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Black River (WI) at Neillsville Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Observed: 5.8 ft at 7:30AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 5.82 ft at 7:45AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 5.76 ft at 8:00AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 5.82 ft at 8:15AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 5.79 ft at 8:30AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 5.82 ft at 8:45AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 5.84 ft at 9:00AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 5.84 ft at 9:15AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 5.81 ft at 9:30AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 5.86 ft at 9:45AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 5.86 ft at 10:00AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 5.86 ft at 10:15AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 5.86 ft at 10:30AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 5.88 ft at 10:45AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 5.88 ft at 11:00AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 5.84 ft at 11:15AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 5.86 ft at 11:30AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 5.87 ft at 11:45AM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 5.9 ft at 12:00PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 5.88 ft at 12:15PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 5.89 ft at 12:30PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 5.89 ft at 12:45PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 5.91 ft at 1:00PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 5.92 ft at 1:15PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 5.9 ft at 1:30PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 5.96 ft at 1:45PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 5.94 ft at 2:00PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 5.94 ft at 2:15PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 5.93 ft at 2:30PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 5.96 ft at 2:45PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 5.93 ft at 3:00PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 5.96 ft at 3:15PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 5.97 ft at 3:30PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 6 ft at 3:45PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 5.99 ft at 4:00PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 5.98 ft at 4:15PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 5.97 ft at 4:30PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 6 ft at 4:45PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 5.98 ft at 5:00PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 6.01 ft at 5:15PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 5.99 ft at 5:30PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 5.99 ft at 5:45PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 6.02 ft at 6:00PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 6.04 ft at 6:15PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 6.04 ft at 6:30PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 6.02 ft at 6:45PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 6.05 ft at 7:00PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 6.05 ft at 7:15PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 6.04 ft at 7:30PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 6.03 ft at 7:45PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 6.04 ft at 8:00PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 6.06 ft at 8:15PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 6.03 ft at 8:30PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 6.06 ft at 8:45PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 6.03 ft at 9:00PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 6.07 ft at 9:15PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 6.06 ft at 9:30PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 6.06 ft at 9:45PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 6.05 ft at 10:00PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 6.07 ft at 10:15PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 6.08 ft at 10:30PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 6.1 ft at 10:45PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 6.09 ft at 11:00PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 6.08 ft at 11:15PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 6.08 ft at 11:30PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 6.08 ft at 11:45PM Apr 09, 2021Observed: 6.06 ft at 12:00AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.12 ft at 12:15AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.09 ft at 12:30AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.07 ft at 12:45AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.11 ft at 1:00AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.1 ft at 1:15AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.1 ft at 1:30AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.04 ft at 1:45AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.05 ft at 2:00AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.08 ft at 2:15AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.06 ft at 2:30AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.06 ft at 2:45AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.03 ft at 3:00AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.04 ft at 3:15AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.04 ft at 3:30AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.06 ft at 3:45AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.07 ft at 4:00AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.07 ft at 4:15AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.03 ft at 4:30AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.06 ft at 4:45AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.06 ft at 5:00AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.03 ft at 5:15AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.04 ft at 5:30AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.05 ft at 5:45AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.09 ft at 6:00AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.05 ft at 6:15AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.08 ft at 6:30AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.04 ft at 6:45AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.08 ft at 7:00AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.05 ft at 7:15AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.04 ft at 7:30AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.01 ft at 7:45AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.04 ft at 8:00AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.07 ft at 8:15AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.03 ft at 8:30AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.04 ft at 8:45AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.03 ft at 9:00AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.04 ft at 9:15AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.04 ft at 9:30AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.03 ft at 9:45AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.02 ft at 10:00AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.05 ft at 10:15AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.06 ft at 10:30AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.02 ft at 10:45AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.03 ft at 11:00AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.03 ft at 11:15AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.06 ft at 11:30AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.04 ft at 11:45AM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.06 ft at 12:00PM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.05 ft at 12:15PM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.04 ft at 12:30PM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.07 ft at 12:45PM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.07 ft at 1:00PM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.08 ft at 1:15PM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.08 ft at 1:30PM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.08 ft at 1:45PM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.08 ft at 2:00PM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.09 ft at 2:15PM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.1 ft at 2:30PM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.08 ft at 2:45PM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.02 ft at 3:00PM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.04 ft at 3:15PM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.06 ft at 3:30PM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.08 ft at 3:45PM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.04 ft at 4:00PM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.05 ft at 4:15PM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.05 ft at 4:30PM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.06 ft at 4:45PM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.11 ft at 5:00PM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.04 ft at 5:15PM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.05 ft at 5:30PM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.02 ft at 5:45PM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.07 ft at 6:00PM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.05 ft at 6:15PM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.09 ft at 6:30PM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.1 ft at 6:45PM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.07 ft at 7:00PM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.07 ft at 7:15PM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.06 ft at 7:30PM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.04 ft at 7:45PM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.05 ft at 8:00PM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.06 ft at 8:15PM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.04 ft at 8:30PM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.04 ft at 