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Chippewa River (WI) at Durand

Highest listed crest 18.93 ftFlood stage 13.0 ft53 crests since 1935

The Chippewa River (WI) at Durand crested at major flood stage 5 times among the 53 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1935 to 2023. The highest, 18.93 ft on April 2, 1967, was major flooding, 5.93 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Chippewa River (WI) crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
18.93 ft
April 2, 1967; 123,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
13.0 ft
Major flooding from 17.0 ft
Crests at major
5
16th of 143 gauges in Wisconsin
Most recent flood crest
April 23, 2023
16.46 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Pepin County
Wisconsin

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Chippewa River (WI) at Durand
Action stage12.010Sep 24, 2016The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)13.014Apr 1, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage15.513Apr 23, 2023Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage17.05Jun 23, 1993Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

53 crests from 1935 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Chippewa River (WI) at Durand, 1935 to 2023 8101214161820ft Flood stage 13.0 ftMajor 17.0 ft Mar 25, 1935: 12.56 ft, action stage; 59,500 cubic feet per secondSep 11, 1938: 17.16 ft, major flooding; 91,000 cubic feet per secondNov 7, 1938: 13.10 ft, minor floodingSep 2, 1941: 17.40 ft, major flooding; 93,600 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1942: 16.04 ft, moderate flooding; 75,600 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 1943: 16.42 ft, moderate flooding; 80,700 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1951: 15.66 ft, moderate flooding; 71,800 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1954: 17.40 ft, major flooding; 101,000 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1965: 15.36 ft, minor flooding; 66,200 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1967: 18.93 ft, major flooding; 123,000 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 1968: 11.94 ft, below flood stage; 48,400 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1969: 12.46 ft, action stage; 53,600 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1971: 12.70 ft, action stage; 57,000 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1972: 11.32 ft, below flood stage; 43,100 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1973: 16.26 ft, moderate flooding; 73,300 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1974: 11.06 ft, below flood stage; 41,100 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1975: 12.39 ft, action stage; 53,200 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1976: 13.30 ft, minor flooding; 62,300 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1981: 11.81 ft, below flood stage; 43,500 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1982: 15.62 ft, moderate flooding; 70,300 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1985: 10.24 ft, below flood stage; 33,100 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1989: 11.14 ft, below flood stage; 38,500 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1990: 12.02 ft, action stage; 45,200 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1991: 11.54 ft, below flood stage; 41,500 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1993: 17.76 ft, major flooding; 90,100 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1996: 15.72 ft, moderate flooding; 63,600 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1997: 13.07 ft, minor flooding; 56,000 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1998: 13.15 ft, minor flooding; 56,900 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 2001: 16.08 ft, moderate flooding; 68,200 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2002: 16.41 ft, moderate flooding; 76,100 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2003: 15.77 ft, moderate flooding; 64,400 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 2004: 12.85 ft, action stage; 58,000 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 2005: 12.10 ft, action stage; 52,400 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2006: 11.19 ft, below flood stage; 43,700 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2008: 12.69 ft, action stage; 41,600 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 2010: 16.70 ft, moderate flooding; 79,800 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 2011: 13.81 ft, minor flooding; 47,300 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 2012: 8.99 ft, below flood stage; 20,600 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2013: 12.91 ft, action stage; 40,600 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2013: 13.64 ft, minor flooding; 44,532 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2013: 13.53 ft, minor flooding; 45,131 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 2014: 14.30 ft, minor flooding; 51,700 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2014: 13.94 ft, minor flooding; 48,360 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2015: 9.65 ft, below flood stage; 24,700 cubic feet per secondSep 24, 2016: 12.94 ft, action stage; 41,800 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2017: 16.20 ft, moderate flooding; 71,700 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2018: 13.07 ft, minor flooding; 42,600 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2018: 14.38 ft, minor flooding; 52,400 cubic feet per secondOct 13, 2018: 13.62 ft, minor flooding; 46,100 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2019: 15.76 ft, moderate flooding; 69,300 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2020: 14.02 ft, minor flooding; 51,800 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 2021: 9.71 ft, below flood stage; 25,700 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 2023: 16.46 ft, moderate flooding; 82,343 cubic feet per second Highest, 18.93 ft, Apr 2, 1967 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Chippewa River (WI) at Durand 1930s: 2 1940s: 3 1950s: 2 1960s: 2 1970s: 2 1980s: 1 1990s: 4 2000s: 3 2010s: 11 11 2020s: 2 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  1. 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.
  2. 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

