Wisconsin River at Muscoda, WI
River level and flood forecast · Grant County
The river is 8.0 ft below flood stage (9 ft).
Flow: 4,620 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 | 11 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 10 ft |
| Flood stage | 9 ft |
| Action stage | 7 ft |
| Record crest (September 16, 1938) | 11.48 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 13.8 ftThe water reaches the low steel on the Highway 80 Bridge over the river.
- 11 ftWidespread lowland flooding is likely, but the town of Muscoda should remain above the flood waters.
- 10 ftThere is extensive lowland flooding. However no flooding has been reported in Muscoda in previous years.
- 9.6 ftHomes on W Lakeshore Drive and E Lakeshore Drive along Avoca Lake (inlet of Wisconsin River) begin sandbagging.
- 9.5 ftFlooding may impact some homes in Boscobel.
- 9 ftThe river begins to go out of its banks in some locations with only minor flooding.
Highest crests on record
- 11.48 ft — September 16, 1938
- 11.1 ft — June 11, 1881
- 10.6 ft — April 16, 1922
- 10.36 ft — March 20, 1973
- 10.34 ft — June 26, 1993
Recent crests: 9.83 ft (April 19, 2026) · 9.48 ft (April 24, 2019) · 9.57 ft (September 30, 2010) · 8.62 ft (June 15, 2008) · 8.2 ft (June 18, 2004)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (MUSW3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.