River Statement Issued by NWS Green Bay, WI
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WIC009-071-073-075-083-087-135-139-MIC109-241454-
HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
954 AM CDT TUE APR 23 2013
...ABOVE BANKFULL BUT BELOW FLOOD STAGE LEVELS WERE OBSERVED ALONG
THE BIG RIB RIVER...FOX RIVER...MANITOWOC RIVER...MENOMINEE RIVER...
OCONTO RIVER...PESHTIGO RIVER...WISCONSIN RIVER...WOLF RIVER...
FOR THE WISCONSIN RIVER BELOW WAUSAU
* THE LATEST STAGE WAS 1165 FEET.
* AT 1165 FEET...MAINLY LOWLAND FLOODING IS OCCURRING IN DC EVEREST
PARK AND OAK ISLAND PARK.
FOR THE WISCONSIN RIVER AT ROTHSCHILD
* THE LATEST STAGE WAS 18.9 FEET.
* AT 23.0 FEET...2 FEET BELOW FLOOD STAGE...THERE IS MINOR LOWLAND
FLOODING.
FOR THE BIG RIB RIVER AT RIB FALLS
* THE LATEST STAGE WAS 7.5 FEET.
* AT 7.0 FEET...WHICH IS BANKFULL STAGE...THERE IS MINOR LOWLAND
FLOODING. FLOOD STAGE IS 10 FEET.
FOR THE MENOMINEE RIVER NEAR MCALLISTER
* THE LATEST STAGE WAS 12.0 FEET.
* AT 12.0 FEET...WHICH IS BANKFULL STAGE...THERE IS MINOR FLOODING OF
WOODED LOWLAND. FLOOD STAGE IS AT 15 FEET.
FOR THE PESHTIGO RIVER NEAR PORTERFIELD
* THE LATEST STAGE WAS 10.1 FEET.
* AT 10.0 FEET...AT BANKFULL STAGE...THERE IS MINOR FLOODING OF
WOODED LOWLAND. FLOOD STAGE IS AT 12 FEET.
FOR THE OCONTO RIVER ABOVE OCONTO
* THE LATEST STAGE WAS 7.1 FEET.
* AT 7.0 FEET...AT BANKFULL STAGE...WATER APPROACHES A PUBLIC
CAMPGROUND IN THE CITY OF OCONTO AND THERE IS FLOODING OF LOWLAND.
FLOOD STAGE IS AT 9 FEET.
FOR THE WOLF RIVER NEAR SHIOCTON
* THE LATEST STAGE WAS 10.6 FEET.
* AT 11.0 FEET...WHICH IS FLOOD STAGE...THERE IS MINOR FLOODING IN
THE SHIOCTON AREA INCLUDING THE CITY PARK AND BOAT LANDING.
FOR THE WOLF RIVER AT NEW LONDON
* THE LATEST STAGE WAS 8.4 FEET.
* AT 9.0 FEET...WHICH IS FLOOD STAGE...THERE IS MINOR URBAN FLOODING
IN THE NEW LONDON AREA INCLUDING PFIEFER PARK.
FOR THE FOX RIVER AT APPLETON
* THE LATEST STAGE WAS 7.3 FEET.
* AT 7.5 FEET...THE RIVER CURRENT IS FAST FROM APPLETON TO THE
THOUSAND ISLAND PARK DOWNSTREAM. FLOODING AFFECTS MAINLY LOWLAND
AREAS DOWNSTREAM TO WRIGHTSTOWN IF HIGH FLOWS PERSIST FOR SEVERAL
DAYS. FLOOD STAGE IS 8.4 FEET.
FOR THE MANITOWOC RIVER NEAR MANITOWOC
* THE LATEST STAGE WAS 8.6 FEET.
* AT 9.0 FEET...1 FOOT BELOW FLOOD STAGE...LOW LYING FLOODING IS
OCCURRING AND THE WATER CURRENT IS STRONG.
CAUTION IS URGED WHEN WALKING NEAR RIVERBANKS. THE NEXT SCHEDULED
STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED TOMORROW MORNING.
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ADDITIONAL STAGE INFORMATION AND FORECASTS IF AVAILABLE.
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE
WISCONSIN RIVER
ROTHSCHILD 25 18.9 TUE 07 AM 20.7 21.4 20.4 19.2 18.9 19.6
MENOMINEE RIVER
MCALLISTER 15 12.0 TUE 07 AM 12.1 12.2 12.4 12.3 12.3 12.7
OCONTO RIVER
OCONTO 9 7.1 TUE 06 AM 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.7 6.6 6.4
LOWER WOLF RIVER
SHIOCTON 11 10.6 TUE 07 AM 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.5
NEW LONDON 9 8.4 TUE 09 AM 8.3 8.3 8.2 8.4 8.6 8.5
FOX RIVER
APPLETON 8 7.3 TUE 06 AM 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3
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