Wisconsin rivers busting out of banks with more rain on the way

A wet start to April has a couple regional rivers at flood stage prompting flood warnings in those areas, while grounds in the Fond du Lac area are at saturated conditions.

In Columbia County, The Baraboo River is over it’s banks flooding low lying areas in the county.

According to the National Weather Service, the river is expected to rise above flood stage Tuesday morning, and continue to rise to a crest of 17.6 feet early Wednesday afternoon. Bankfull stage of the river is considered 14 feet. The weather service says the last time the river rose to these levels was in 1985.

In Waupaca County, The Embarrass River is sitting at 8 feet with bankfull stage at 6 feet and flood stage at 7 feet.

Also in Waupaca County, the Wolf River is under a flood emergency with a slow, no wake zone being enforced. The emergency was imposed by the Waupaca County Emergency Manager and will be enforced by the Waupaca County Sheriff’s Office.

Conditions could get worse before they get better as weather models show Wisconsin in a favorable path for a continued wet and unsettled pattern, with several inches of rain possible in the next 10 days.

Stay tuned to KFIZ for any possible flood statements issued for our area.