river from Archer Street to Ellis Street. Several feet of floodwater covers Broadway Steet and Mills Street.
- 12 ftUp to 2 feet of water may be covering portions of Clay Pit Road and Broadway Street Park Road in the city of Manitowoc. Parts of Mill Road and North Rapids Road is covered by up to a foot of water.
- 11 ftUp to a foot of water is covering portions of Clay Pit Road and Broadway Street Park Road. Widespread lowland flooding is occurring.
- 10 ftThere is widespread flooding of lowland and agricultural land. After ice out...the river current is strong from Manitowoc upstream to Clark Mills.
- 10 ftThere is widespread flooding of lowland and agricultural land.
- 9 ftThe river current, after ice out, is likely very fast from just west of Manitowoc upstream to Clark Mills.
- 8 ftThere is minor lowland flooding.
Highest crests on record
- 13.6 ft — March 15, 2019
- 13.3 ft — March 25, 1986
- 13.24 ft — March 31, 1979
- 12.38 ft — March 13, 2007
- 12.04 ft — June 13, 2008
Recent crests: 10.67 ft (April 14, 2026) · 9.42 ft (April 1, 2023) · 10.1 ft (March 5, 2022) · 9.47 ft (April 9, 2021) · 10.12 ft (March 20, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (MTWW3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.