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RIVER FORECAST

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

NWS NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER; CHANHASSEN MN

839 PM CDT MON APR 20 2026



: THIS IS A NWS GUIDANCE PRODUCT FROM THE NORTH CENTRAL RIVER

: FORECAST CENTER.  PUBLIC FORECASTS AND WARNINGS ARE ISSUED BY NWS

: WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES.

:

: FORECAST GROUP IS WIS 

:

: FORECASTS INCLUDE 24-HOURS OF FUTURE PRECIPITATION (QPF) IN 6 HOUR INCREMENTS

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:************************************************************

:BLACK RIVER, GALW3    

:GALESVILLE 5SE, WI - ARX

:

:ACTION STAGE      10.0 FT	MINOR STAGE       12.0 FT

:MODERATE STAGE    13.0 FT	MAJOR STAGE       15.0 FT

:

:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 10.3 FT AT 2300 Z ON APR 20

.ER GALW3 0421 Z DC202604210139/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6

:RIVER FORECAST   /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z

.E1    : 0420 :                           /  10.0 

.E2    : 0421 :   /   9.7 /   9.5 /   9.2 /   8.9 

.E3    : 0422 :   /   8.5 /   8.1 /   7.7 /   7.4 

.E4    : 0423 :   /   7.1 /   6.9 /   6.7 /   6.5 

.E5    : 0424 :   /   6.4 /   6.3 /   6.2 /   6.1 

.E6    : 0425 :   /   6.0 /   5.9 /   5.8 /   5.8 

.E7    : 0426 :   /   5.8 /   5.8 /   5.7 /   5.7 

.E8    : 0427 :   /   5.7 /   5.7 /   5.7 

:

: ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE

: AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM 

: WATERSHEDS***

:

:	QPF (IN)   /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z  

:	 0420 	                           /  0.00 

:	 0421 	   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 

:

: 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 22 is 0.00 inches

:

:FORECASTER COMMENTS...

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:WISCONSIN RIVER, ROTW3    

:ROTHSCHILD, WI - GRB

:

:ACTION STAGE      18.0 FT	MINOR STAGE       25.0 FT

:MODERATE STAGE    27.0 FT	MAJOR STAGE       28.0 FT

:

:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 17.9 FT AT 0000 Z ON APR 21

.ER ROTW3 0421 Z DC202604210139/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6

:RIVER FORECAST   /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z

.E1    : 0420 :                           /  17.9 

.E2    : 0421 :   /  17.8 /  17.5 /  17.4 /  17.3 

.E3    : 0422 :   /  17.2 /  17.1 /  17.1 /  17.0 

.E4    : 0423 :   /  17.0 /  16.9 /  16.8 /  16.7 

.E5    : 0424 :   /  16.6 /  16.4 /  16.3 /  16.2 

.E6    : 0425 :   /  16.0 /  15.9 /  15.8 /  15.8 

.E7    : 0426 :   /  15.7 /  15.6 /  15.5 /  15.5 

.E8    : 0427 :   /  15.5 /  15.4 /  15.4 

:

: ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE

: AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM 

: WATERSHEDS***

:

:	QPF (IN)   /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z  

:	 0420 	                           /  0.00 

:	 0421 	   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 

:

: 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 22 is 0.00 inches

:

:FORECASTER COMMENTS...

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:YELLOW RIVER, NCAW3    

:NECEDAH, WI - ARX

:

:ACTION STAGE      12.0 FT	MINOR STAGE       15.0 FT

:MODERATE STAGE    16.5 FT	MAJOR STAGE       18.0 FT

:

:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 16.6 FT AT 0000 Z ON APR 21

:FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 21 Z ON 04/22/2026

.ER NCAW3 0421 Z DC202604210139/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6

:RIVER FORECAST   /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z

.E1    : 0420 :                           /  16.5 

.E2    : 0421 :   /  16.4 /  16.2 /  16.1 /  15.9 

.E3    : 0422 :   /  15.6 /  15.2 /  14.9 /  14.6 

.E4    : 0423 :   /  14.3 /  14.1 /  13.8 /  13.6 

.E5    : 0424 :   /  13.5 /  13.3 /  13.2 /  13.0 

.E6    : 0425 :   /  12.9 /  12.8 /  12.7 /  12.6 

.E7    : 0426 :   /  12.5 /  12.4 /  12.2 /  12.1 

.E8    : 0427 :   /  12.0 /  12.0 /  11.9 

:

: ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE

: AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM 

: WATERSHEDS***

:

:	QPF (IN)   /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z  

:	 0420 	                           /  0.00 

:	 0421 	   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 

:

: 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 22 is 0.00 inches

:

:FORECASTER COMMENTS...

