Moore Creek at Norwalk

Highest listed crest 8.07 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft1 crests since 2026

The Moore Creek at Norwalk crested above flood stage 1 time among the 1 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2026 to 2026. The highest, 8.07 ft on July 2, 2026, was minor flooding, 0.07 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Moore Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 8.07 ft; July 2, 2026
Flood stage: 8.0 ft; No major stage set
Crests at major: 0; 1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: July 2, 2026; 8.07 ft, minor flooding
Location: Monroe County; Wisconsin
Identifiers: NWS NWKW3; 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, Moore Creek at Norwalk

Action stage	4.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	8.0	1	Jul 2, 2026	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	11.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream

Every listed crest

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

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.
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, Moore Creek at Norwalk

1	Jul 2, 2026	8.07	+0.07	Minor	—

The worst floods along the Moore Creek

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Moore Creek that crested above flood stage within a week.

July 2, 2026: 8.07 ft here, minor flooding

Wilton - County Road TWI · Jul 2, 2026 · 10.24 ft · Minor · its highest

Gauges on the Moore Creek

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Moore Creek

Norwalk this gauge	WI	8.0	8.07 ft, Jul 2, 2026	0
Wilton - County Road T	WI	10.0	10.24 ft, Jul 2, 2026	0

Other gauges in Monroe County

Flood gauges in Monroe County

Kendall Village	5.0	6.70 ft, Apr 4, 2026	0
Fort McCoy - Hawk Road	5.5	6.16 ft, Jun 30, 2025	0
Ontario - Niagara Ave	5.3	5.68 ft, Apr 4, 2026	0
Ontario	16.0	28.50 ft, Aug 28, 2018	9
Wilton	6.0	7.35 ft, Apr 4, 2026	0
Sparta	8.5	12.26 ft, Jul 20, 2017	2
Wilton - County Road T	10.0	10.24 ft, Jul 2, 2026	0
State Highway 21 Near Angelo	9.0	10.02 ft, Jul 20, 2017	0

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NWKW3, 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.