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Fox River (North) at Pardeeville

Highest listed crest 9.35 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft5 crests since 2014

The Fox River (North) at Pardeeville crested above flood stage 2 times among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2014 to 2020. The highest, 9.35 ft on March 15, 2019, was minor flooding, 0.35 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
9.35 ft
March 15, 2019
Flood stage
9.0 ft
Major flooding from 10.0 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
August 29, 2020
9.06 ft, minor flooding
Location
Columbia County
Wisconsin
Identifiers
NWS PDVW3
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 Pardeeville
Action stage8.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.02Aug 29, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage9.50—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage10.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

5 crests from 2014 to 2020. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Fox River (North) at Pardeeville, 2014 to 2020 88.599.510ft Flood stage 9.0 ftMajor 10.0 ft Jun 4, 2014: 8.16 ft, below flood stageApr 12, 2015: 8.21 ft, below flood stageJun 25, 2017: 8.19 ft, below flood stageMar 15, 2019: 9.35 ft, minor floodingAug 29, 2020: 9.06 ft, minor flooding Highest, 9.35 ft, Mar 15, 2019 20152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Fox River (North) at Pardeeville 2010s: 1 1 2020s: 1 2010s2020s
  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, Fox River (North) at Pardeeville
1Mar 15, 20199.35+0.35Minor—
2Aug 29, 20209.06+0.06Minor—
3Apr 12, 20158.21−0.79Below flood stage—
4Jun 25, 20178.19−0.81Below flood stage—
5Jun 4, 20148.16−0.84Below flood stage—

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)
AppletonWI8.48.70 ft, Jun 13, 20080
BerlinWI13.016.23 ft, Jun 18, 20042
Green BayWI584.0585.12 ft, Jul 25, 20190
Little Lake Buttes Des MortsWI6.57.00 ft, Jul 19, 20040
OshkoshWI7.58.00 ft, Apr 17, 20110
Oshkosh-Lake WinnebagoWI3.75.33 ft, Nov 8, 18811
Pardeeville this gaugeWI9.09.35 ft, Mar 15, 20190
PrincetonWI9.511.49 ft, May 19, 20030

Other gauges in Columbia County

Flood gauges in Columbia County
Columbus17.520.10 ft, Jun 10, 20081
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 PDVW3, 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.