Portions of Rock River nearing flood stage

The National Weather Service is predicting that the Rock River is nearing flood stage in several Rock County communities.


According to hydrological reports, the Afton portion of Rock River is expected to rise to its flood stage of nine feet by early Saturday morning and cause significant flooding in Afton and Janesville area by the middle of next week.

Flood forecasts for the Newville area of Rock River, near Lake Koshkonong, are slightly better. Flood stage won't be reached until early Sunday morning, with minor flooding later in the week.

Rock County Emergency Management is currently offering the townships of Milton, Fulton, Rock and Janesville extra sandbags to prepare for flooding