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Prairie River near Merrill

Critical Stages
4.5' - Action
7' - Flood
9' - Moderate
11' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 11:00 PM CST 12/15/25

Status: No Flooding

Stage: 2.19 ft

Flow: 0.108 kcfs

Forecast

Forecast not available for this location.

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
11:00 PM 12/15 2.19 0.108
10:45 PM 12/15 2.19 0.108
10:30 PM 12/15 2.2 0.11
10:15 PM 12/15 2.2 0.11
10:00 PM 12/15 2.2 0.11
9:45 PM 12/15 2.2 0.11
9:30 PM 12/15 2.2 0.11
9:15 PM 12/15 2.2 0.11
9:00 PM 12/15 2.2 0.11
8:45 PM 12/15 2.2 0.11
8:30 PM 12/15 2.2 0.11
8:15 PM 12/15 2.21 0.112
8:00 PM 12/15 2.21 0.112
7:45 PM 12/15 2.21 0.112
7:30 PM 12/15 2.21 0.112
7:15 PM 12/15 2.22 0.113
7:00 PM 12/15 2.22 0.113
6:45 PM 12/15 2.22 0.113
6:30 PM 12/15 2.22 0.113
6:15 PM 12/15 2.23 0.115
6:00 PM 12/15 2.23 0.115
5:45 PM 12/15 2.23 0.115
5:30 PM 12/15 2.24 0.117
5:15 PM 12/15 2.24 0.117
5:00 PM 12/15 2.23 0.115
4:45 PM 12/15 2.24 0.117
4:30 PM 12/15 2.24 0.117
4:15 PM 12/15 2.24 0.117
4:00 PM 12/15 2.23 0.115
3:45 PM 12/15 2.23 0.115
Hydrograph for Prairie River near Merrill
11' - Several feet of water may be covering locations between 6th Street and 4th Street along the river in Merrill.
9' - Several feet of floodwaters cover a river walkway. The river current is fast.
7' - Widespread flooding of adjacent wooded lowland and agricultural land. A river walkway is flooded.
6' - Floodwaters cover parts of a river walkway in Merrill.
4.5' - There is minor flooding of wooded lowland.
DateStage (ft)
Aug 31, 1941 9.45
Apr 14, 2023 7.82
Apr 12, 2011 7.62
Aug 21, 1926 7.6
Apr 20, 1996 7.54
Apr 18, 2019 7.28
Apr 6, 1997 7.28
Sep 28, 1959 7.1
Apr 14, 2022 7.04
Jun 17, 1979 7.03
Jun 21, 1993 6.77
Apr 13, 2002 6.6
Mar 29, 2020 6.53
Mar 17, 2016 6.28
May 18, 2017 6.14
Sep 6, 2018 6.13
Apr 13, 2021 4.89

Data provided by the National Weather Service.