Rock County, Wisconsin

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

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• Rock River At Newville, WI: flow 1,050 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 60 min ago
• Badfish Creek Near Cooksville, WI: flow 102 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 60 min ago
• Yahara River Near Fulton, WI: flow 288 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 60 min ago
• Rock River At Afton, WI: flow 1,670 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 60 min ago
• Turtle Creek At Carvers Rock Road Near Clinton, WI: flow 139 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 60 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: 10 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.

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

• WZDx 4.1 work zones (wisdot): 60 entries for this county · Wisconsin DOT · read 3 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.

8 sources answered; nothing recent here.

Coming Up

No meeting is on an agenda we read for the next seven days.

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

• Stoughton man seriously injured after train strikes car in Rock County · WQRF-TV · 15 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Janesville police dog assists in Walworth County CSAM arrest · WBGR-FM · 18 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• US energy secretary joins Rep. Steil in Rock County to announce $5.1 billion in loans to Alliant Energy · WBGR-FM · 19 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Beloit man sentenced to five years in prison for shooting · WBGR-FM · 21 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Beloit man sentenced to prison for May stabbing · WBGR-FM · 22 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

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

• openFDA food enforcement reports (recalls), newest first: 5 entries for this county · FDA · read 2 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 avian influenza A (H5): 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.

19 entries from USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Wisconsin (U.S. Geological Survey) for this county, in its latest read.

• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Wisconsin: 19 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 23 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.

No source here for this.

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
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 69,084 jobs (69,020 a year earlier); $1,273 average weekly wage ($1,267 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 Rock County, Wisconsin (detected 2026-10-08). 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 1 h ago

Background

• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  3 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 7 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)
  120 properties on the National Register in this county, 1 of them a National Historic Landmark. 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, 11:52 AM CDT.