Crawfish River at Milford, WI

Jefferson County, Wisconsin · USGS gauge 05426000 · NWS MILW3 · Wisconsin river levels

Is Crawfish River at Milford, WI flooding right now?

Crawfish River at Milford, WI measured 2.20 ft on 2026-09-11 01:00:00 UTC. That observation was 4.8 ft below its 7 ft flood stage. This is the latest available reading, not a guarantee of current conditions.

Gauge height
2.20 ft
as of 2 hours ago
Streamflow
194 cfs
data refreshed 12 min ago

Minor flooding here begins at 7 ft, with major flooding at 10 ft. The highest crest on record was 13.35 ft on Mon, Jun 16, 2008.

Streamflow outlook

NOAA National Water Model forecast, issued 15 hours ago. The NWM models discharge for every river reach in the country, including the many gauges the National Weather Service does not forecast individually. It is a model, not an official NWS river forecast, and it predicts flow rather than water level.

Flood stages at this gauge

CategoryStageCurrent distance
Action5 ft2.8 ft below
Minor flood7 ft4.8 ft below
Moderate flood9 ft6.8 ft below
Major flood10 ft7.8 ft below

New to these numbers? What does flood stage mean? · How to read a river gauge · Why is the river rising?

Highest crests on record

StageDate
13.35 ft2008-06-16
11.15 ft1959-04-06
10.06 ft1979-04-02
9.79 ft1975-03-26
9.4 ft2019-03-20

Last 7 days

Past 7 days · 2.10–2.28 ft

Nearby gauges

GaugeDistanceCounty
Rock River at Jefferson, WI7.5 miJefferson County
Rock River at Watertown, WI8.7 miJefferson County
Rock River at Fort Atkinson, WI11.8 miJefferson County
Bark River near Rome, WI13.2 miJefferson County
Rock River near Lebanon, WI17.8 miDodge County
Provisional data: Real-time readings are provisional and subject to revision by the USGS — sensors can be affected by ice, debris, or equipment malfunction. Do not rely on this site for decisions involving personal safety; follow official guidance from the National Weather Service and local authorities.

Sources: USGS monitoring location · NWS gauge & forecast