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St. Croix River near Danbury

Highest listed crest 11.75 ftFlood stage 7.0 ft107 crests since 1914

The St. Croix River near Danbury crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 107 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1914 to 2024. The highest, 11.75 ft on June 18, 2018, was major flooding, 4.75 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
11.75 ft
June 18, 2018; 15,300 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
7.0 ft
Major flooding from 10.0 ft
Crests at major
1
64th of 143 gauges in Wisconsin
Most recent flood crest
April 15, 2023
7.05 ft, minor flooding
Location
Burnett County
Wisconsin

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, St. Croix River near Danbury
Action stage6.015May 10, 2014The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)7.06Apr 15, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage8.52Jul 13, 2016Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage10.01Jun 18, 2018Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

107 crests from 1914 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the St. Croix River near Danbury, 1914 to 2024 24681012ft Flood stage 7.0 ftMajor 10.0 ft Apr 24, 1914: 4.15 ft, below flood stage; 4,030 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1915: 4.47 ft, below flood stage; 4,640 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1916: 6.73 ft, action stage; 8,480 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 1917: 3.05 ft, below flood stage; 2,840 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1918: 3.15 ft, below flood stage; 3,000 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1919: 3.50 ft, below flood stage; 3,330 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1920: 5.55 ft, below flood stage; 6,300 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1921: 2.78 ft, below flood stage; 2,630 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1922: 6.15 ft, action stage; 7,380 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1923: 3.41 ft, below flood stage; 3,290 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1924: 3.24 ft, below flood stage; 3,100 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1925: 3.12 ft, below flood stage; 2,970 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1926: 2.20 ft, below flood stage; 2,030 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1927: 5.70 ft, below flood stage; 6,540 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 1928: 3.80 ft, below flood stage; 3,690 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1929: 3.60 ft, below flood stage; 3,460 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1930: 3.28 ft, below flood stage; 3,130 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1931: 3.25 ft, below flood stage; 3,080 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1932: 3.35 ft, below flood stage; 3,240 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1933: 3.55 ft, below flood stage; 3,160 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1934: 5.45 ft, below flood stage; 5,090 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1935: 5.50 ft, below flood stage; 5,630 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1936: 5.07 ft, below flood stage; 4,980 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1937: 3.47 ft, below flood stage; 3,400 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1938: 4.12 ft, below flood stage; 4,000 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1939: 4.67 ft, below flood stage; 4,920 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1940: 3.01 ft, below flood stage; 2,930 cubic feet per secondSep 4, 1941: 7.16 ft, minor flooding; 8,630 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1942: 3.45 ft, below flood stage; 3,480 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1943: 4.06 ft, below flood stage; 4,250 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1944: 7.47 ft, minor flooding; 8,990 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1945: 5.50 ft, below flood stage; 5,600 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1946: 6.25 ft, action stage; 6,900 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1947: 3.73 ft, below flood stage; 3,530 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1948: 4.52 ft, below flood stage; 4,450 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1949: 4.64 ft, below flood stage; 4,580 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1950: 8.22 ft, minor flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1951: 5.32 ft, below flood stage; 5,840 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 1952: 6.12 ft, action stage; 6,980 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1953: 6.05 ft, action stage; 6,540 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1954: 7.38 ft, minor flooding; 8,900 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1955: 4.06 ft, below flood stage; 4,200 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1956: 4.64 ft, below flood stage; 4,950 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1957: 3.62 ft, below flood stage; 3,600 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1958: 7.11 ft, minor flooding; 8,500 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1959: 3.37 ft, below flood stage; 3,420 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1960: 3.82 ft, below flood stage; 3,910 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1961: 6.20 ft, action stage; 7,130 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1962: 4.84 ft, below flood stage; 5,160 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1963: 2.50 ft, below flood stage; 2,460 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1964: 4.38 ft, below flood stage; 4,600 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1965: 5.74 ft, below flood stage; 6,460 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1967: 5.60 ft, below flood stage; 6,260 cubic feet per secondJul 15, 1968: 6.00 ft, action stage; 6,830 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1969: 5.84 ft, below flood stage; 6,600 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1970: 3.10 ft, below flood stage; 3,120 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1971: 5.23 ft, below flood stage; 5,750 cubic feet per secondJul 23, 1972: 6.21 ft, action stage; 7,140 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1973: 3.95 ft, below flood stage; 4,070 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1974: 4.65 ft, below flood stage; 4,960 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1975: 4.37 ft, below flood stage; 4,590 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1976: 5.67 ft, below flood stage; 6,360 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 