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Chippewa River (WI) near Winter

Highest listed crest 11.05 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft102 crests since 1914

The Chippewa River (WI) near Winter crested above flood stage 1 time among the 102 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1914 to 2025. The highest, 11.05 ft on September 4, 1941, was minor flooding, 0.05 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Chippewa River (WI) crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
11.05 ft
September 4, 1941; 7,520 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 13.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 4, 1941
11.05 ft, minor flooding
Location
Sawyer 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) near Winter
Action stage10.06Apr 22, 2023The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.01Sep 4, 1941Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage13.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

102 crests from 1914 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Chippewa River (WI) near Winter, 1914 to 2025 468101214ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 13.0 ft May 3, 1914: 7.70 ft, below flood stage; 3,680 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1915: 7.70 ft, below flood stage; 3,680 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1916: 9.60 ft, below flood stage; 7,020 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1917: 7.40 ft, below flood stage; 3,260 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1918: 7.30 ft, below flood stage; 3,120 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1919: 7.35 ft, below flood stage; 3,190 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1920: 7.70 ft, below flood stage; 3,680 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1921: 7.20 ft, below flood stage; 2,980 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 1923: 7.75 ft, below flood stage; 3,750 cubic feet per secondSep 14, 1924: 6.70 ft, below flood stage; 2,310 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1925: 6.30 ft, below flood stage; 1,800 cubic feet per secondSep 20, 1926: 8.50 ft, below flood stage; 4,920 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 1928: 7.90 ft, below flood stage; 3,810 cubic feet per secondNov 29, 1929: 6.40 ft, below flood stage; 1,870 cubic feet per secondDec 12, 1930: 5.95 ft, below flood stage; 1,450 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 1931: 5.80 ft, below flood stage; 1,250 cubic feet per secondNov 1, 1932: 5.20 ft, below flood stage; 746 cubic feet per secondAug 3, 1934: 5.30 ft, below flood stage; 819 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 1935: 6.30 ft, below flood stage; 1,780 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1936: 7.00 ft, below flood stage; 2,600 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1938: 7.83 ft, below flood stage; 3,650 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1939: 8.55 ft, below flood stage; 4,660 cubic feet per secondSep 5, 1940: 6.75 ft, below flood stage; 2,050 cubic feet per secondSep 4, 1941: 11.05 ft, minor flooding; 7,520 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1942: 7.56 ft, below flood stage; 3,260 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1943: 8.19 ft, below flood stage; 4,130 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1944: 8.85 ft, below flood stage; 5,060 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1945: 7.70 ft, below flood stage; 3,340 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1946: 10.70 ft, action stage; 7,220 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1947: 6.52 ft, below flood stage; 2,030 cubic feet per secondNov 13, 1948: 5.16 ft, below flood stage; 722 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1950: 10.07 ft, action stage; 6,650 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 1951: 7.89 ft, below flood stage; 3,620 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 1952: 7.72 ft, below flood stage; 3,340 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 1953: 8.18 ft, below flood stage; 4,070 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1954: 10.25 ft, action stage; 6,800 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 1955: 5.67 ft, below flood stage; 1,100 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 1956: 5.14 ft, below flood stage; 818 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 1958: 7.84 ft, below flood stage; 3,480 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 1959: 7.35 ft, below flood stage; 2,890 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 1960: 8.52 ft, below flood stage; 4,630 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1961: 6.29 ft, below flood stage; 1,670 cubic feet per secondSep 11, 1962: 7.01 ft, below flood stage; 2,480 cubic feet per secondNov 25, 1963: 5.64 ft, below flood stage; 1,080 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1965: 7.35 ft, below flood stage; 2,890 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1966: 7.46 ft, below flood stage; 2,940 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1967: 9.92 ft, below flood stage; 6,460 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1968: 8.63 ft, below flood stage; 4,780 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 1969: 6.24 ft, below flood stage; 1,610 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1971: 7.66 ft, below flood stage; 3,290 cubic feet per secondAug 21, 1972: 9.61 ft, below flood stage; 5,930 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 1973: 7.76 ft, below flood stage; 3,390 cubic feet per secondNov 11, 1974: 6.19 ft, below flood stage; 1,620 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1976: 7.80 ft, below flood stage; 3,450 cubic feet per secondSep 25, 1977: 8.10 ft, below flood stage; 3,920 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 1978: 8.58 ft, below flood stage; 4,700 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1979: 6.99 ft, below flood stage; 2,460 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 1980: 6.29 ft, below flood stage; 1,720 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1981: 9.40 ft, below flood stage; 5,460 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1982: 7.17 ft, below flood stage; 2,590 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1984: 7.68 ft, below flood stage; 3,190 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 1985: 9.98 ft, below flood stage; 6,290 cubic