GALLERY: Stormy weather brings high water levels and rushing rivers

Posted 5/29/24

A string of storms Tuesday, May 21 dumped several inches of rain on Pierce County, leaving area rivers and streams overflowing their banks.

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GALLERY: Stormy weather brings high water levels and rushing rivers

Water rushing under a bridge over Lost Creek at 450th Avenue.

Water rushing under a bridge over Lost Creek at 450th Avenue.

Andrew Harrington / Pierce County Journal

High water signs were out and about throughout the area, as water levels rose after the May 21 thunderstorms.

High water signs were out and about throughout the area, as water levels rose after the May 21 thunderstorms.

Andrew Harrington / Pierce County Journal

A bridge over Lost Creek on 450th Avenue was nearly matched by the water level the morning after the May 21 thunderstorms.

A bridge over Lost Creek on 450th Avenue was nearly matched by the water level the morning after the May 21 thunderstorms.

Andrew Harrington / Pierce County Journal

The Rush River saw its fair share of high water levels as a bridge on 570th Avenue nearly met the top of the water.

The Rush River saw its fair share of high water levels as a bridge on 570th Avenue nearly met the top of the water.

Andrew Harrington / Pierce County Journal

The water levels were not just high in the rivers, as many crop fields around the county built up pools of water.

The water levels were not just high in the rivers, as many crop fields around the county built up pools of water.

Andrew Harrington / Pierce County Journal

A look from a bridge at the flow of the Rush River on 570th Avenue.

A look from a bridge at the flow of the Rush River on 570th Avenue.

Andrew Harrington / Pierce County Journal

Posted Wednesday, May 29, 2024 1:12 pm

A string of storms Tuesday, May 21 dumped several inches of rain on Pierce County, leaving area rivers and streams overflowing their banks.

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flooding, Rush River, Lost Creek, May 2024, Pierce County, Wisconsin