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Trempealeau River at Arcadia

Highest listed crest 10.07 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft28 crests since 1968

The Trempealeau River at Arcadia crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 28 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1968 to 2025. The highest, 10.07 ft on September 24, 2010, was major flooding, 2.07 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Trempealeau River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
10.07 ft
September 24, 2010
Flood stage
8.0 ft
Major flooding from 10.0 ft
Crests at major
1
64th of 143 gauges in Wisconsin
Most recent flood crest
August 18, 2025
8.23 ft, minor flooding
Location
Trempealeau County
Wisconsin

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Trempealeau River at Arcadia
Action stage6.09May 30, 2020The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.09Aug 18, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage9.04Jul 20, 2017Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage10.01Sep 24, 2010Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

28 crests from 1968 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Trempealeau River at Arcadia, 1968 to 2025 4681012ft Flood stage 8.0 ftMajor 10.0 ft Jul 27, 1968: 6.84 ft, action stage; 8,140 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1969: 5.17 ft, below flood stage; 2,920 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1970: 6.31 ft, action stage; 3,290 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1971: 5.41 ft, below flood stage; 2,200 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 1972: 6.85 ft, action stage; 4,510 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1973: 6.59 ft, action stage; 5,580 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1974: 5.93 ft, below flood stage; 3,520 cubic feet per secondAug 23, 1975: 8.64 ft, minor flooding; 15,900 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1976: 6.67 ft, action stage; 5,310 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 1992: 8.69 ft, minor floodingJun 4, 2002: 6.30 ft, action stage; 1,810 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 2004: 8.56 ft, minor floodingJun 1, 2004: 7.86 ft, action stage; 3,080 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 2010: 9.20 ft, moderate floodingSep 24, 2010: 10.07 ft, major floodingMay 21, 2013: 8.12 ft, minor floodingJun 19, 2014: 7.17 ft, action stage; 2,610 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2015: 5.86 ft, below flood stage; 1,630 cubic feet per secondAug 12, 2016: 9.09 ft, moderate flooding; 7,270 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2017: 9.50 ft, moderate flooding; 8,810 cubic feet per secondJul 20, 2017: 9.61 ft, moderate flooding; 9,263 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2019: 8.07 ft, minor flooding; 4,258 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 2019: 8.55 ft, minor flooding; 5,535 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 2019: 8.31 ft, minor flooding; 4,865 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2020: 7.71 ft, action stage; 3,060 cubic feet per secondAug 27, 2021: 5.90 ft, below flood stage; 1,530 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 2024: 8.18 ft, minor floodingAug 18, 2025: 8.23 ft, minor flooding; 3,286 cubic feet per second Highest, 10.07 ft, Sep 24, 2010 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Trempealeau River at Arcadia 1960s: 0 1970s: 1 1980s: 0 1990s: 1 2000s: 1 2010s: 9 9 2020s: 2 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Trempealeau River at Arcadia
1Sep 24, 201010.07+2.07Major—
2Jul 20, 20179.61+1.61Moderate9,263
3May 18, 20179.50+1.50Moderate8,810
4Aug 14, 20109.20+1.20Moderate—
5Aug 12, 20169.09+1.09Moderate7,270
6Sep 17, 19928.69+0.69Minor—
7Aug 23, 19758.64+0.64Minor15,900
8Mar 2, 20048.56+0.56Minor—
9Jul 2, 20198.55+0.55Minor5,535
10Sep 13, 20198.31+0.31Minor4,865
11Aug 18, 20258.23+0.23Minor3,286
12Jul 14, 20248.18+0.18Minor—
13May 21, 20138.12+0.12Minor—
14Apr 19, 20198.07+0.07Minor4,258
15Jun 1, 20047.86−0.14Action3,080
16May 30, 20207.71−0.29Action3,060
17Jun 19, 20147.17−0.83Action2,610
18Sep 27, 19726.85−1.15Action4,510
19Jul 27, 19686.84−1.16Action8,140
20Mar 12, 19766.67−1.33Action5,310
21Mar 11, 19736.59−1.41Action5,580
22May 28, 19706.31−1.69Action3,290
23Jun 4, 20026.30−1.70Action1,810
24Apr 4, 19745.93−2.07Below flood stage3,520
25Aug 27, 20215.90−2.10Below flood stage1,530
26Jun 8, 20155.86−2.14Below flood stage1,630
27Apr 1, 19715.41−2.59Below flood stage2,200
28Apr 6, 19695.17−2.83Below flood stage2,920

The worst floods along the Trempealeau River

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

September 24, 2010: 10.07 ft here, major flooding

  • DodgeWI · Sep 25, 2010 · 12.75 ft · Major

July 20, 2017: 9.61 ft here, moderate flooding

  • DodgeWI · Jul 21, 2017 · 12.19 ft · Major

May 18, 2017: 9.50 ft here, moderate flooding

  • DodgeWI · May 19, 2017 · 11.98 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Trempealeau River

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

Flood gauges on the Trempealeau River
Arcadia this gaugeWI8.010.07 ft, Sep 24, 20101
DodgeWI10.513.99 ft, Mar 16, 20194

Other gauges in Trempealeau County

Flood gauges in Trempealeau County
Dodge10.513.99 ft, Mar 16, 20194

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ARCW3, 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.