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Bark River at Rome

Highest listed crest 5.07 ftFlood stage 4.0 ft40 crests since 1985

The Bark River at Rome crested above flood stage 4 times among the 40 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1985 to 2022. The highest, 5.07 ft on January 19, 2022, was moderate flooding, 1.07 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
5.07 ft
January 19, 2022; 119 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
4.0 ft
Major flooding from 6.0 ft
Crests at major
0
4 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
December 23, 2022
4.21 ft, minor flooding
Location
Jefferson County
Near Whitewater (9.1 mi), Fort Atkinson (9.2 mi), Oconomowoc (13.2 mi)

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Bark River at Rome
Action stage3.07Oct 2, 2019The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)4.03Dec 23, 2022Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage5.01Jan 19, 2022Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage6.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

40 crests from 1985 to 2022. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Bark River at Rome, 1985 to 2022 123456ft Flood stage 4.0 ftMajor 6.0 ft Mar 2, 1985: 2.12 ft, below flood stage; 325 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1986: 2.27 ft, below flood stage; 388 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 1986: 2.40 ft, below flood stage; 402 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1988: 1.68 ft, below flood stage; 222 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1990: 1.80 ft, below flood stage; 241 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1991: 1.69 ft, below flood stage; 215 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1992: 1.75 ft, below flood stage; 220 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1993: 2.56 ft, below flood stage; 476 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1994: 2.44 ft, below flood stageMar 8, 1994: 1.81 ft, below flood stage; 249 cubic feet per secondAug 17, 1995: 2.37 ft, below flood stage; 380 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 1996: 2.45 ft, below flood stageJun 10, 1996: 2.07 ft, below flood stage; 323 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1997: 1.78 ft, below flood stage; 253 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1998: 1.84 ft, below flood stage; 276 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1999: 2.00 ft, below flood stage; 321 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 2001: 1.91 ft, below flood stage; 276 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2001: 2.17 ft, below flood stage; 344 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2002: 1.93 ft, below flood stage; 282 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 2003: 1.66 ft, below flood stage; 210 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2004: 2.22 ft, below flood stage; 408 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 2005: 1.64 ft, below flood stage; 205 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 2006: 2.22 ft, below flood stage; 290 cubic feet per secondAug 23, 2007: 2.52 ft, below flood stage; 380 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2008: 4.59 ft, minor flooding; 1,370 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2009: 2.33 ft, below flood stageJul 27, 2010: 2.55 ft, below flood stage; 518 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 2010: 3.34 ft, action stage; 392 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2012: 2.78 ft, below flood stage; 205 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2013: 3.74 ft, action stage; 556 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2014: 3.73 ft, action stage; 556 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2015: 2.86 ft, below flood stage; 249 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 2017: 3.21 ft, action stage; 344 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2018: 3.27 ft, action stage; 376 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 2019: 4.15 ft, minor flooding; 101 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2019: 3.48 ft, action stageOct 2, 2019: 3.06 ft, action stage; 316 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2021: 2.72 ft, below flood stage; 191 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 2022: 5.07 ft, moderate flooding; 119 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 2022: 4.21 ft, minor flooding; 756 cubic feet per second Highest, 5.07 ft, Jan 19, 2022 1990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Bark River at Rome 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 1 2010s: 1 2020s: 2 2 1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Bark River at Rome
1Jan 19, 20225.07+1.07Moderate119
2Jun 9, 20084.59+0.59Minor1,370
3Dec 23, 20224.21+0.21Minor756
4Jan 21, 20194.15+0.15Minor101
5Apr 18, 20133.74−0.26Action556
6May 13, 20143.73−0.27Action556
7Mar 14, 20193.48−0.52Action—
8Dec 15, 20103.34−0.66Action392
9Feb 25, 20183.27−0.73Action376
10Jul 22, 20173.21−0.79Action344
11Oct 2, 20193.06−0.94Action316
12Apr 11, 20152.86−1.14Below flood stage249
13Mar 16, 20122.78−1.22Below flood stage205
14Mar 12, 20212.72−1.28Below flood stage191
15Apr 20, 19932.56−1.44Below flood stage476
16Jul 27, 20102.55−1.45Below flood stage518
17Aug 23, 20072.52−1.48Below flood stage380
18Feb 5, 19962.45−1.55Below flood stage—
19Feb 20, 19942.44−1.56Below flood stage—
20Oct 1, 19862.40−1.60Below flood stage402
21Aug 17, 19952.37−1.63Below flood stage380
22Mar 10, 20092.33−1.67Below flood stage—
23Mar 21, 19862.27−1.73Below flood stage388
24May 23, 20042.22−1.78Below flood stage408
25Sep 13, 20062.22−1.78Below flood stage290
26Jun 1, 20012.17−1.83Below flood stage344
27Mar 2, 19852.12−1.88Below flood stage325
28Jun 10, 19962.07−1.93Below flood stage323
29Apr 24, 19992.00−2.00Below flood stage321
30Apr 10, 20021.93−2.07Below flood stage282
31Apr 12, 20011.91−2.09Below flood stage276
32Apr 3, 19981.84−2.16Below flood stage276
33Mar 8, 19941.81−2.19Below flood stage249
34Mar 14, 19901.80−2.20Below flood stage241
35Feb 24, 19971.78−2.22Below flood stage253
36Apr 18, 19921.75−2.25Below flood stage220
37Mar 29, 19911.69−2.31Below flood stage215
38Apr 8, 19881.68−2.32Below flood stage222
39May 9, 20031.66−2.34Below flood stage210
40Apr 2, 20051.64−2.36Below flood stage205

Other gauges in Jefferson County

Flood gauges in Jefferson County
Milford7.013.35 ft, Jun 16, 20083
Fort Atkinson16.020.90 ft, Jun 15, 20082
Jefferson10.015.64 ft, Jun 19, 20081
Lake Koshkonong10.015.13 ft, Jun 21, 20086
Watertown5.57.81 ft, Jun 13, 20082

Jefferson County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Wisconsin

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ROMW3, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.