Black River (WI) near Hatfield
Highest listed crest 811.50 ftFlood stage 797.0 ft10 crests since 1911
The Black River (WI) near Hatfield crested at major flood stage 6 times among the 10 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1911 to 2026. The highest, 811.50 ft on October 6, 1911, was major flooding, 14.50 feet above flood stage.
The gauge
- Highest listed crest
- 811.50 ft
- October 6, 1911
- Flood stage
- 797.0 ft
- Major flooding from 800.0 ft
- Crests at major
- 6
- 11th of 143 gauges in Wisconsin
- Most recent flood crest
- April 14, 2026
- 797.73 ft, minor flooding
Flood stages
The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.
| Action stage | 793.0 | 0 | — |
| Flood stage (minor) | 797.0 | 1 | Apr 14, 2026 |
| Moderate flood stage | 798.0 | 3 | Oct 25, 2023 |
| Major flood stage | 800.0 | 6 | Apr 18, 2019 |
Every listed crest
10 crests from 1911 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.
Crests at or above flood stage, by decade
- These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
- Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.
Highest crests
| 1 | Oct 6, 1911 | 811.50 | +14.50 | Major |
| 2 | Sep 10, 1938 | 804.50 | +7.50 | Major |
| 3 | Sep 24, 2010 | 804.16 | +7.16 | Major |
| 4 | Sep 22, 2016 | 803.10 | +6.10 | Major |
| 5 | Sep 21, 1980 | 802.60 | +5.60 | Major |
| 6 | Apr 18, 2019 | 801.33 | +4.33 | Major |
| 7 | Apr 1, 2023 | 798.83 | +1.83 | Moderate |
| 8 | Apr 21, 2023 | 798.69 | +1.69 | Moderate |
| 9 | Oct 25, 2023 | 798.37 | +1.37 | Moderate |
| 10 | Apr 14, 2026 | 797.73 | +0.73 | Minor |
The worst floods along the Black River (WI)
For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Black River (WI) that crested above flood stage within a week.
September 10, 1938: 804.50 ft here, major flooding
- NeillsvilleWI · Sep 10, 1938 · 23.80 ft · Major · its highest
- GalesvilleWI · Sep 11, 1938 · 14.31 ft · Moderate
September 24, 2010: 804.16 ft here, major flooding
- Black River FallsWI · Sep 24, 2010 · 61.47 ft · Major · its highest
- GalesvilleWI · Sep 25, 2010 · 16.79 ft · Major · its highest
- NeillsvilleWI · Sep 24, 2010 · 18.77 ft · Minor
September 22, 2016: 803.10 ft here, major flooding
- Hwy 95WI · Sep 22, 2016 · 915.23 ft · Major · its highest
- Black River FallsWI · Sep 22, 2016 · 60.35 ft · Major
- NeillsvilleWI · Sep 22, 2016 · 21.07 ft · Moderate
- GalesvilleWI · Sep 24, 2016 · 14.96 ft · Moderate
- Hatfield DamWI · Sep 22, 2016 · 885.41 ft · Minor · its highest
Gauges on the Black River (WI)
Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.
| Black River Falls | WI | 61.47 ft, Sep 24, 2010 | 7 |
| Galesville | WI | 16.79 ft, Sep 25, 2010 | 4 |
| Hatfield Dam | WI | 885.41 ft, Sep 22, 2016 | 0 |
| Hwy 95 | WI | 915.23 ft, Sep 22, 2016 | 1 |
| Neillsville | WI | 23.80 ft, Sep 10, 1938 | 3 |
| Hatfield this gauge | WI | 811.50 ft, Oct 6, 1911 | 6 |
Other gauges in Jackson County
| Black River Falls | 61.47 ft, Sep 24, 2010 | 7 |
| Hatfield Dam | 885.41 ft, Sep 22, 2016 | 0 |
| East Fork Rd | 903.56 ft, Oct 27, 2023 | 1 |
Jackson County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Wisconsin
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HATW3, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.