1977: 5.43 ft, below flood stage; 5,830 cubic feet per secondAug 24, 1978: 4.85 ft, below flood stage; 4,870 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1979: 5.38 ft, below flood stage; 5,950 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1980: 2.51 ft, below flood stage; 2,490 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1981: 5.26 ft, below flood stage; 5,380 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1985: 4.34 ft, below flood stage; 4,480 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1986: 5.92 ft, below flood stage; 6,640 cubic feet per secondOct 14, 1986: 2.54 ft, below flood stage; 2,390 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1988: 2.77 ft, below flood stage; 2,630 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1989: 3.49 ft, below flood stage; 3,450 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1990: 6.33 ft, action stage; 6,000 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1991: 4.46 ft, below flood stage; 4,550 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1992: 5.22 ft, below flood stage; 5,640 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1993: 3.33 ft, below flood stage; 3,260 cubic feet per secondSep 16, 1994: 6.09 ft, action stage; 6,900 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1995: 3.68 ft, below flood stage; 3,670 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1996: 6.30 ft, action stage; 7,220 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1997: 5.99 ft, below flood stage; 6,750 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1998: 5.13 ft, below flood stage; 5,510 cubic feet per secondJul 27, 1999: 6.40 ft, action stage; 6,870 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 2000: 4.25 ft, below flood stage; 2,300 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 2001: 8.72 ft, moderate flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 2002: 6.45 ft, action stage; 7,470 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2003: 4.57 ft, below flood stage; 4,800 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 2004: 4.03 ft, below flood stage; 4,100 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2005: 5.02 ft, below flood stage; 5,430 cubic feet per secondOct 6, 2005: 4.56 ft, below flood stage; 4,790 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2007: 2.56 ft, below flood stage; 2,080 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 2008: 4.44 ft, below flood stage; 4,480 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 2009: 3.58 ft, below flood stage; 3,410 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2010: 5.00 ft, below flood stage; 4,320 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2011: 6.49 ft, action stage; 6,920 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2012: 5.20 ft, below flood stage; 5,160 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2013: 5.58 ft, below flood stage; 5,610 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 2014: 6.41 ft, action stage; 7,170 cubic feet per secondAug 20, 2015: 3.14 ft, below flood stage; 2,910 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 2016: 8.57 ft, moderate flooding; 9,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 2017: 3.99 ft, below flood stage; 4,050 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2018: 11.75 ft, major flooding; 15,300 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 2019: 5.59 ft, below flood stage; 6,150 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 2019: 4.78 ft, below flood stage; 5,040 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2021: 5.02 ft, below flood stage; 4,840 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 2022: 3.60 ft, below flood stage; 3,600 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2023: 7.05 ft, minor flooding; 8,040 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2024: 4.44 ft, below flood stage; 4,370 cubic feet per second Highest, 11.75 ft, Jun 18, 2018 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, St. Croix River near Danbury 1910s: 0 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 2 1950s: 3 3 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 1 2010s: 2 2020s: 1 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 107 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, St. Croix River near Danbury
1Jun 18, 201811.75+4.75Major15,300
2Apr 24, 20018.72+1.72Moderate11,000
3Jul 13, 20168.57+1.57Moderate9,400
4May 6, 19508.22+1.22Minor10,200
5Jun 6, 19447.47+0.47Minor8,990
6May 2, 19547.38+0.38Minor8,900
7Sep 4, 19417.16+0.16Minor8,630
8Jul 2, 19587.11+0.11Minor8,500
9Apr 15, 20237.05+0.05Minor8,040
10Apr 22, 19166.73−0.27Action8,480
11Apr 3, 20116.49−0.51Action6,920
12Apr 14, 20026.45−0.55Action7,470
13May 10, 20146.41−0.59Action7,170
14Jul 27, 19996.40−0.60Action6,870
15Mar 17, 19906.33−0.67Action6,000
16Apr 21, 19966.30−0.70Action7,220
17Jun 25, 19466.25−0.75Action6,900
18Jul 23, 19726.21−0.79Action7,140
19May 16, 19616.20−0.80Action7,130
20Apr 11, 19226.15−0.85Action7,380
21Jul 21, 19526.12−0.88Action6,980
22Sep 16, 19946.09−0.91Action6,900
23May 22, 19536.05−0.95Action6,540
24Jul 15, 19686.00−1.00Action6,830
25Apr 7, 19975.99−1.01Below flood stage6,750
26May 14, 19865.92−1.08Below flood stage6,640
27Apr 14, 19695.84−1.16Below flood stage6,600
28Apr 19, 19655.74−1.26Below flood stage6,460
29Mar 19, 19275.70−1.30Below flood stage6,540
30Apr 3, 19765.67−1.33Below flood stage6,360
31Apr 1, 19675.60−1.40Below flood stage6,260
32Apr 24, 20195.59−1.41Below flood stage6,150
33Jun 22, 20135.58−1.42Below flood stage5,610
34Jul 2, 19205.55−1.45Below flood stage6,300
35Mar 23, 19355.50−1.50Below flood stage5,630
36Mar 19, 19455.50−1.50Below flood stage5,600
37Apr 8, 19345.45−1.55Below flood stage5,090
38Sep 1, 19775.43−1.57Below flood stage5,830
39Apr 21, 19795.38−1.62Below flood stage5,950
40Apr 14, 19515.32−1.68Below flood stage5,840
41Jun 15, 19815.26−1.74Below flood stage5,380
42Apr 13, 19715.23−1.77Below flood stage5,750
43Apr 22, 19925.22−1.78Below flood stage5,640
44May 29, 20125.20−1.80Below flood stage5,160
45Apr 2, 19985.13−1.87Below flood stage5,510
46Apr 16, 19365.07−1.93Below flood stage4,980
47Apr 1, 20055.02−1.98Below flood stage5,430
48Mar 14, 20215.02−1.98Below flood stage4,840
49Mar 15, 20105.00−2.00Below flood stage4,320
50Aug 24, 19784.85−2.15Below flood stage4,870

The worst floods along the St. Croix River

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

April 24, 2001: 8.72 ft here, moderate flooding

Gauges on the St. Croix River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the St. Croix River
Danbury this gaugeWI7.011.75 ft, Jun 18, 20181
StillwaterMN87.094.10 ft, Apr 18, 19657

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DANW3, 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.