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Trempealeau River at Dodge

Highest listed crest 13.99 ftFlood stage 10.5 ft36 crests since 1967

The Trempealeau River at Dodge crested at major flood stage 4 times among the 36 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1967 to 2025. The highest, 13.99 ft on March 16, 2019, was major flooding, 3.49 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
13.99 ft
March 16, 2019; 16,207 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.5 ft
Major flooding from 12.0 ft
Crests at major
4
21st of 143 gauges in Wisconsin
Most recent flood crest
August 20, 2025
10.92 ft, minor flooding
Location
Trempealeau County
Near Winona (8.0 mi)

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 Dodge
Action stage9.015Apr 23, 2017The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.58Aug 20, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage11.09May 19, 2017Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage12.04Mar 16, 2019Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

36 crests from 1967 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Trempealeau River at Dodge, 1967 to 2025 91011121314ft Flood stage 10.5 ftMajor 12.0 ft Mar 28, 1967: 10.42 ft, action stage; 7,350 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1973: 10.14 ft, action stage; 5,500 cubic feet per secondAug 24, 1975: 11.36 ft, moderate flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1980: 10.11 ft, action stage; 4,430 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1985: 11.18 ft, moderate flooding; 9,310 cubic feet per secondSep 24, 1986: 10.83 ft, minor flooding; 4,920 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1989: 10.81 ft, minor flooding; 7,110 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1990: 11.12 ft, moderate flooding; 6,440 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 1992: 11.44 ft, moderate flooding; 8,230 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1993: 11.15 ft, moderate flooding; 5,880 cubic feet per secondSep 16, 1994: 10.09 ft, action stage; 4,430 cubic feet per secondAug 16, 1995: 10.61 ft, minor flooding; 4,170 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1996: 10.15 ft, action stageJun 29, 1998: 12.29 ft, major flooding; 7,730 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 2001: 9.17 ft, action stage; 2,190 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 2003: 9.40 ft, action stage; 2,420 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 2004: 10.19 ft, action stage; 3,130 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2004: 10.11 ft, action stage; 3,100 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 2005: 10.45 ft, action stage; 3,250 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2007: 11.56 ft, moderate flooding; 3,720 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 2009: 9.58 ft, action stage; 2,580 cubic feet per secondAug 16, 2010: 11.08 ft, moderate flooding; 4,600 cubic feet per secondSep 25, 2010: 12.75 ft, major flooding; 9,040 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 2011: 10.21 ft, action stage; 2,850 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2013: 10.75 ft, minor flooding; 3,330 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2013: 10.34 ft, action stage; 3,000 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2014: 9.64 ft, action stage; 2,250 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 2016: 11.55 ft, moderate flooding; 4,510 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 2017: 9.82 ft, action stage; 2,166 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2017: 11.98 ft, moderate flooding; 5,662 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 2017: 12.19 ft, major flooding; 6,305 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2019: 13.99 ft, major flooding; 16,207 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2019: 10.62 ft, minor flooding; 3,069 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2024: 10.59 ft, minor floodingJul 17, 2024: 10.99 ft, minor floodingAug 20, 2025: 10.92 ft, minor flooding; 3,000 cubic feet per second Highest, 13.99 ft, Mar 16, 2019 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Trempealeau River at Dodge 1960s: 0 1970s: 1 1980s: 3 1990s: 5 2000s: 1 2010s: 8 8 2020s: 3 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.
  3. 1 crest measured on an earlier gauge datum is left out: 10.35 ft on Apr 4, 1956.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Trempealeau River at Dodge
1Mar 16, 201913.99+3.49Major16,207
2Sep 25, 201012.75+2.25Major9,040
3Jun 29, 199812.29+1.79Major7,730
4Jul 21, 201712.19+1.69Major6,305
5May 19, 201711.98+1.48Moderate5,662
6Mar 15, 200711.56+1.06Moderate3,720
7Aug 14, 201611.55+1.05Moderate4,510
8Sep 18, 199211.44+0.94Moderate8,230
9Aug 24, 197511.36+0.86Moderate10,600
10Mar 12, 198511.18+0.68Moderate9,310
11Jun 22, 199311.15+0.65Moderate5,880
12Mar 15, 199011.12+0.62Moderate6,440
13Aug 16, 201011.08+0.58Moderate4,600
14Jul 17, 202410.99+0.49Minor—
15Aug 20, 202510.92+0.42Minor3,000
16Sep 24, 198610.83+0.33Minor4,920
17Mar 28, 198910.81+0.31Minor7,110
18Apr 11, 201310.75+0.25Minor3,330
19Apr 20, 201910.62+0.12Minor3,069
20Aug 16, 199510.61+0.11Minor4,170
21Jun 25, 202410.59+0.09Minor—
22Apr 2, 200510.45−0.05Action3,250
23Mar 28, 196710.42−0.08Action7,350
24May 23, 201310.34−0.16Action3,000
25Mar 24, 201110.21−0.29Action2,850
26Mar 4, 200410.19−0.31Action3,130
27Mar 16, 199610.15−0.35Action—
28Mar 13, 197310.14−0.36Action5,500
29Mar 20, 198010.11−0.39Action4,430
30Jun 3, 200410.11−0.39Action3,100
31Sep 16, 199410.09−0.41Action4,430
32Apr 23, 20179.82−0.68Action2,166
33Jun 22, 20149.64−0.86Action2,250
34Feb 14, 20099.58−0.92Action2,580
35Mar 18, 20039.40−1.10Action2,420
36Apr 14, 20019.17−1.33Action2,190

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 25, 2010: 12.75 ft here, major flooding

  • ArcadiaWI · Sep 24, 2010 · 10.07 ft · Major · its highest

July 21, 2017: 12.19 ft here, major flooding

  • ArcadiaWI · Jul 20, 2017 · 9.61 ft · Moderate

May 19, 2017: 11.98 ft here, moderate flooding

  • ArcadiaWI · May 18, 2017 · 9.50 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
ArcadiaWI8.010.07 ft, Sep 24, 20101
Dodge this gaugeWI10.513.99 ft, Mar 16, 20194

Other gauges in Trempealeau County

Flood gauges in Trempealeau County
Arcadia8.010.07 ft, Sep 24, 20101

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DDGW3, 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.