Rivers in Wisconsin

Peshtigo River near Porterfield

Marinette County, WisconsinNWS PFDW3USGS 04069416Green Bay office

Below flood stage
7.81ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 27, 8:00 PM CDT

Flood stage
12.00 ft
Record crest
14.08 ft2026

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood17.00 ft
Moderate flood14.00 ft
Minor flood12.00 ft
Action10.00 ft
  1. 17.00 ftUp to 3 feet of floodwaters are surrounding structures adjacent to the river.
  2. 15.00 ftFloodwaters are surrounding structures along the river.
  3. 14.00 ftThere is widespread flooding of lowland and agricultural land. Upstream there is flooding of lowland near the town of Crivitz.
  4. 12.00 ftArea boat docks begin flooding and there is widespread flooding of wooded lowland.
  5. 10.00 ftThere is minor flooding of wooded lowland.

Crest history

15 crests on NOAA’s list since 2002.

#DateStage
1April 16, 202614.08 ft
2March 30, 200413.87 ft
3April 20, 201913.44 ft
4April 18, 202312.82 ft
5April 9, 201412.75 ft
6March 30, 202012.41 ft
7June 16, 201712.40 ft
8March 25, 202212.32 ft
9June 25, 200212.08 ft
10March 18, 201611.78 ft
11April 18, 200311.42 ft
12April 18, 200211.20 ft
13June 24, 201111.10 ft
14September 24, 201011.03 ft
15March 11, 202110.60 ft

Most recent crests

  • April 16, 2026: 14.08 ft
  • April 18, 2023: 12.82 ft
  • March 25, 2022: 12.32 ft
  • March 11, 2021: 10.60 ft
  • March 30, 2020: 12.41 ft
  • April 20, 2019: 13.44 ft
  • June 16, 2017: 12.40 ft
  • March 18, 2016: 11.78 ft
  • April 9, 2014: 12.75 ft
  • June 24, 2011: 11.10 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the North Central River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point. Stage may be affected by ice.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.