But as day advanced, the sun came out, the waters receded, the river retired within its banks, and within twenty-four hours after the rains had ceased, the debris of mills, logs which had been left far in the woods, and other evidences of loss, were all that reminded one of the resent war with the elements". As a result every mill on that stream was swept off, causing great damage, which required months to repair. The rain fell in torrents until after midnight, and when morning dawned Black River had risen twenty-five feet and was flooding the country in all directions. With each succeeding hour the area of the storm was increased, and from gentle drops, which were eagerly lapped up by the parched earth, it gradually assumed a violence never before witnessed. On the afternoon of the previous day the rain began to fall and the refreshing shower was hailed with delight. The following quote is from a history of Clark county: "came the great flood, which wiped out many of the improvements, and caused general suffering throughout the settled portions of the Black River Valley. June 7, 1847: Black River basin: One of the earliest known floods in the La Crosse Hydrologic Service Area took place in June 1847. Updated January 2010 by Service Hydrologist Mike Welvaert
Peter Corrigan, Service Hydrologist February 2004
In the La Crosse (ARX) Hydrologic Service Area
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