Rivers in Wisconsin

Wisconsin River below Stevens Point Dam

Portage County, WisconsinNWS STPW3Green Bay office

Below flood stage
1069.6ftStage

Observed Wed, Sep 23, 10:10 AM CDT

Flood stage
1076.0 ft
Record crest
1080.6 ft2010

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood1081.0 ft
Moderate flood1079.0 ft
Minor flood1076.0 ft
Action1074.0 ft
  1. 1081.0 ftWater is covering parts of West River Drive and may be closed in some sections. The County Highway Road HH is likely closed.
  2. 1079.0 ftThere is widespread flooding of wooded lowland. Water approaches portions of West River Drive. The County Road HH bridge may be closed.
  3. 1076.0 ftThere is widespread flooding of wooded lowland areas.
  4. 1074.0 ftThere is flooding of wooded lowland.

Crest history

12 crests on NOAA’s list since 2010.

#DateStage
1September 24, 20101080.6 ft
2March 17, 20161079.7 ft
3April 11, 20111079.3 ft
4April 15, 20261078.9 ft
5May 19, 20171077.8 ft
6April 12, 20231077.6 ft
7April 12, 20141077.4 ft
8December 16, 20151077.1 ft
9April 1, 20251077.0 ft
10June 24, 20241076.4 ft
11April 22, 20231076.3 ft
12April 30, 20251076.1 ft

Most recent crests

  • April 15, 2026: 1078.9 ft
  • April 30, 2025: 1076.1 ft
  • April 1, 2025: 1077.0 ft
  • June 24, 2024: 1076.4 ft
  • April 22, 2023: 1076.3 ft
  • April 12, 2023: 1077.6 ft
  • May 19, 2017: 1077.8 ft
  • March 17, 2016: 1079.7 ft
  • December 16, 2015: 1077.1 ft
  • April 12, 2014: 1077.4 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. Gauge reading affected by power generation. Stage may be affected by ice.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service.