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Grant River at Burton

Highest listed crest 26.45 ftFlood stage 18.0 ft60 crests since 1948

The Grant River at Burton crested at major flood stage 17 times among the 60 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1948 to 2025. The highest, 26.45 ft on July 22, 2017, was major flooding, 8.45 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
26.45 ft
July 22, 2017; 42,255 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
18.0 ft
Major flooding from 22.0 ft
Crests at major
17
1st of 143 gauges in Wisconsin
Most recent flood crest
August 17, 2025
18.65 ft, minor flooding
Location
Grant County
Wisconsin

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Grant River at Burton
Action stage15.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)18.017Aug 17, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage20.026Aug 11, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage22.017Sep 20, 2019Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

60 crests from 1948 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Grant River at Burton, 1948 to 2025 182022242628ft Flood stage 18.0 ftMajor 22.0 ft Aug 28, 1948: 20.24 ft, moderate flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1949: 21.45 ft, moderate flooding; 14,100 cubic feet per secondJul 16, 1950: 24.82 ft, major flooding; 25,000 cubic feet per secondAug 8, 1951: 20.67 ft, moderate flooding; 11,700 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1952: 19.18 ft, minor flooding; 7,280 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1953: 20.92 ft, moderate flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1954: 24.45 ft, major flooding; 23,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1955: 23.30 ft, major flooding; 8,000 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 1956: 20.23 ft, moderate flooding; 6,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1958: 18.76 ft, minor flooding; 1,200 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1959: 20.46 ft, moderate flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 1960: 20.38 ft, moderate flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1961: 21.27 ft, moderate flooding; 13,400 cubic feet per secondNov 3, 1961: 19.54 ft, minor flooding; 8,120 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1963: 21.88 ft, moderate flooding; 8,000 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1964: 18.66 ft, minor flooding; 5,510 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1965: 22.05 ft, major flooding; 7,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 1966: 23.05 ft, major flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 1967: 23.67 ft, major flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1972: 20.52 ft, moderate flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 1972: 21.14 ft, moderate flooding; 6,770 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1974: 21.59 ft, moderate flooding; 7,830 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1975: 21.84 ft, moderate flooding; 8,520 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 1976: 21.28 ft, moderate flooding; 7,080 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 1977: 21.29 ft, moderate flooding; 4,840 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1978: 23.07 ft, major flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1979: 20.14 ft, moderate flooding; 5,320 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1980: 20.00 ft, moderate flooding; 2,160 cubic feet per secondAug 2, 1981: 18.79 ft, minor flooding; 2,450 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 1981: 18.79 ft, minor flooding; 2,450 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1982: 18.56 ft, minor flooding; 3,290 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1985: 21.42 ft, moderate flooding; 6,800 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1989: 21.63 ft, moderate floodingJan 17, 1990: 19.56 ft, minor floodingJun 29, 1990: 18.17 ft, minor flooding; 3,020 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1991: 22.23 ft, major flooding; 9,220 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 1993: 21.15 ft, moderate flooding; 