8:45PM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.08 ft at 9:00PM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.05 ft at 9:15PM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.08 ft at 9:30PM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.07 ft at 9:45PM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.05 ft at 10:00PM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.06 ft at 10:15PM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.07 ft at 10:30PM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.12 ft at 10:45PM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.12 ft at 11:00PM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.11 ft at 11:15PM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.14 ft at 11:30PM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.13 ft at 11:45PM Apr 10, 2021Observed: 6.06 ft at 12:00AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.1 ft at 12:15AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.1 ft at 12:30AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.08 ft at 12:45AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.04 ft at 1:00AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.05 ft at 1:15AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.08 ft at 1:30AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.05 ft at 1:45AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.07 ft at 2:00AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.08 ft at 2:15AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.06 ft at 2:30AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.07 ft at 2:45AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.09 ft at 3:00AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.07 ft at 3:15AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.08 ft at 3:30AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.08 ft at 3:45AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.07 ft at 4:00AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.1 ft at 4:15AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.07 ft at 4:30AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.1 ft at 4:45AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.1 ft at 5:00AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.09 ft at 5:15AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.1 ft at 5:30AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.11 ft at 5:45AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.11 ft at 6:00AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.11 ft at 6:15AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.12 ft at 6:30AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.1 ft at 6:45AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.11 ft at 7:00AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.15 ft at 7:15AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.14 ft at 7:30AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.13 ft at 7:45AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.18 ft at 8:00AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.18 ft at 8:15AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.14 ft at 8:30AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.16 ft at 8:45AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.22 ft at 9:00AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.18 ft at 9:15AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.23 ft at 9:30AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.24 ft at 9:45AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.24 ft at 10:00AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.25 ft at 10:15AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 10:30AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.22 ft at 10:45AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.25 ft at 11:00AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.23 ft at 11:15AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.29 ft at 11:30AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.23 ft at 11:45AM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.24 ft at 12:00PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.34 ft at 12:15PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.36 ft at 12:30PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.4 ft at 12:45PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.32 ft at 1:00PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.39 ft at 1:15PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.4 ft at 1:30PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.42 ft at 1:45PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.47 ft at 2:00PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.48 ft at 2:15PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.44 ft at 2:30PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.47 ft at 2:45PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.5 ft at 3:00PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.49 ft at 3:15PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.45 ft at 3:30PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.48 ft at 3:45PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.52 ft at 4:00PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.54 ft at 4:15PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.56 ft at 4:30PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.55 ft at 4:45PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.56 ft at 5:00PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.55 ft at 5:15PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.58 ft at 5:30PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.6 ft at 5:45PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.53 ft at 6:00PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.6 ft at 6:15PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.54 ft at 6:30PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.6 ft at 6:45PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.59 ft at 7:00PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.56 ft at 7:15PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.59 ft at 7:30PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.61 ft at 7:45PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.54 ft at 8:00PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.59 ft at 8:15PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.58 ft at 8:30PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.61 ft at 8:45PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.65 ft at 9:00PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.6 ft at 9:15PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.63 ft at 9:30PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.62 ft at 9:45PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.6 ft at 10:00PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.6 ft at 10:15PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.62 ft at 10:30PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.63 ft at 10:45PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.59 ft at 11:00PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.64 ft at 11:15PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.61 ft at 11:30PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.64 ft at 11:45PM Apr 11, 2021Observed: 6.62 ft at 12:00AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 6.64 ft at 12:15AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 6.64 ft at 12:30AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 6.66 ft at 12:45AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 6.63 ft at 1:00AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 6.65 ft at 1:15AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 6.64 ft at 1:30AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 6.64 ft at 1:45AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 6.63 ft at 2:00AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 6.62 ft at 2:15AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 6.66 ft at 2:30AM Apr 12, 2021Highest Observation: 6.76 ft at 2:45AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 6.69 ft at 3:00AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 6.69 ft at 3:15AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 6.66 ft at 3:30AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 6.67 ft at 3:45AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 6.7 ft at 4:00AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 6.69 ft at 4:15AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 6.69 ft at 4:30AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 6.74 ft at 4:45AM Apr 12, 2021Observed: 6.73 ft at 5:00AM Apr 12, 2021USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesNEIW3(plotting HGIRP) Graph Created (7:15AM Apr 12, 2021)ObservedLatest observed value: 6.73 ft at 5:00 AM CDT 12-Apr-2021. Flood Stage is 18 ft
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Black River (WI) at Neillsville 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: 22
Moderate Flood Stage: 20
Flood Stage: 18
Action Stage: 16
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 23.80 ft on 09/10/1938
(2) 22.49 ft on 06/28/1943
(3) 22.40 ft on 06/06/1905
(4) 21.07 ft on 09/22/2016
(5) 19.80 ft on 06/05/1914
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 18.42 ft on 04/18/2019
(2) 21.07 ft on 09/22/2016
(3) 18.77 ft on 09/24/2010
(4) 19.30 ft on 06/20/1993
(5) 18.65 ft on 09/22/1986
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 1.84 ft on 08/15/1936

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23.8 Water begins to reach the low steel on the County Road B Bridge, and reaches the flood of record.
19 A few farm buildings may be affected.
18 Some agricultural land begins to flood.
16 The river is near bankfull in some locations.
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(1) Upstream view at Neillsville, July 11th, 2017, Stage = 3.55 ft
(2) Downstream view at Neillsville, July 11th, 2017, Stage = 3.55 ft
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Latitude: 44.559722° N, Longitude: 90.615556° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 18 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 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 962.31 ft 980.31 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  

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