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Kinnickinnic River at Milwaukee

Highest listed crest 17.19 ftFlood stage 16.0 ft35 crests since 1986

The Kinnickinnic River at Milwaukee crested above flood stage 1 time among the 35 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1986 to 2025. The highest, 17.19 ft on August 10, 2025, was moderate flooding, 1.19 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
17.19 ft
August 10, 2025; 9,199 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
16.0 ft
Major flooding from 18.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
August 10, 2025
17.19 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Milwaukee County
Near Cudahy (4.7 mi), Greenfield (4.7 mi), Milwaukee (5.0 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Kinnickinnic River at Milwaukee
Action stage14.01Aug 6, 1986The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)16.00—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage17.01Aug 10, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage18.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

35 crests from 1986 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Kinnickinnic River at Milwaukee, 1986 to 2025 1012141618ft Flood stage 16.0 ftMajor 18.0 ft Aug 6, 1986: 14.41 ft, action stage; 10,600 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 1987: 12.08 ft, below flood stageAug 18, 1990: 12.38 ft, below flood stage; 4,260 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 1991: 11.90 ft, below flood stage; 3,420 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1992: 12.39 ft, below flood stage; 4,280 cubic feet per secondAug 30, 1993: 12.16 ft, below flood stage; 3,850 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 1994: 12.61 ft, below flood stage; 4,720 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 1995: 12.41 ft, below flood stage; 4,320 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1996: 11.77 ft, below flood stage; 3,230 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1997: 12.46 ft, below flood stage; 4,420 cubic feet per secondAug 5, 1998: 12.24 ft, below flood stage; 3,990 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 1999: 12.72 ft, below flood stage; 4,980 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 2000: 13.19 ft, below flood stage; 6,170 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2004: 10.70 ft, below flood stage; 1,990 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 2004: 12.55 ft, below flood stage; 4,600 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 2006: 13.22 ft, below flood stage; 6,260 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2008: 13.30 ft, below flood stage; 6,490 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2009: 12.89 ft, below flood stage; 5,390 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 2010: 12.35 ft, below flood stageJul 15, 2010: 13.20 ft, below flood stage; 6,200 cubic feet per secondJul 23, 2010: 13.17 ft, below flood stageMay 6, 2012: 12.84 ft, below flood stage; 5,270 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 2014: 11.91 ft, below flood stage; 3,440 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 2015: 11.01 ft, below flood stage; 2,300 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 2016: 12.23 ft, below flood stage; 3,980 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 2017: 11.18 ft, below flood stage; 2,480 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 2018: 10.31 ft, below flood stage; 1,640 cubic feet per secondAug 20, 2018: 12.31 ft, below flood stage; 4,130 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 2019: 12.76 ft, below flood stage; 5,070 cubic feet per secondAug 2, 2020: 13.27 ft, below flood stage; 6,400 cubic feet per secondAug 8, 2021: 11.61 ft, below flood stage; 3,000 cubic feet per secondSep 12, 2022: 12.42 ft, below flood stage; 4,340 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 2023: 11.92 ft, below flood stage; 2,230 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2024: 11.78 ft, below flood stage; 2,410 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 2025: 17.19 ft, moderate flooding; 9,199 cubic feet per second Highest, 17.19 ft, Aug 10, 2025 1990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Kinnickinnic River at Milwaukee 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 2020s: 1 1 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, Kinnickinnic River at Milwaukee
1Aug 10, 202517.19+1.19Moderate9,199
2Aug 6, 198614.41−1.59Action10,600
3Jun 7, 200813.30−2.70Below flood stage6,490
4Aug 2, 202013.27−2.73Below flood stage6,400
5Jul 9, 200613.22−2.78Below flood stage6,260
6Jul 15, 201013.20−2.80Below flood stage6,200
7Jul 2, 200013.19−2.81Below flood stage6,170
8Jul 23, 201013.17−2.83Below flood stage—
9Jun 19, 200912.89−3.11Below flood stage5,390
10May 6, 201212.84−3.16Below flood stage5,270
11Sep 13, 201912.76−3.24Below flood stage5,070
12Jul 21, 199912.72−3.28Below flood stage4,980
13Jul 14, 199412.61−3.39Below flood stage4,720
14Jul 4, 200412.55−3.45Below flood stage4,600
15Jun 21, 199712.46−3.54Below flood stage4,420
16Sep 12, 202212.42−3.58Below flood stage4,340
17Aug 28, 199512.41−3.59Below flood stage4,320
18Jun 17, 199212.39−3.61Below flood stage4,280
19Aug 18, 199012.38−3.62Below flood stage4,260
20Jun 23, 201012.35−3.65Below flood stage—
21Aug 20, 201812.31−3.69Below flood stage4,130
22Aug 5, 199812.24−3.76Below flood stage3,990
23Sep 7, 201612.23−3.77Below flood stage3,980
24Aug 30, 199312.16−3.84Below flood stage3,850
25Aug 15, 198712.08−3.92Below flood stage—
26Feb 27, 202311.92−4.08Below flood stage2,230
27Jun 23, 201411.91−4.09Below flood stage3,440
28Jul 7, 199111.90−4.10Below flood stage3,420
29May 28, 202411.78−4.22Below flood stage2,410
30Jun 17, 199611.77−4.23Below flood stage3,230
31Aug 8, 202111.61−4.39Below flood stage3,000
32Jul 12, 201711.18−4.82Below flood stage2,480
33Apr 9, 201511.01−4.99Below flood stage2,300
34Jun 14, 200410.70−5.30Below flood stage1,990
35Feb 20, 201810.31−5.69Below flood stage1,640

Other gauges in Milwaukee County

Flood gauges in Milwaukee County
Wauwatosa11.018.63 ft, Jun 21, 19972
Milwaukee-Estabrook Park7.011.20 ft, Aug 10, 20254
South Milwaukee8.011.56 ft, Jun 7, 20082
Franklin8.011.71 ft, Aug 10, 20250

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge KINW3, 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.