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Crawfish River at Columbus

Highest listed crest 20.10 ftFlood stage 17.5 ft5 crests since 2008

The Crawfish River at Columbus crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2008 to 2019. The highest, 20.10 ft on June 10, 2008, was major flooding, 2.60 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Crawfish River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
20.10 ft
June 10, 2008
Flood stage
17.5 ft
Major flooding from 19.5 ft
Crests at major
1
64th of 143 gauges in Wisconsin
Most recent flood crest
March 15, 2019
17.95 ft, minor flooding
Location
Columbia County
Near Beaver Dam (13.0 mi)
Identifiers
NWS CUSW3
No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Crawfish River at Columbus
Action stage15.01Jul 14, 2015The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)17.51Mar 15, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage18.50—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage19.51Jun 10, 2008Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

5 crests from 2008 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Crawfish River at Columbus, 2008 to 2019 121416182022ft Flood stage 17.5 ftMajor 19.5 ft Jun 10, 2008: 20.10 ft, major floodingApr 11, 2015: 14.70 ft, below flood stageJul 14, 2015: 15.48 ft, action stageJul 22, 2017: 13.42 ft, below flood stageMar 15, 2019: 17.95 ft, minor flooding Highest, 20.10 ft, Jun 10, 2008 201020152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Crawfish River at Columbus 2000s: 1 1 2010s: 1 2000s2010s
  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

Highest listed crests, Crawfish River at Columbus
1Jun 10, 200820.10+2.60Major—
2Mar 15, 201917.95+0.45Minor—
3Jul 14, 201515.48−2.02Action—
4Apr 11, 201514.70−2.80Below flood stage—
5Jul 22, 201713.42−4.08Below flood stage—

The worst floods along the Crawfish River

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

June 10, 2008: 20.10 ft here, major flooding

  • MilfordWI · Jun 16, 2008 · 13.35 ft · Major · its highest

March 15, 2019: 17.95 ft here, minor flooding

  • MilfordWI · Mar 20, 2019 · 9.40 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Crawfish River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Crawfish River
Columbus this gaugeWI17.520.10 ft, Jun 10, 20081
MilfordWI7.013.35 ft, Jun 16, 20083

Other gauges in Columbia County

Flood gauges in Columbia County
Pardeeville9.09.35 ft, Mar 15, 20190
Lodi6.59.00 ft, Mar 14, 20198
Portage17.020.66 ft, Sep 28, 20108

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CUSW3, 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.