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Weather Forecast Office Milwaukee/Sullivan, WI

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NOTE: No forecasts are available for this location NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Wisconsin River below Prairie Du Sac Dam. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Flood Categories (in KCFS) Not Available Historic Crests Currently none available. Recent Crests Currently none available. Low Water Records Currently none available.

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Photos (1) Photo 1 of Wis. River below Prairie Du Sac dam (2) Photo 2 of Wis. River below Prairie Du Sac Dam

About This Location

Latitude: 43.308530° N, Longitude: 89.726830° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS flow Not Available Not Available 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 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

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