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Weather Forecast Office Green Bay, WI

North Central River Forecast Center

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River at a Glance

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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Fox River (North) at Green Bay. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Upstream Gauge

Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 586.5 Moderate Flood Stage: 585.5 Flood Stage: 584 Action Stage: 582 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 585.20 ft on 04/13/1952 (P) (2) 585.12 ft on 07/25/2019 (P) (3) 584.79 ft on 04/01/1972 (P) (4) 584.70 ft on 03/15/1929 (P) Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 581.12 ft on 04/04/2023 (P) (2) 582.30 ft on 09/12/2022 (P) (3) 584.14 ft on 06/23/2020 (P) (4) 583.99 ft on 05/19/2020 (P) Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records Currently none available. For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov. Show FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers not showing? Why aren't the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers showing on the ESRI Map? Possible reasons: There are no FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers for the location which you are viewing on ESRI Maps. The FEMA Web Mapping Service (WMS) is down. Note: Your zoom level may have changed. ESRI's zoom levels must be between 14 and 16 to show National Flood Hazard layers.

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Flood Impacts & Photos

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586	Major flooding occurring in downtown Green Bay along the Fox River and along the East River...Baird Creek and tributaries.
585.5	Waters approach portions of Quincy street on the east side of the river. Major flooding is likely occurring upstream along the East River and Baird Creek.
585	Widespread lowland flooding is occurring on the east side of Green Bay between the river and Quincy street. Moderate flooding is likely occurring upstream adjacent to the East River and Baird Creek.
584.5	Lowland flooding is occurring along the east side of the Fox River from the East River outlet to the Bay of Green Bay. Widespread lowland flooding is also likely occurring along the East River in east Green Bay and Allouez.
584	Water begins to flood a yacht club and landing area near the mouth of the river. Flooding affects are also likely occurring on the East River on the east side of Green Bay.
582	Which is bankfull stage...there is minor lowland flooding. Flood stage is at 584 feet.

About This Location

Latitude: 44.528611° N, Longitude: 88.010000° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 584 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps Vertical Datum Elevation (gauge height = 0) Elevation (gauge height = flood stage) Elevation information source NAVD88 585 ft Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other Not Available Not Available   Current/Historical Observations: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Green Bay

Additional Information

Ships occasionally dock in front of the gauge which may result in erroneous readings. Tides and wave action will cause fluctuations in the river levels.

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