| 21.0 | Water reaches the top of the dike on the Wisconsin side of the river. | | 20.7 | Water reaches the top of the dike on the Minnesota side of the river. | | 18.0 | The road to the La Crosse airport may experience flooding. | | 17.9 | Water reaches the record flood level set in 1965. | | 16.5 | Most of Riverside park is now flooded...With water up state street in the park one block. Rose street and Clinton streets may need to be closed. | | 16.0 | Water is within one foot of Rose street near interstate 90 and the eastbound I-90 exit is closed. La Fond street on French Island is closed. East and west bound lanes on Clinton street between La Crosse and French Island are reduced to two lanes with one lane closed in each direction. The shelter and ball parks in Copeland park may be flooded. | | 15.4 | Lock and dam 7 becomes inoperative. | | 15.0 | Flooding begins to impact the Viterbo sports complex. | | 14.5 | Lock and dam 8 becomes inoperative and Goose Island park begins to flood. | | 14.0 | Flooding begins to threaten homes in the shore acres area. Water begins to impact homes and businesses along La Fond avenue and Bainbridge street on French Island. Water begins to go over the road at Copeland park with some water into the ball parks. Water is near the bottom of the Pettibone beach house shelter and water is nearly over the road at Houska park near the wastewater treatment plant. Water also begins to spread into Riverside park. | | 13.0 | Road access to the north end of the Shore Acres development is impacted by flooding. | | 12.0 | Pettibone campground and RV park is flooded. Some lowland flooding occurs in areas near the river. | | 10.0 | No wake rules for boating are in effect, and recreational trails on the north end of the marsh area will closed due to high water. |
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1) 17.90 ft on 04/22/1965
2) 16.41 ft on 04/18/2001
3) 15.70 ft on 04/20/1969
4) 15.30 ft on 04/20/1952
5) 15.01 ft on 04/12/1997
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1) 2.70 ft on 01/20/1945
2) 2.83 ft on 02/05/1944
3) 3.00 ft on 10/05/1947
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