6,950 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1994: 24.57 ft, major floodingFeb 19, 1997: 24.62 ft, major floodingMar 31, 1998: 19.07 ft, minor flooding; 3,850 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1999: 19.96 ft, minor flooding; 4,980 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2000: 22.05 ft, major flooding; 8,810 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2002: 21.77 ft, moderate flooding; 9,000 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2004: 18.94 ft, minor flooding; 4,280 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2004: 18.39 ft, minor flooding; 3,357 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 2007: 20.29 ft, moderate flooding; 4,930 cubic feet per secondAug 20, 2007: 19.87 ft, minor flooding; 5,651 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2008: 23.01 ft, major flooding; 12,010 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2008: 21.38 ft, moderate flooding; 6,690 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2008: 23.31 ft, major flooding; 13,000 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 2009: 18.83 ft, minor flooding; 4,180 cubic feet per secondJul 24, 2010: 20.32 ft, moderate flooding; 5,020 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2013: 20.73 ft, moderate flooding; 5,661 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2014: 19.61 ft, minor flooding; 7,201 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 2017: 26.45 ft, major flooding; 42,255 cubic feet per secondOct 2, 2018: 23.03 ft, major flooding; 7,359 cubic feet per secondSep 12, 2019: 23.54 ft, major flooding; 10,554 cubic feet per secondSep 20, 2019: 23.30 ft, major flooding; 10,027 cubic feet per secondAug 11, 2025: 20.08 ft, moderate flooding; 4,517 cubic feet per secondAug 17, 2025: 18.65 ft, minor flooding; 3,063 cubic feet per second Highest, 26.45 ft, Jul 22, 2017 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Grant River at Burton 1940s: 2 1950s: 9 1960s: 8 1970s: 8 1980s: 6 1990s: 8 2000s: 10 10 2010s: 7 2020s: 2 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 60 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Grant River at Burton
1Jul 22, 201726.45+8.45Major42,255
2Jul 16, 195024.82+6.82Major25,000
3Feb 19, 199724.62+6.62Major—
4Feb 20, 199424.57+6.57Major—
5Jun 22, 195424.45+6.45Major23,800
6Jan 25, 196723.67+5.67Major14,000
7Sep 12, 201923.54+5.54Major10,554
8Jun 13, 200823.31+5.31Major13,000
9Feb 20, 195523.30+5.30Major8,000
10Sep 20, 201923.30+5.30Major10,027
11Jun 17, 197823.07+5.07Major11,200
12Feb 8, 196623.05+5.05Major12,500
13Oct 2, 201823.03+5.03Major7,359
14Apr 25, 200823.01+5.01Major12,010
15Jun 15, 199122.23+4.23Major9,220
16Mar 1, 196522.05+4.05Major7,000
17Jun 1, 200022.05+4.05Major8,810
18Mar 16, 196321.88+3.88Moderate8,000
19Mar 22, 197521.84+3.84Moderate8,520
20Jun 4, 200221.77+3.77Moderate9,000
21Mar 12, 198921.63+3.63Moderate—
22Jun 21, 197421.59+3.59Moderate7,830
23Jun 25, 194921.45+3.45Moderate14,100
24Feb 21, 198521.42+3.42Moderate6,800
25Jun 9, 200821.38+3.38Moderate6,690
26Jul 18, 197721.29+3.29Moderate4,840
27Jul 28, 197621.28+3.28Moderate7,080
28Feb 23, 196121.27+3.27Moderate13,400
29Jul 9, 199321.15+3.15Moderate6,950
30Dec 30, 197221.14+3.14Moderate6,770
31Feb 20, 195320.92+2.92Moderate12,300
32Mar 11, 201320.73+2.73Moderate5,661
33Aug 8, 195120.67+2.67Moderate11,700
34Mar 15, 197220.52+2.52Moderate10,900
35Mar 25, 195920.46+2.46Moderate11,000
36Jan 13, 196020.38+2.38Moderate10,700
37Jul 24, 201020.32+2.32Moderate5,020
38Jul 18, 200720.29+2.29Moderate4,930
39Aug 28, 194820.24+2.24Moderate10,200
40Mar 2, 195620.23+2.23Moderate6,000
41Mar 19, 197920.14+2.14Moderate5,320
42Aug 11, 202520.08+2.08Moderate4,517
43Mar 16, 198020.00+2.00Moderate2,160
44Apr 17, 199919.96+1.96Minor4,980
45Aug 20, 200719.87+1.87Minor5,651
46Mar 15, 201419.61+1.61Minor7,201
47Jan 17, 199019.56+1.56Minor—
48Nov 3, 196119.54+1.54Minor8,120
49Mar 10, 195219.18+1.18Minor7,280
50Mar 31, 199819.07+1.07Minor3,850

Other gauges in Grant County

Flood gauges in Grant County
Rockville9.017.26 ft, Jul 16, 19509
Muscoda9.011.48 ft, Sep 16, 19382

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BTNW3, 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.