Dane County, Wisconsin

76 river gauges reading now, shown against their usual but not yet judged.

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• Lake Monona At Madison, WI: water level 4.84 ft · above the highest October monthly average on record for this gauge (4.75 ft) · U.S. Geological Survey · 48 min ago
• Black Earth Creek Near Treatment Plnt @ Cross Plains, WI: flow 12.9 ft³/s · below the lowest October monthly average on record for this gauge (13.1 ft³/s) · U.S. Geological Survey · 48 min ago
• Sixmile Creek @ County Trnk Hghwy M Near Waunakee, WI: flow 11.5 ft³/s · below the lowest October monthly average on record for this gauge (11.7 ft³/s) · U.S. Geological Survey · 48 min ago
• Dorn (spring) Creek At Ct Highway M Near Waunakee, WI: flow 3.3 ft³/s · below the lowest October monthly average on record for this gauge (3.64 ft³/s) · U.S. Geological Survey · 48 min ago
• Black Earth Creek Near Brewery Road At Cross Plains, WI: flow 9.71 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 48 min ago

River levels are shown against their usual, but not yet judged. A gauge’s usual here is its range of October monthly averages; the reading is the latest 15-minute value, which a passing rain or dry spell can carry outside that range. So no river gauge makes this county Unusual For Here until we compare each day with the same day’s history.

A gauge’s usual is its range of October monthly averages over its record (USGS).

• USGS daily mean streamflow and gage height - Wisconsin: 50 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 11 h ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

2 sources answered; nothing recent here.

129 entries from WZDx 4.1 work zones (wisdot) (Wisconsin DOT) for this county, in its latest read.

• WZDx 4.1 work zones (wisdot): 129 entries for this county · Wisconsin DOT · read 2 min ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

10 reports in the last 24 hours, none published as an event.

Coming Up

• Village Board Regular Meeting Materials · Oregon village · 17 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Plan Commission Packet (Staff recommends PDF download to click on each individual topic of interest as some files are large files.) · Verona city · 20 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Planning & Zoning Commission - Oct 28, 2026 · DeForest village · 22 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Planning & Zoning Commission - Oct 28, 2026 · DeForest village · 22 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Planning & Zoning Commission - Oct 28, 2026 · DeForest village · 22 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

5 reports in the last 6 hours, none published as an event.

• Three state constitutional amendments for voters to decide on Nov. 3 ballot · The Badger Herald · 1 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• A look at Crowley’s, Tiffany’s policies ahead of Wisconsin election: an overview based on gubernatorial debate · The Badger Herald · 2 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Outreach, education key to voting accessibility, Wisconsin advocates say · Wisconsin Watch · 4 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• UW campus closures limit rural college access · Wisconsin Watch · 5 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• TBI looking into leads on escaped Tennessee inmate after bank robbed in Madison, Wisconsin · WZDX · 5 h ago Published event

5 entries from openFDA food enforcement reports (recalls), newest first (FDA), 3 from CDC wastewater data for avian influenza A (H5) (CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System) and 2 from CDC wastewater data for measles (CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System) for this county, in their latest reads, and 1 more source.

3 readings here, none current.

• openFDA food enforcement reports (recalls), newest first: 5 entries for this county · FDA · read 1 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for avian influenza A (H5): 3 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 16 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for measles: 2 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 16 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for RSV: 1 entry for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 16 h ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

Madison Area: AQI 23, within the usual daily AQI in October for this county.

• Madison Area: AQI 23 · within the usual daily AQI in October for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · 48 min ago

• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Wisconsin: 119 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 11 min ago
• AirNow reporting-area AQI (current and forecast): 10 entries for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · read 30 min ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

1 source answered; nothing recent here.

Quiet

• Layoff and closure notices (WARN): No notice naming a place here in the last 30 days · Wisconsin DWD · read 2 h ago
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA): No reported accident or crossing collision here with a release, evacuation, injury or death in the latest data · Federal Railroad Administration · read Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT
• Gasoline prices (EIA): No weekly move of 10 cents or more · U.S. Energy Information Administration · read Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT

Background

• Gasoline prices (EIA)
  Regular gasoline, Midwest (PADD 2), week of 2026-10-19: $4.145 a gallon, up 0 cents from the week before. U.S. Energy Information Administration
• Layoff and closure notices (WARN)
  UnityPoint Health, Madison: WR, 1 worker; starts 2027-02-28. Wisconsin DWD
• Layoff and closure notices (WARN)
  PPD d/b/a Thermo Fisher Scientific, Middleton: WR, 69 workers; starts 2026-09-28. Wisconsin DWD
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 359,287 jobs (357,144 a year earlier); $1,631 average weekly wage ($1,518 a year earlier). BLS (QCEW)

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Unusual is this county against its own history, never against other counties. FRA posts about three months after an accident, so its lines are reported, not breaking. Last read: BLS (QCEW) Oct 12, 8:25 AM CDT; U.S. Energy Information Administration Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT; Federal Railroad Administration Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT; Wisconsin DWD Oct 29, 9:00 AM CDT.

Matters Now

• Bird flu in wild birds (APHIS)
  USDA APHIS reports highly pathogenic avian influenza detected in wild birds in Dane County, Wisconsin (3 detections, the newest 2026-10-20). This is the first detection in wild birds here this season. USDA APHIS

Quiet

• Non-native species (USGS NAS): No new non-native species alert here in the last 30 days · USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) · read Oct 12, 7:04 PM CDT
• Introduced species (iNaturalist): No introduced species newly recorded here · iNaturalist · read 51 min ago

Background

• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  101 research-grade observations of introduced species here in the last 30 days. iNaturalist

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Unusual is this county against its own history, never against other counties. Bird flu detections are reported in our words with a link to USDA APHIS; its records are not reproduced. iNaturalist observations are shown only under CC0 or CC-BY, with the observer credited; others are counted. Observations with an obscured location are never placed on a county. Last read: USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) Oct 12, 7:04 PM CDT; iNaturalist Oct 29, 10:56 AM CDT; USDA APHIS Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT.

Quiet

• Historic places in harm’s way: No listed place here inside an active wildfire perimeter, warning area or flood zone · National Weather Service · read 12 min ago
• National Register nominations (Federal Register): No nomination here under review · National Park Service (Federal Register) · read 2 h ago
• National Register listings (NPS): No listing or removal here in the last 30 days · National Park Service · read Oct 12, 8:25 AM CDT

Background

• National Register listings (NPS)
  198 properties on the National Register in this county, 9 of them National Historic Landmarks. National Park Service

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Sites whose location is restricted are never shown. A place inside a hazard area is our overlay of open maps, as of the hazard’s own time; it says nothing of damage. Last read: National Park Service Oct 12, 8:25 AM CDT; National Park Service (Federal Register) Oct 29, 9:00 AM CDT; National Weather Service Oct 29, 11:35 AM CDT.