Rivers in Wisconsin

Grant River at Burton

Grant County, WisconsinNWS BTNW3USGS 05413500La Crosse office

Below flood stage
6.43ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 1:00 AM CDT

Flood stage
18.00 ft
Record crest
26.45 ft2017

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood22.00 ft
Moderate flood20.00 ft
Minor flood18.00 ft
Action15.00 ft
  1. 25.50 ftWater begins flowing over the road.
  2. 24.00 ftWater reaches the bottom of the Highway N Bridge at Burton.
  3. 18.00 ftMinor flooding of lowland areas begins.

Crest history

61 crests on NOAA’s list since 1948.

#DateStage
1July 22, 201726.45 ft
2July 16, 195024.82 ft
3February 19, 199724.62 ft
4February 20, 199424.57 ft
5June 22, 195424.45 ft
6January 25, 196723.67 ft
7September 12, 201923.54 ft
8June 13, 200823.31 ft
9September 20, 201923.30 ft
10February 20, 195523.30 ft
11June 17, 197823.07 ft
12February 8, 196623.05 ft
13October 2, 201823.03 ft
14April 25, 200823.01 ft
15June 15, 199122.23 ft
16June 1, 200022.05 ft
17March 1, 196522.05 ft
18March 16, 196321.88 ft
19March 22, 197521.84 ft
20June 4, 200221.77 ft
21March 12, 198921.63 ft
22June 21, 197421.59 ft
23June 25, 194921.45 ft
24February 21, 198521.42 ft
25June 9, 200821.38 ft

Most recent crests

  • August 17, 2025: 18.65 ft
  • August 11, 2025: 20.08 ft
  • September 20, 2019: 23.30 ft
  • September 15, 2019: 19.50 ft
  • September 12, 2019: 23.54 ft
  • October 2, 2018: 23.03 ft
  • July 22, 2017: 26.45 ft
  • March 15, 2014: 19.61 ft
  • March 11, 2013: 20.73 ft
  • July 24, 2010: 20.32 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.

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.