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Wisconsin River at Muscoda Observed crest: 3.31 ft at 6:00am Feb 07 Observed: 3.01 ft at 10:00am Jan 31 Observed: 3.02 ft at 11:00am Jan 31 Observed: 3.01 ft at 12:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 3.01 ft at 1:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 3 ft at 2:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 3 ft at 3:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 3 ft at 4:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 2.98 ft at 5:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 2.99 ft at 6:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 3 ft at 7:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 3 ft at 8:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 3 ft at 9:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 3 ft at 10:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 3 ft at 11:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 3 ft at 12:00am Feb 1 Observed: 2.99 ft at 1:00am Feb 1 Observed: 2.98 ft at 2:00am Feb 1 Observed: 2.98 ft at 3:00am Feb 1 Observed: 2.99 ft at 4:00am Feb 1 Observed: 2.99 ft at 5:00am Feb 1 Observed: 3 ft at 6:00am Feb 1 Observed: 3.01 ft at 7:00am Feb 1 Observed: 3.01 ft at 8:00am Feb 1 Observed: 3.02 ft at 9:00am Feb 1 Observed: 3.02 ft at 10:00am Feb 1 Observed: 3.02 ft at 11:00am Feb 1 Observed: 3 ft at 12:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 2.98 ft at 1:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 2.97 ft at 2:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 2.95 ft at 3:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 2.94 ft at 4:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 2.94 ft at 5:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 2.93 ft at 6:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 2.93 ft at 7:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 2.93 ft at 8:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 2.93 ft at 9:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 2.94 ft at 10:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 2.94 ft at 11:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 2.94 ft at 12:00am Feb 2 Observed: 2.93 ft at 1:00am Feb 2 Observed: 2.93 ft at 2:00am Feb 2 Observed: 2.93 ft at 3:00am Feb 2 Observed: 2.94 ft at 4:00am Feb 2 Observed: 2.95 ft at 5:00am Feb 2 Observed: 2.95 ft at 6:00am Feb 2 Observed: 2.97 ft at 7:00am Feb 2 Observed: 2.98 ft at 8:00am Feb 2 Observed: 2.99 ft at 9:00am Feb 2 Observed: 3.01 ft at 10:00am Feb 2 Observed: 3.02 ft at 11:00am Feb 2 Observed: 3.02 ft at 12:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 3.03 ft at 1:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 3.04 ft at 2:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 3.05 ft at 3:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 3.05 ft at 4:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 3.05 ft at 5:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 3.06 ft at 6:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 3.06 ft at 7:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 3.07 ft at 8:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 3.08 ft at 9:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 3.09 ft at 10:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 3.1 ft at 11:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 3.09 ft at 12:00am Feb 3 Observed: 3.1 ft at 1:00am Feb 3 Observed: 3.11 ft at 2:00am Feb 3 Observed: 3.11 ft at 3:00am Feb 3 Observed: 3.11 ft at 4:00am Feb 3 Observed: 3.11 ft at 5:00am Feb 3 Observed: 3.11 ft at 6:00am Feb 3 Observed: 3.11 ft at 7:00am Feb 3 Observed: 3.11 ft at 8:00am Feb 3 Observed: 3.1 ft at 9:00am Feb 3 Observed: 3.1 ft at 10:00am Feb 3 Observed: 3.08 ft at 11:00am Feb 3 Observed: 3.06 ft at 12:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 3.05 ft at 1:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 3.05 ft at 2:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 3.04 ft at 3:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 3.03 ft at 4:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 3.02 ft at 5:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 3.02 ft at 6:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 3.02 ft at 7:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 3.04 ft at 8:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 3.05 ft at 9:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 3.05 ft at 10:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 3.06 ft at 11:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 3.06 ft at 12:00am Feb 4 Observed: 3.06 ft at 1:00am Feb 4 Observed: 3.05 ft at 2:00am Feb 4 Observed: 3.05 ft at 3:00am Feb 4 Observed: 3.05 ft at 4:00am Feb 4 Observed: 3.04 ft at 5:00am Feb 4 Observed: 3.04 ft at 6:00am Feb 4 Observed: 3.05 ft at 7:00am Feb 4 Observed: 3.05 ft at 8:00am Feb 4 Observed: 3.05 ft at 9:00am Feb 4 Observed: 3.06 ft at 10:00am Feb 4 Observed: 3.06 ft at 11:00am Feb 4 Observed: 3.05 ft at 12:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 3.04 ft at 1:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 3.04 ft at 2:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 3.03 ft at 3:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 3.03 ft at 4:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 3.03 ft at 5:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 3.03 ft at 6:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 3.03 ft at 7:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 3.03 ft at 8:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 3.04 ft at 9:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 3.05 ft at 10:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 3.06 ft at 11:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 3.07 ft at 12:00am Feb 5 Observed: 3.08 ft at 1:00am Feb 5 Observed: 3.08 ft at 2:00am Feb 5 Observed: 3.1 ft at 3:00am Feb 5 Observed: 3.11 ft at 4:00am Feb 5 Observed: 3.11 ft at 5:00am Feb 5 Observed: 3.11 ft at 6:00am Feb 5 Observed: 3.11 ft at 7:00am Feb 5 Observed: 3.11 ft at 8:00am Feb 5 Observed: 3.09 ft at 9:00am Feb 5 Observed: 3.09 ft at 10:00am Feb 5 Observed: 3.07 ft at 11:00am Feb 5 Observed: 3.06 ft at 12:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 3.04 ft at 1:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 3.03 ft at 2:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 3.01 ft at 3:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 2.99 ft at 4:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 2.98 ft at 5:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 2.96 ft at 6:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 2.94 ft at 7:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 2.93 ft at 8:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 2.93 ft at 9:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 2.92 ft at 10:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 2.93 ft at 11:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 