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:************************************************************

:WISCONSIN RIVER, CROW3    

:WHITE CREEK 2NW-CASTLE ROCK DAM, WI - ARX

:

:ACTION FLOW 10000.0 KCFS      MINOR FLOW 30000.0 KCFS

:MODERATE FLOW 37500.00 KCFS    MAJOR FLOW 45000.00 KCFS

:

:THE FLOW WAS 18.86 KCFS AT 0010 Z ON APR 21

.ER CROW3 0421 Z DC202604210139/DH06/QTIFF/DIH6

:FLOW FORECAST    /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z

.E1    : 0420 :                           / 18.87 

.E2    : 0421 :   / 18.87 / 18.86 / 18.86 / 18.86 

.E3    : 0422 :   / 18.86 / 18.00 / 18.00 / 18.00 

.E4    : 0423 :   / 18.00 / 17.50 / 17.14 / 16.78 

.E5    : 0424 :   / 16.41 / 15.94 / 15.63 / 15.34 

.E6    : 0425 :   / 15.02 / 14.74 / 14.43 / 14.13 

.E7    : 0426 :   / 13.50 / 12.52 / 11.87 / 11.56 

.E8    : 0427 :   / 11.31 / 11.03 / 10.72 

:

: ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE

: AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM 

: WATERSHEDS***

:

:	QPF (IN)   /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z  

:	 0420 	                           /  0.00 

:	 0421 	   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 

:

: 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 22 is 0.00 inches

:

:FORECASTER COMMENTS...

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:

:************************************************************

:WISCONSIN RIVER, WDEW3    

:WISCONSIN DELLS, WI - MKX

:

:ACTION STAGE      13.0 FT	MINOR STAGE       16.0 FT

:MODERATE STAGE    17.6 FT	MAJOR STAGE       18.9 FT

:

:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 12.6 FT AT 0000 Z ON APR 21

.ER WDEW3 0421 Z DC202604210139/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6

:RIVER FORECAST   /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z

.E1    : 0420 :                           /  12.4 

.E2    : 0421 :   /  11.7 /  11.2 /  10.8 /  10.6 

.E3    : 0422 :   /  10.3 /  10.2 /  10.1 /  10.1 

.E4    : 0423 :   /   9.9 /   9.7 /   9.7 /   9.6 

.E5    : 0424 :   /   9.5 /   9.3 /   9.2 /   9.0 

.E6    : 0425 :   /   8.9 /   8.7 /   8.6 /   8.5 

.E7    : 0426 :   /   8.3 /   8.2 /   8.1 /   7.9 

.E8    : 0427 :   /   7.6 /   7.4 /   7.2 

:

: ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE

: AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM 

: WATERSHEDS***

:

:	QPF (IN)   /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z  

:	 0420 	                           /  0.00 

:	 0421 	   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 

:

: 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 22 is 0.00 inches

:

:FORECASTER COMMENTS...

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:************************************************************

:WISCONSIN RIVER, PORW3    

:PORTAGE , WI - MKX

:

:ACTION STAGE      12.7 FT	MINOR STAGE       17.0 FT

:MODERATE STAGE    18.0 FT	MAJOR STAGE       19.0 FT

:

:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 18.7 FT AT 1200 Z ON APR 20

:FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 21 Z ON 04/22/2026

.ER PORW3 0421 Z DC202604210139/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6

:RIVER FORECAST   /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z

.E1    : 0420 :                           /  18.3 

.E2    : 0421 :   /  18.0 /  17.9 /  17.6 /  17.3 

.E3    : 0422 :   /  17.2 /  17.1 /  16.9 /  16.8 

.E4    : 0423 :   /  16.7 /  16.7 /  16.6 /  16.5 

.E5    : 0424 :   /  16.4 /  16.3 /  16.2 /  16.1 

.E6    : 0425 :   /  16.0 /  15.9 /  15.8 /  15.7 

.E7    : 0426 :   /  15.6 /  15.5 /  15.4 /  15.3 

.E8    : 0427 :   /  15.2 /  15.1 /  15.1 

:

: ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE

: AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM 

: WATERSHEDS***

:

:	QPF (IN)   /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z  

:	 0420 	                           /  0.00 

:	 0421 	   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 

:

: 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 22 is 0.00 inches

:

:FORECASTER COMMENTS...

