Cook Creek near Ontario - Niagara Ave

Highest listed crest 5.68 ftFlood stage 5.3 ft1 crests since 2026

The Cook Creek near Ontario - Niagara Ave crested above flood stage 1 time among the 1 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2026 to 2026. The highest, 5.68 ft on April 4, 2026, was minor flooding, 0.43 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
5.68 ft
April 4, 2026
Flood stage
5.3 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
April 4, 2026
5.68 ft, minor flooding
Location
Monroe County
Wisconsin
Identifiers
NWS COOW3
No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Cook Creek near Ontario - Niagara Ave
Action stage4.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)5.31Apr 4, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

1 crests from 2026 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Cook Creek near Ontario - Niagara Ave, 2026 to 2026 5.25.35.45.55.65.7ft Flood stage 5.3 ft Apr 4, 2026: 5.68 ft, minor flooding Highest, 5.68 ft, Apr 4, 2026 20302035
  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, Cook Creek near Ontario - Niagara Ave
1Apr 4, 20265.68+0.43Minor—

Other gauges in Monroe County

Flood gauges in Monroe County
Kendall Village5.06.70 ft, Apr 4, 20260
Fort McCoy - Hawk Road5.56.16 ft, Jun 30, 20250
Ontario16.028.50 ft, Aug 28, 20189
Wilton6.07.35 ft, Apr 4, 20260
Sparta8.512.26 ft, Jul 20, 20172
Norwalk8.08.07 ft, Jul 2, 20260
Wilton - County Road T10.010.24 ft, Jul 2, 20260
State Highway 21 Near Angelo9.010.02 ft, Jul 20, 20170

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge COOW3, 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.