▁ev acu ate ▁to ▁higher ▁ground . ▁Down stream , ▁in ▁Lee ▁County ▁at ▁D ixon , ▁the ▁river ▁had ▁not ▁reached ▁flo od ▁stage ▁as ▁off ▁August ▁ 2 5 , ▁though ▁it ▁continued ▁to ▁rise . ▁Though ▁not ▁affected ▁by ▁flo oding ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁on ▁August ▁ 7 , ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Rock ford ▁received ▁ 1 . 2 3   in ches   ( 3 1   mm ) ▁of ▁rain , ▁setting ▁an ▁all - time ▁record ▁for ▁Rock ford ' s ▁wet test ▁month ▁in ▁recorded ▁climate ▁data ▁history , ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 3 . 8 2   in ches   ( 3 5 1   mm ) ▁of ▁rain . ▁ ▁Other ▁rivers ▁and ▁streams ▁in ▁the ▁Rock ▁River ▁valley ▁experienced ▁moder ate ▁to ▁major ▁flo oding ▁as ▁well . ▁The ▁K ish w au kee ▁River ▁at ▁Perry ville ▁cr ested ▁at ▁ 1 7 . 5 7   fe et   ( 5 . 3 6   m ), ▁more ▁than ▁five ▁feet ▁above ▁flo od ▁stage . ▁The ▁same ▁river ▁also ▁rose ▁above ▁flo od ▁stage ▁in ▁Bel vid ere . ▁After ▁ 4 . 8 5   in ches   ( 1 2 3   mm ) ▁of ▁rain ▁fell ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 3 ▁and ▁ 2 4 ▁in ▁De K al b ▁County , ▁at ▁De K al b , ▁the ▁South ▁Branch ▁K ish w au kee ▁River ▁rose ▁to ▁its ▁highest ▁level ▁since ▁ 1