feet per secondOct 22, 1986: 7.60 ft, below flood stage; 3,090 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1988: 6.56 ft, below flood stage; 1,940 cubic feet per secondSep 14, 1990: 8.47 ft, below flood stage; 4,200 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1991: 6.92 ft, below flood stage; 2,210 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 1992: 7.99 ft, below flood stage; 3,590 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1993: 8.53 ft, below flood stage; 4,280 cubic feet per secondSep 15, 1994: 9.83 ft, below flood stage; 6,070 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1995: 7.21 ft, below flood stage; 2,630 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1996: 9.31 ft, below flood stage; 5,330 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 1996: 8.12 ft, below flood stage; 3,750 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1997: 5.66 ft, below flood stageOct 30, 1997: 8.12 ft, below flood stage; 3,750 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1998: 9.28 ft, below flood stage; 5,290 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1999: 7.53 ft, below flood stage; 3,010 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 2000: 8.21 ft, below flood stage; 3,750 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 2001: 8.70 ft, below flood stage; 4,360 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2002: 10.18 ft, action stage; 6,380 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2003: 9.60 ft, below flood stage; 5,560 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 2004: 9.95 ft, below flood stage; 6,050 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2005: 5.97 ft, below flood stage; 1,370 cubic feet per secondOct 17, 2005: 6.09 ft, below flood stage; 1,480 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2007: 5.68 ft, below flood stage; 1,140 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 2008: 8.72 ft, below flood stage; 4,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2009: 4.93 ft, below flood stage; 579 cubic feet per secondAug 13, 2010: 7.52 ft, below flood stage; 3,020 cubic feet per secondNov 4, 2010: 7.28 ft, below flood stage; 2,750 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 2012: 8.94 ft, below flood stage; 4,880 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2013: 8.81 ft, below flood stage; 4,750 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2014: 9.07 ft, below flood stage; 5,440 cubic feet per secondNov 3, 2014: 6.67 ft, below flood stage; 2,070 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2016: 9.12 ft, below flood stage; 5,520 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2017: 9.80 ft, below flood stage; 6,390 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2018: 9.72 ft, below flood stage; 6,130 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 2019: 10.30 ft, action stage; 7,250 cubic feet per secondJul 27, 2020: 9.14 ft, below flood stage; 5,180 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2021: 6.56 ft, below flood stage; 1,970 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2022: 8.29 ft, below flood stage; 3,990 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 2023: 10.03 ft, action stage; 6,580 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2024: 7.35 ft, below flood stage; 2,820 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 2025: 6.03 ft, below flood stage; 1,440 cubic feet per second Highest, 11.05 ft, Sep 4, 1941 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Chippewa River (WI) near Winter 1910s: 0 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 1 1 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 2020s: 0 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 102 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Chippewa River (WI) near Winter
1Sep 4, 194111.05+0.05Minor7,520
2Jun 29, 194610.70−0.30Action7,220
3Apr 22, 201910.30−0.70Action7,250
4May 4, 195410.25−0.75Action6,800
5Apr 20, 200210.18−0.82Action6,380
6May 11, 195010.07−0.93Action6,650
7Apr 22, 202310.03−0.97Action6,580
8Oct 9, 19859.98−1.02Below flood stage6,290
9Apr 21, 20049.95−1.05Below flood stage6,050
10Jun 18, 19679.92−1.08Below flood stage6,460
11Sep 15, 19949.83−1.17Below flood stage6,070
12May 21, 20179.80−1.20Below flood stage6,390
13Jun 18, 20189.72−1.28Below flood stage6,130
14Aug 21, 19729.61−1.39Below flood stage5,930
15Apr 22, 19169.60−1.40Below flood stage7,020
16May 12, 20039.60−1.40Below flood stage5,560
17Jun 20, 19819.40−1.60Below flood stage5,460
18Apr 29, 19969.31−1.69Below flood stage5,330
19Apr 2, 19989.28−1.72Below flood stage5,290
20Jul 27, 20209.14−1.86Below flood stage5,180
21Jun 7, 20169.12−1.88Below flood stage5,520
22May 13, 20149.07−1.93Below flood stage5,440
23Jun 26, 20128.94−2.06Below flood stage4,880
24Jun 8, 19448.85−2.15Below flood stage5,060
25May 5, 20138.81−2.19Below flood stage4,750
26Apr 26, 20088.72−2.28Below flood stage4,600
27Apr 23, 20018.70−2.30Below flood stage4,360
28Jun 21, 19688.63−2.37Below flood stage4,780
29Aug 29, 19788.58−2.42Below flood stage4,700
30Jun 15, 19398.55−2.45Below flood stage4,660
31Jun 24, 19938.53−2.47Below flood stage4,280
32Sep 3, 19608.52−2.48Below flood stage4,630
33Sep 20, 19268.50−2.50Below flood stage4,920
34Sep 14, 19908.47−2.53Below flood stage4,200
35Apr 17, 20228.29−2.71Below flood stage3,990
36Jul 9, 20008.21−2.79Below flood stage3,750
37Jun 15, 19438.19−2.81Below flood stage4,130
38Jul 6, 19538.18−2.82Below flood stage4,070
39Oct 30, 19968.12−2.88Below flood stage3,750
40Oct 30, 19978.12−2.88Below flood stage3,750
41Sep 25, 19778.10−2.90Below flood stage3,920
42Jul 8, 19927.99−3.01Below flood stage3,590
43Sep 17, 19287.90−3.10Below flood stage3,810
44Jul 9, 19517.89−3.11Below flood stage3,620
45Jul 9, 19587.84−3.16Below flood stage3,480
46May 5, 19387.83−3.17Below flood stage3,650
47Apr 1, 19767.80−3.20Below flood stage3,450
48Oct 11, 19737.76−3.24Below flood stage3,390
49Aug 15, 19237.75−3.25Below flood stage3,750
50Jul 22, 19527.72−3.28Below flood stage3,340

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.

September 4, 1941: 11.05 ft here, minor flooding

  • Eau ClaireWI · Sep 1, 1941 · 781.00 ft · Major · its highest
  • DurandWI · Sep 2, 1941 · 17.40 ft · Major

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)
Winter this gaugeWI11.011.05 ft, Sep 4, 19410
Eau ClaireWI773.0781.00 ft, Sep 1, 19414
DurandWI13.018.93 ft, Apr 2, 19675

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WERW3, 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.