The 50 highest of 53 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Chippewa River (WI) at Durand
1Apr 2, 196718.93+5.93Major123,000
2Jun 23, 199317.76+4.76Major90,100
3Sep 2, 194117.40+4.40Major93,600
4May 3, 195417.40+4.40Major101,000
5Sep 11, 193817.16+4.16Major91,000
6Sep 27, 201016.70+3.70Moderate79,800
7Apr 23, 202316.46+3.46Moderate82,343
8Jun 30, 194316.42+3.42Moderate80,700
9Apr 15, 200216.41+3.41Moderate76,100
10Mar 6, 197316.26+3.26Moderate73,300
11May 21, 201716.20+3.20Moderate71,700
12Apr 14, 200116.08+3.08Moderate68,200
13Jun 1, 194216.04+3.04Moderate75,600
14May 14, 200315.77+2.77Moderate64,400
15Apr 20, 201915.76+2.76Moderate69,300
16Apr 22, 199615.72+2.72Moderate63,600
17Apr 14, 195115.66+2.66Moderate71,800
18Apr 19, 198215.62+2.62Moderate70,300
19Apr 14, 196515.36+2.36Minor66,200
20Jun 21, 201814.38+1.38Minor52,400
21Apr 13, 201414.30+1.30Minor51,700
22Apr 1, 202014.02+1.02Minor51,800
23May 15, 201413.94+0.94Minor48,360
24Apr 13, 201113.81+0.81Minor47,300
25May 7, 201313.64+0.64Minor44,532
26Oct 13, 201813.62+0.62Minor46,100
27May 24, 201313.53+0.53Minor45,131
28Apr 2, 197613.30+0.30Minor62,300
29Apr 3, 199813.15+0.15Minor56,900
30Nov 7, 193813.10+0.10Minor—
31Apr 7, 199713.07+0.07Minor56,000
32Apr 27, 201813.07+0.07Minor42,600
33Sep 24, 201612.94−0.06Action41,800
34Apr 11, 201312.91−0.09Action40,600
35Mar 31, 200412.85−0.15Action58,000
36Apr 14, 197112.70−0.30Action57,000
37Apr 28, 200812.69−0.31Action41,600
38Mar 25, 193512.56−0.44Action59,500
39Apr 10, 196912.46−0.54Action53,600
40Apr 29, 197512.39−0.61Action53,200
41Apr 2, 200512.10−0.90Action52,400
42Mar 16, 199012.02−0.98Action45,200
43Jul 3, 196811.94−1.06Below flood stage48,400
44May 7, 198111.81−1.19Below flood stage43,500
45Mar 26, 199111.54−1.46Below flood stage41,500
46Apr 2, 197211.32−1.68Below flood stage43,100
47Apr 3, 200611.19−1.81Below flood stage43,700
48Mar 30, 198911.14−1.86Below flood stage38,500
49Apr 16, 197411.06−1.94Below flood stage41,100
50Mar 30, 198510.24−2.76Below flood stage33,100

The worst floods along the Chippewa River (WI)

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Chippewa River (WI) that crested above flood stage within a week.

April 2, 1967: 18.93 ft here, major flooding

June 23, 1993: 17.76 ft here, major flooding

  • Eau ClaireWI · Jun 21, 1993 · 778.90 ft · Major

September 2, 1941: 17.40 ft here, major flooding

  • Eau ClaireWI · Sep 1, 1941 · 781.00 ft · Major · its highest
  • WinterWI · Sep 4, 1941 · 11.05 ft · Minor · its highest

Gauges on the Chippewa River (WI)

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Chippewa River (WI)
WinterWI11.011.05 ft, Sep 4, 19410
Eau ClaireWI773.0781.00 ft, Sep 1, 19414
Durand this gaugeWI13.018.93 ft, Apr 2, 19675

Other gauges in Pepin County

Flood gauges in Pepin County
Lake City16.022.18 ft, Apr 19, 19653

Pepin County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Wisconsin

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DURW3, 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.