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:

:************************************************************

:BARABOO RIVER, RSPW3    

:ROCK SPRINGS, WI - MKX

:

:ACTION STAGE      13.5 FT	MINOR STAGE       18.5 FT

:MODERATE STAGE    21.0 FT	MAJOR STAGE       23.0 FT

:

:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 16.5 FT AT 0000 Z ON APR 21

.ER RSPW3 0421 Z DC202604210139/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6

:RIVER FORECAST   /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z

.E1    : 0420 :                           /  16.3 

.E2    : 0421 :   /  16.1 /  15.9 /  15.6 /  15.3 

.E3    : 0422 :   /  14.8 /  14.4 /  13.9 /  13.5 

.E4    : 0423 :   /  13.0 /  12.6 /  12.3 /  12.0 

.E5    : 0424 :   /  11.8 /  11.6 /  11.5 /  11.4 

.E6    : 0425 :   /  11.3 /  11.2 /  11.2 /  11.1 

.E7    : 0426 :   /  11.0 /  11.0 /  10.9 /  10.8 

.E8    : 0427 :   /  10.8 /  10.7 /  10.7 

:

: ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE

: AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM 

: WATERSHEDS***

:

:	QPF (IN)   /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z  

:	 0420 	                           /  0.00 

:	 0421 	   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 

:

: 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 22 is 0.00 inches

:

:FORECASTER COMMENTS...

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:

:************************************************************

:BARABOO RIVER, BABW3    

:BARABOO, WI - MKX

:

:ACTION STAGE      14.0 FT	MINOR STAGE       16.0 FT

:MODERATE STAGE    22.0 FT	MAJOR STAGE       23.1 FT

:

:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 14.4 FT AT 0000 Z ON APR 21

.ER BABW3 0421 Z DC202604210139/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6

:RIVER FORECAST   /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z

.E1    : 0420 :                           /  14.3 

.E2    : 0421 :   /  14.2 /  14.1 /  14.0 /  13.9 

.E3    : 0422 :   /  13.8 /  13.6 /  13.4 /  13.1 

.E4    : 0423 :   /  12.8 /  12.5 /  12.3 /  12.0 

.E5    : 0424 :   /  11.8 /  11.7 /  11.6 /  11.5 

.E6    : 0425 :   /  11.4 /  11.3 /  11.2 /  11.1 

.E7    : 0426 :   /  11.0 /  10.9 /  10.8 /  10.7 

.E8    : 0427 :   /  10.6 /  10.5 /  10.4 

:

: ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE

: AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM 

: WATERSHEDS***

:

:	QPF (IN)   /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z  

:	 0420 	                           /  0.00 

:	 0421 	   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 

:

: 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 22 is 0.00 inches

:

:FORECASTER COMMENTS...

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:************************************************************

:WISCONSIN RIVER, MUSW3    

:MUSCODA 1NE - WWTP, WI - ARX

:

:ACTION STAGE       7.0 FT	MINOR STAGE        9.0 FT

:MODERATE STAGE    10.0 FT	MAJOR STAGE       11.0 FT

:

:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 9.2 FT AT 0000 Z ON APR 21

:FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 18 Z ON 04/21/2026

.ER MUSW3 0421 Z DC202604210139/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6

:RIVER FORECAST   /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z

.E1    : 0420 :                           /   9.2 

.E2    : 0421 :   /   9.1 /   9.0 /   8.9 /   8.8 

.E3    : 0422 :   /   8.7 /   8.5 /   8.3 /   8.1 

.E4    : 0423 :   /   7.9 /   7.7 /   7.4 /   7.2 

.E5    : 0424 :   /   7.1 /   6.9 /   6.7 /   6.5 

.E6    : 0425 :   /   6.4 /   6.3 /   6.2 /   6.1 

.E7    : 0426 :   /   6.1 /   6.0 /   5.9 /   5.8 

.E8    : 0427 :   /   5.8 /   5.6 /   5.5 

:

: ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE

: AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM 

: WATERSHEDS***

:

:	QPF (IN)   /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z  

:	 0420 	                           /  0.00 

:	 0421 	   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 

:

: 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 22 is 0.00 inches

:

:FORECASTER COMMENTS...

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