Potato River at Gurney, WI, WI

River level and flood forecast · Iron County

Normal8.0 ftas of Mon 10 PM

Flow: 7 cubic feet per second (USGS).

River camera

Potato River at Gurney, WI, WI: the newest picture from the USGS camera
Last picture Mon 6:01 PM
Watch the time-lapse

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

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

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 20 ftHighway 169 bridge over the Potato River may be impacted at this stage.
  • 15 ftWater out of banks and flooding the natural floodplain outside of the river. No impacts known at this stage.

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (POTW3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.