Yahara River at Fulton, WI
River level and flood forecast · Rock County
The river is 5.3 ft below flood stage (10 ft).
Flow: 453 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 | 12 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 11 ft |
| Flood stage | 10 ft |
| Action stage | 8.5 ft |
| Record crest (June 26, 2013) | 12.07 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 12.94 ftThere is widespread flooding of lowland and agricultural land. A small park in Fulton is flooded and closed.
- 11.72 ftThere is widespread flooding of lowland and agricultural land. A small park in Fulton is flooded and closed.
- 10 ftThere is extensive flooding of agricultural land. A small park is flooded in Fulton.
- 9.5 ftThere is lowland and agricultural land flooding.
- 9 ftFlooding effects are mainly confined to lowland and agricultural land.
- 8.5 ftThere is minor lowland flooding
- 7.5 ftFlooding effects are confined mainly to lowland.
Highest crests on record
- 12.07 ft — June 26, 2013
- 11.33 ft — February 20, 2018
- 11.16 ft — June 18, 1996
- 11 ft — March 14, 2019
- 10.14 ft — October 2, 2018
Recent crests: 8.56 ft (July 14, 2024) · 6.79 ft (February 27, 2023) · 8.69 ft (October 2, 2019) · 11 ft (March 14, 2019) · 10.14 ft (October 2, 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 (FULW3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.