Turtle Creek at Carvers Rock Road near Clinton, WI

Rock County, Wisconsin · USGS gauge 05431486 · NWS CLIW3 · Turtle Creek flood status · Wisconsin river levels

Nearby: river levels near Janesville

Is Turtle Creek at Carvers Rock Road near Clinton, WI flooding right now?

Turtle Creek at Carvers Rock Road near Clinton, WI measured 3.73 ft on 2026-09-11 01:00:00 UTC. That observation was 4.3 ft below its 8 ft flood stage. This is the latest available reading, not a guarantee of current conditions.

Gauge height
3.73 ft
as of 80 min ago
Streamflow
111 cfs
data refreshed 2 min ago

Minor flooding here begins at 8 ft, with major flooding at 12 ft. The highest crest on record was 15.3 ft on Sat, Apr 21, 1973.

Streamflow outlook

NOAA National Water Model forecast, issued 14 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
Action6 ft2.3 ft below
Minor flood8 ft4.3 ft below
Moderate flood11 ft7.3 ft below
Major flood12 ft8.3 ft below

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Highest crests on record

StageDate
15.3 ft1973-04-21
13.5 ft1938-01-24
11.78 ft2013-06-26
10.65 ft2018-02-20
10.59 ft2019-09-13

Last 7 days

Past 7 days · 3.73–3.92 ft

Nearby gauges

GaugeDistanceCounty
Discovery Farms Core Waterwy Ar1 near Janesville, WI8.5 miRock County
Discovery Farms Core Waterwy Ar2 near Janesville, WI8.7 miRock County
Turtle Creek at Delavan, WI9.1 miWalworth County
Piscasaw Creek near Walworth, WI10.0 miWalworth County
Delavan Lake Outlet at Borg Road near Delavan, WI10.5 miWalworth 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