Whittlesey Creek near Ashland, WI
River level and flood forecast · Bayfield County
Normal2.8 ftas of Mon 10 PM
Flow: 20 cubic feet per second (USGS).
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.
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 10 ftPer USGS reference marks, Cherryville Road bridge is under several feet of water.
- 7.5 ftFlood of record height from 2018. Widespread flooding was observered with several feet of water flowing over Cherryville Road, and backwater inundating portions of Highway 13 south of the intersection with Cherryville Road. The driveway to the property off of Highway 13 south of Whittlesey Creek is inundated and the house is surrounded by water.
- 6.5 ftWater flows over Cherryville Road in multiple locations near the bridge. Water is well out of banks and filling in low spots along Cherryville Road and Highway 13. Water may begin to inundate portions of Wickstrom Road and the nearby ATV/snowbmobile trail.
- 5.5 ftWater flows over Cherryville Road.
- 5 ftWater encroaches on Cherryville Road.
Highest crests on record
- 7.54 ft — June 17, 2018
- 7.29 ft — June 21, 2013
- 6.83 ft — August 9, 2020
- 6.8 ft — April 12, 2023
- 6.73 ft — October 5, 2005
Recent crests: 6.16 ft (July 16, 2025) · 6.68 ft (June 3, 2024) · 6.8 ft (April 12, 2023) · 4.08 ft (April 6, 2022) · 5.16 ft (March 24, 2021)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (WTLW3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.