Fox River (North) at Little Lake Buttes Des Morts

Highest listed crest 7.00 ftFlood stage 6.5 ft1 crests since 2004

The Fox River (North) at Little Lake Buttes Des Morts crested above flood stage 1 time among the 1 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2004 to 2004. The highest, 7.00 ft on July 19, 2004, was minor flooding, 0.50 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 7.00 ft; July 19, 2004
Flood stage: 6.5 ft; Major flooding from 10.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: July 19, 2004; 7.00 ft, minor flooding
Location: Winnebago County; Near Fox Crossing (1.4 mi), Menasha (2.2 mi), Neenah (2.8 mi)
Identifiers: NWS OSKW3; 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, Fox River (North) at Little Lake Buttes Des Morts

Action stage	4.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	6.5	1	Jul 19, 2004	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	8.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	10.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

1 crests from 2004 to 2004. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

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

Highest listed crests, Fox River (North) at Little Lake Buttes Des Morts

1	Jul 19, 2004	7.00	+0.50	Minor	—

Gauges on the Fox River (North)

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

Flood gauges on the Fox River (North)

Appleton	WI	8.4	8.70 ft, Jun 13, 2008	0
Berlin	WI	13.0	16.23 ft, Jun 18, 2004	2
Green Bay	WI	584.0	585.12 ft, Jul 25, 2019	0
Little Lake Buttes Des Morts this gauge	WI	6.5	7.00 ft, Jul 19, 2004	0
Oshkosh	WI	7.5	8.00 ft, Apr 17, 2011	0
Oshkosh-Lake Winnebago	WI	3.7	5.33 ft, Nov 8, 1881	1
Pardeeville	WI	9.0	9.35 ft, Mar 15, 2019	0
Princeton	WI	9.5	11.49 ft, May 19, 2003	0

Other gauges in Winnebago County

Flood gauges in Winnebago County

Oshkosh	7.5	8.00 ft, Apr 17, 2011	0
Oshkosh-Lake Winnebago	3.7	5.33 ft, Nov 8, 1881	1
Lake Poygan	5.0	5.15 ft, Apr 28, 2026	0

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge OSKW3, 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.