2.94 ft at 12:00am Feb 6 Observed: 2.96 ft at 1:00am Feb 6 Observed: 2.99 ft at 2:00am Feb 6 Observed: 3.01 ft at 3:00am Feb 6 Observed: 3.04 ft at 4:00am Feb 6 Observed: 3.07 ft at 5:00am Feb 6 Observed: 3.11 ft at 6:00am Feb 6 Observed: 3.14 ft at 7:00am Feb 6 Observed: 3.18 ft at 8:00am Feb 6 Observed: 3.2 ft at 9:00am Feb 6 Observed: 3.21 ft at 10:00am Feb 6 Observed: 3.24 ft at 11:00am Feb 6 Observed: 3.24 ft at 12:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.26 ft at 1:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.26 ft at 2:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.27 ft at 3:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.27 ft at 4:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.29 ft at 5:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.3 ft at 6:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.31 ft at 7:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.32 ft at 8:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.33 ft at 9:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.35 ft at 10:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.37 ft at 11:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.37 ft at 12:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.36 ft at 1:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.36 ft at 2:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.35 ft at 3:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.33 ft at 4:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.32 ft at 5:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.31 ft at 6:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.3 ft at 7:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.27 ft at 8:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.26 ft at 9:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.23 ft at 10:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.19 ft at 11:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.15 ft at 12:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.13 ft at 1:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.11 ft at 2:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.1 ft at 3:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.09 ft at 4:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.07 ft at 5:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.06 ft at 6:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.05 ft at 7:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.04 ft at 8:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.03 ft at 9:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.02 ft at 10:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.02 ft at 11:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.02 ft at 12:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.02 ft at 1:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.01 ft at 2:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.01 ft at 3:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.02 ft at 4:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.03 ft at 5:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.05 ft at 6:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.05 ft at 7:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.05 ft at 8:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.05 ft at 9:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.03 ft at 10:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.02 ft at 11:00am Feb 8 Observed: 2.99 ft at 12:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.98 ft at 1:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.95 ft at 2:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.94 ft at 3:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.91 ft at 4:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.91 ft at 5:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.88 ft at 6:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.86 ft at 7:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.83 ft at 8:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.8 ft at 9:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.8 ft at 10:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.77 ft at 11:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.76 ft at 12:00am Feb 9 Observed: 2.75 ft at 1:00am Feb 9 Observed: 2.73 ft at 2:00am Feb 9 Observed: 2.73 ft at 3:00am Feb 9 Observed: 2.72 ft at 4:00am Feb 9 Observed: 2.72 ft at 5:00am Feb 9 Observed: 2.72 ft at 6:00am Feb 9 Observed: 2.73 ft at 7:00am Feb 9 Observed: 2.73 ft at 8:00am Feb 9 Observed: 2.73 ft at 9:00am Feb 9 Observed: 2.73 ft at 10:00am Feb 9 Observed: 2.73 ft at 11:00am Feb 9 Observed: 2.73 ft at 12:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.73 ft at 1:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.73 ft at 2:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.73 ft at 3:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.72 ft at 4:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.72 ft at 5:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.72 ft at 6:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.71 ft at 7:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.71 ft at 8:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.71 ft at 9:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.7 ft at 10:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.69 ft at 11:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.68 ft at 12:00am Feb 10 Observed: 2.68 ft at 1:00am Feb 10 Observed: 2.67 ft at 2:00am Feb 10 Observed: 2.67 ft at 3:00am Feb 10 Observed: 2.67 ft at 4:00am Feb 10 Observed: 2.68 ft at 5:00am Feb 10 Observed: 2.69 ft at 6:00am Feb 10 Observed: 2.7 ft at 7:00am Feb 10 Observed: 2.71 ft at 8:00am Feb 10 Graph Created (9:33am Feb 10, 2010) Observed USGS--Water Resources of the United States MUSW3 (plotting HGIRG) Gage 0 Datum: 666.77 Latest observed value: 2.71 ft at 8:00 AM CST 10-Feb-2010. Flood Stage is 9.0 ft. Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Wisconsin River at Muscoda are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:11
Moderate Flood Stage:10
Flood Stage:9
Action Stage:7

Historical Crests
(1) 11.48 ft on 09/16/1938
(2) 11.10 ft on 06/11/1881
(3) 10.60 ft on 04/16/1922
(4) 10.36 ft on 03/20/1973
(5) 10.34 ft on 06/26/1993
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Low Water Records
(1) -0.2 ft on 09/25/1976
(2) 0.0 ft on 08/05/1944
(3) 0.3 ft on 07/30/2006

 Wisconsin River at Muscoda location map

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13.8 The water reaches the low steel on the highway 80 bridge over the river.
11.0 Widespread lowland flooding is likely but the town of Muscoda should remain above the flood waters.
10.0 There is extensive lowland flooding. However no flooding has been reported in Muscoda in previous years.
9.0 The river begins to go out of its banks in some locations with only minor flooding.

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