High Water is Here

The high water from the melting snow and some recent heavy rains is upon us here in the Upper Mississippi River Valley. Currently we are experiencing a weekend of thunderstorms that have the potential to drop a lot of rain, this is not good news for us boaters here in the Mississippi River Valley. We are approaching that time when we all want to get our boats launched and start a new season. The National Weather Service is predicting for now, that the Mississippi River in Port of La Crosse to hit a level of about 14-15ft. before cresting on April 16 or 17th which means the river levels would stabilize and start to drop, provided the area doesn't get hit with heavy amounts of rain. The flood stage for Port of La Crosse is 12ft. and we need it to get down to around 10ft. or lower to access our marina and to be able to safely launch our houseboat. We posted a photo from an area resident that shows the high water effects at Riverside Park here in Port of La Crosse.

We will have to wait patiently for mother nature to do her best and with a little luck everything will be fine and we will be launching at the end of April.

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