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Chippewa River (WI) at Eau Claire

Critical Stages
764' - Action
773' - Flood
776' - Moderate
778' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 2:00 PM CST 12/8/25

Status: No Flooding

Stage: 759.01 ft

Flow: 2.35 kcfs

Forecast

Forecast not available for this location.

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
2:00 PM 12/8 759.01 2.35
1:45 PM 12/8 759.02 2.37
1:30 PM 12/8 759.02 2.37
1:15 PM 12/8 759.02 2.37
1:00 PM 12/8 759.03 2.39
12:45 PM 12/8 759.03 2.39
12:30 PM 12/8 759.05 2.43
12:15 PM 12/8 759.04 2.41
12:00 PM 12/8 759.07 2.48
11:45 AM 12/8 759.07 2.48
11:30 AM 12/8 759.07 2.48
11:15 AM 12/8 759.07 2.48
11:00 AM 12/8 759.08 2.5
10:45 AM 12/8 759.08 2.5
10:30 AM 12/8 759.1 2.54
10:15 AM 12/8 759.11 2.56
10:00 AM 12/8 759.11 2.56
9:45 AM 12/8 759.13 2.61
9:30 AM 12/8 759.13 2.61
9:15 AM 12/8 759.17 2.69
9:00 AM 12/8 759.2 2.76
8:45 AM 12/8 759.2 2.76
8:30 AM 12/8 759.21 2.78
8:15 AM 12/8 759.21 2.78
8:00 AM 12/8 759.21 2.78
7:45 AM 12/8 759.21 2.78
7:30 AM 12/8 759.2 2.76
7:15 AM 12/8 759.21 2.78
7:00 AM 12/8 759.21 2.78
6:45 AM 12/8 759.21 2.78
Hydrograph for Chippewa River (WI) at Eau Claire
778.5' - Additional downtown stores and some homes begin experiencing basement flooding.
776' - The 1st Avenue and Chippewa Street intersection may flood.
775' - Some downtown businesses begin getting water in their basements.
773' - Parkland area along the river may flood.
770' - Lower areas of Owen Park begin to flood.
769' - Downtown trail underpasses may flood.
764.2' - Lower segments of the Chippewa River Trail begin to flood.
DateStage (ft)
Sep 1, 1941 781
Apr 2, 1967 779.6
Jun 21, 1993 778.9
May 3, 1954 778.5
Sep 25, 2010 777.8
Sep 10, 1938 777
Jun 2, 2013 776.8
Apr 22, 2023 776.44
Apr 14, 2002 776.2
Apr 19, 2019 775.06
May 20, 2017 775.04
Apr 21, 1996 774.9
Mar 18, 2016 774.64
Jun 2, 1938 774.5
Apr 13, 2001 774.5
Apr 10, 2001 774.4
May 15, 2003 773.8
Jun 20, 2018 773.31
Sep 18, 1994 772.9
Apr 7, 1997 772.9

Data provided by the National Weather Service.