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Sugar Rivernear Brodhead, WI (Gauge BROW3)
Observation History | Stage Impacts/Record Events
Stages:
Normal
Action
Flood
Moderate Flood
Major Flood
River Stage Data for Gauge BROW3
Normal Stage: 1.15 ft
Flow: 0.317 kcfs*
(impacts and historical events)
Action Stages:
4.5': Action
5': Flood
8': Moderate Flood
10': Major Flood
Gauge BROW3 History chart | graph
Stage Date CST Stage ft Flow kcfs
CURRENT 02/16/2012 12:00 pm 1.15 0.317
  02/16/2012 11:45 am 1.14 0.314
  02/16/2012 11:30 am 1.15 0.317
  02/16/2012 11:15 am 1.14 0.314
  02/16/2012 11:00 am 1.14 0.314
  02/16/2012 10:45 am 1.15 0.317
  02/16/2012 10:30 am 1.15 0.317
  02/16/2012 10:15 am 1.15 0.317
  02/16/2012 10:00 am 1.14 0.314
  02/16/2012 09:45 am 1.14 0.314
  02/16/2012 09:30 am 1.15 0.317
  02/16/2012 09:15 am 1.16 0.319
  02/16/2012 09:00 am 1.16 0.319
  02/16/2012 08:45 am 1.15 0.317
  02/16/2012 08:30 am 1.16 0.319
  02/16/2012 08:15 am 1.15 0.317
  02/16/2012 08:00 am 1.16 0.319
  02/16/2012 07:45 am 1.16 0.319
  02/16/2012 07:30 am 1.15 0.317
  02/16/2012 07:15 am 1.16 0.319
  02/16/2012 07:00 am 1.17 0.322
  02/16/2012 06:45 am 1.17 0.322
  02/16/2012 06:30 am 1.17 0.322
  02/16/2012 06:15 am 1.18 0.324
  02/16/2012 06:00 am 1.18 0.324
  02/16/2012 05:45 am 1.18 0.324
  02/16/2012 05:30 am 1.17 0.322
  02/16/2012 05:15 am 1.18 0.324
  02/16/2012 05:00 am 1.18 0.324
  02/16/2012 04:45 am 1.18 0.324
  02/16/2012 04:30 am 1.19 0.327
Flood Impacts and Historical Events
Stage Impacts
8.8A stage of 8.8 feet can be considered to be about a 20 percent chance flood meaning there is a 20 percent chance in any given year of the river reaching this level. There is widespread agricultural land flooding in the Brodhead area. Downstream in the Avon Bottoms area of Rock County...there is flooding in Sugar River Park.
8.0Floodwaters are over Highway T in Rock County...and there is flooding in Sugar River Park in the Avon Bottoms area of Rock County. There is widespread agricultural and lowland flooding in the Brodhead area. A flood of this level can be considered to be between a 20 percent chance flood and a 50 percent chance flood meaning there is between a 20 and 50 percent chance in any given year of the river reaching this level.
7.4A stage of 7.4 feet can be considered to be about a 50 percent chance flood meaning there is a 50 percent chance in any given year of the river reaching this level. There is widespread agricultural and lowland flooding in the Brodhead area. Downstream in the Avon Bottoms area of Rock County...there is flooding in Sugar River Park.
6.5There is widespread flooding of lowland and agricultural land. Downstream in the Avon Bottoms area of Rock County...there is flooding in Sugar River Park.
5.0Some roads become flooded about 6 miles downstream in Avon Township in Rock County. In the Avon Bottoms area of Rock County...some minor flooding develops in Sugar River Park...including the boat ramp.
4.5Minor lowland flooding occurs
Historical Crests Record Lows
1) 11.40 ft on 09/13/1915
2) 10.07 ft on 03/07/1937
3) 10.00 ft on 03/14/1929
4) 9.90 ft on 02/06/1938
5) 9.86 ft on 03/16/1943
6) 9.80 ft on 02/28/1948
7) 9.78 ft on 02/23/1922
8) 9.76 ft on 03/22/1975
9) 9.72 ft on 03/31/1960
10) 9.30 ft on 03/26/1916
1) 0.00 ft on 06/13/1934
3) 0.10 ft on 09/09/2003
4) 0.35 ft on 09/13/2005

Data provided by NOAA Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service

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