Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:
16
Moderate Flood Stage:
14.5
Flood Stage:
13
Action Stage:
12
Low Stage (in feet):
-9999
Historic Crests
(1) 16.23 ft on 06/18/2004
(2) 16.08 ft on 06/22/2008
(3) 15.59 ft on 03/15/1973
(4) 15.50 ft on 03/17/1946
(5) 15.43 ft on 03/31/1979
(6) 15.20 ft on 09/12/2018
(7) 15.20 ft on 03/24/2019
(8) 14.96 ft on 03/26/1986
(9) 14.73 ft on 10/05/1986
(10) 14.70 ft on 03/31/1943
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(P) : Preliminary values subject to further review.
Recent Crests
(1) 13.26 ft on 04/09/2023
(P)
(2) 12.29 ft on 04/08/2022
(3) 12.63 ft on 11/01/2020
(4) 13.54 ft on 04/01/2020
(5) 15.20 ft on 03/24/2019
(6) 15.20 ft on 09/12/2018
(7) 13.68 ft on 05/16/2018
(8) 12.04 ft on 06/24/2017
(9) 13.20 ft on 05/02/2017
(10) 13.03 ft on 01/27/2017
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(P) : Preliminary values subject to further review.
Low Water Records (1) 6.98 ft on 09/19/2012
(2) 7.30 ft on 06/28/1988
(3) 7.50 ft on 09/05/2003
(4) 7.66 ft on 09/08/2005
(5) 7.66 ft on 07/16/2012
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18.9
A major flood is occurring along the Fox River in the Berlin area. Many homes and businesses on Webster, Water, West Liberty, West Berlin, West Marquette and Traverse Streets in Berlin are flooded. This level is the 0.2 percent chance flood meaning that there is a 0.2 percent chance in any given year of the river reaching this level.
18.2
A major flood is occurring along the Fox River in the Berlin area. Many homes and businesses on Webster, Water, West Liberty, West Berlin, West Marquette and Traverse Streets in Berlin are flooded. This level is the 0.5 percent chance flood meaning that there is a 0.5 percent chance in any given year of the river reaching this level.
17.7
A major flood is occurring along the Fox River in the Berlin area. Many homes and businesses on Webster, Water, West Liberty, West Berlin, West Marquette and Traverse Streets in Berlin are flooded.
17.6
A major flood is occurring along the Fox River in the Berlin area. Many homes and businesses on Webster, Water, West Liberty, West Berlin, West Marquette and Traverse Streets in Berlin are flooded. This level is the 1 percent chance flood meaning that there is a 1 percent chance in any given year of the river reaching this level.
17.5
A major flood is occurring. Many businesses and homes on Webster, Water, West Liberty, West Berlin, West Marquette and Traverse Streets in Berlin are flooded.
17
A major flood is occurring. Many businesses and homes on Webster, Water, West Liberty, West Berlin, West Marquette and Traverse Streets are affected by floodwaters. This level is the 2 percent chance flood meaning that there is a 2 percent chance in any given year of the river reaching this level.
16.6
Major flooding is occurring. Many homes and businesses on Webster, Water, West Liberty, West Berlin, West Marquette and Traverse Streets in Berlin are affected by floodwaters.
16.4
A major flood is occurring. Many businesses and homes on Webster, Water, West Liberty, West Berlin, West Marquette and Traverse Streets are affected by floodwaters. This level is the 4 percent chance flood meaning that there is a 4 percent chance in any given year of the river reaching this level.
16.2
A major flood is occurring in the Berlin area. Many business and homes on Webster, Water, West Liberty, West Berlin, West Marquette and Traverse Streets in Berlin are affected by floodwaters.
15.9
Numerous businesses and homes or apartment buildings along Webster, Water, West Liberty, West Berlin and West Marquette Streets are affected by floodwaters. Moderate flooding is occurring in the Berlin area.
15.6
Some homes in Berlin on Webster St. are affected by floodwaters. Moderate flooding is occurring in the Berlin area. This level is about a 10 percent chance flood meaning there is a 10 percent chance in any given year of the river reaching this level.
15
Moderate flooding is occurring in the Berlin area. Some homes on Webster St. in Berlin are affected by floodwaters.
14.8
Some homes in Berlin on Webster St. are affected by floodwaters. This level is about a 20 percent chance flood meaning there is a 20 percent chance in any given year of the river reaching this level.
14.6
Moderate flooding is occurring in the Berlin area. Riverside and Webster Street Parks in Berlin are flooded. Omro. A couple of homes in Berlin on Webster St. affected by floodwaters.
14.5
There is moderate flooding in the Berlin area. Riverside and Webster Street Parks in Berlin are flooded. A couple of homes along Webster St. in Berlin are affected by floodwaters.
13.8
Floodwaters are over the banks in the Berlin area and affect the road in Riverside Park in Berlin. Floodwaters are into Webster Street Park in Berlin.
13.6
Floodwaters are over the banks in parts of downtown Berlin including Riverside and Webster Street Parks. There is minor flooding in the Berlin area.
13.5
Floodwaters are over the banks in parts of downtown Berlin including Riverside and Webster Street Parks. There is minor flooding in the Berlin area. This is the 50 percent flood level meaning there is a 50 percent chance in any given year that the river will reach this level.
13.3
There is minor flooding in the Berlin area including in Riverside and Webster Street Parks in Berlin.
13.2
There is minor flooding in the Berlin area including in Riverside and Webster Street Parks in Berlin. This level is about a 50 percent chance flood meaning there is a 50 percent chance in any given year of the river reaching this level.
13
There is minor flooding in the Berlin area including Riverside Park and Webster Street Park in Berlin.
12.5
There is minor lowland flooding in the Berlin area. A boat slip in Riverside Park is covered with water.
12
There is minor lowland flooding in Berlin area.
Photos
(1) Aerial photo showing Fox River near Berlin, WI June 2011.