Damage from flooding at $6 million but still rising Beaver Dam volunteers move sandbags over the dam on Beaver Dam Lake Sunday while the water from the lake rages below.(AP Photo/Beaver Dam Daily Citizen, Cory Schaefer) Associated Press MADISON, Wis. - Damage to public structures from weeks of extensive rains in southern Wisconsin is running in the millions of dollars, with the tab still rising as flooding continues. Lori Getter, spokeswoman for the state Division of Emergency Management, said Monday that the estimated $6 million or more in damage to roads, dams and other public structure dates from May 19 to last Thursday. Federal officials had finished their reviews of Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Grant, Jefferson, Kenosha, Ozaukee and Vernon counties. They had yet to finish their work in Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake and Winnebago counties. That area includes Randolph, which got nearly 9 inches of rain in nine hours last week. The counties reported 550 homes had basement flooding or sewer backups and 50 businesses had flooding damage, although the state did not estimate a dollar amount for damage to private structures, Getter said. She said county officials are keeping the state abreast of flooding damage in their areas. The state in turn has asked Federal Emergency Management Agency officials to check those areas, and Gov. Jim Doyle plans to use that information to apply for federal disaster assistance. Getter said several more counties have experienced flooding but have not yet requested state help. "It's going to depend on how much more rain they get," Getter said. In Green Lake County, emergency management director Gary Podoll said Monday he would need several days to fully assess damage there because the Fox River in Berlin was not expected to crest until Wednesday. The river rose to a record level of around 16 feet Monday _ or more than a foot above the previous high set in 1993. Flooding made it difficult to travel in and out of Berlin. High water closed part of state Highway 49 and River Road, and another route was closed for construction. "I'm just praying it doesn't rain anymore," Podoll said. Joe Nehmer, Jefferson County's emergency management director, said his county reported only $70,000 to $90,000 in public sector damage, primarily to roads. That pales to the estimated $1 million in damages to private homes and businesses, he said. A chance of scattered showers remains in the Wisconsin weather forecast for Tuesday night and Wednesday. In other developments: _The Wisconsin River hit flood stage at Portage Monday and was expected to rise another foot overnight, to a level of 18 feet, 1 inch deep which results in moderate flooding. South of Portage, three times the usual capacity of water was flowing over the Prairie du Sac hydro dam, according to Mike Prindel, plant superintendent for Alliant Energy. With the plant's eight power-generating units operating, 13,000 cubic feet of water per second can run through the dam. Alliant reported 41,540 cubic feet per second flowing through on Monday. The Prairie du Sac dam is the last before the Wisconsin River flows into the Mississippi River, which was at the bank full stage as of Sunday. Prindel said backed-up water on farm fields and in feeder streams was flowing into major rivers, resulting in lowland flooding. "River flows should be turning a corner, if we don't get more rain," he said. _A state of emergency was declared at the Ozaukee County community of Saukville, about 25 miles north of Milwaukee, because of flooding of the Milwaukee River. ___ On the Net: Wisconsin Emergency Management: http://emergencymanagement.wi.gov