Wisconsin River below Dubay Dam

Highest listed crest 1,103.11 ftFlood stage 1,098.0 ft4 crests since 2010

The Wisconsin River below Dubay Dam crested above flood stage 2 times among the 4 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2010 to 2023. The highest, 1,103.11 ft on September 24, 2010, was moderate flooding, 5.11 feet above flood stage. 11 other gauges on the Wisconsin River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 5 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 1,103.11 ft; September 24, 2010; 64,780 cubic feet per second
Flood stage: 1,098.0 ft; Major flooding from 1,105.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: April 12, 2011; 1,101.70 ft, minor flooding
Location: Portage County; Near Stevens Point (10.8 mi)
Identifiers: NWS DUBW3; 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, Wisconsin River below Dubay Dam

Action stage	1,095.0	2	Apr 18, 2023	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	1,098.0	1	Apr 12, 2011	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	1,102.0	1	Sep 24, 2010	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	1,105.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

4 crests from 2010 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

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.
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, Wisconsin River below Dubay Dam

1	Sep 24, 2010	1,103.11	+5.11	Moderate	64,780
2	Apr 12, 2011	1,101.70	+3.70	Minor	—
3	Apr 18, 2023	1,097.04	−0.96	Action	—
4	Mar 17, 2016	1,096.00	−2.00	Action	46,000

The worst floods along the Wisconsin River

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

September 24, 2010: 1,103.11 ft here, moderate flooding

RothschildWI · Sep 24, 2010 · 29.46 ft · Major
PortageWI · Sep 28, 2010 · 20.66 ft · Major · its highest
Wisconsin RapidsWI · Sep 25, 2010 · 14.80 ft · Major
Stevens Point DamWI · Sep 24, 2010 · 1,080.64 ft · Moderate · its highest
Biron DamWI · Sep 25, 2010 · 1,020.73 ft · Moderate · its highest
Wisconsin Rapids DamWI · Sep 25, 2010 · 993.27 ft · Moderate · its highest
Wausau DamWI · Sep 24, 2010 · 1,169.50 ft · Minor
Whiting DamWI · Sep 25, 2010 · 1,055.99 ft · Minor · its highest
Wisconsin DellsWI · Sep 27, 2010 · 17.56 ft · Minor
MerrillWI · Sep 25, 2010 · 12.23 ft · Minor

April 12, 2011: 1,101.70 ft here, minor flooding

RothschildWI · Apr 11, 2011 · 28.17 ft · Major
PortageWI · Apr 14, 2011 · 19.40 ft · Major
Stevens Point DamWI · Apr 11, 2011 · 1,079.35 ft · Moderate
Wausau DamWI · Apr 11, 2011 · 1,168.36 ft · Minor
Whiting DamWI · Apr 12, 2011 · 1,055.62 ft · Minor
Biron DamWI · Apr 12, 2011 · 1,019.21 ft · Minor
Wisconsin Rapids DamWI · Apr 12, 2011 · 991.41 ft · Minor
Wisconsin DellsWI · Apr 13, 2011 · 16.56 ft · Minor
MerrillWI · Apr 11, 2011 · 13.23 ft · Minor
Wisconsin RapidsWI · Apr 12, 2011 · 12.90 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Wisconsin River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Wisconsin River

Merrill	WI	11.0	18.26 ft, Aug 31, 1941	2
Muscoda	WI	9.0	11.48 ft, Sep 16, 1938	2
Portage	WI	17.0	20.66 ft, Sep 28, 2010	8
Rainbow Reservoir	WI	6.0	7.59 ft, Sep 5, 1941	0
Rothschild	WI	25.0	32.30 ft, Sep 1, 1941	6
Wisconsin Dells	WI	16.0	20.70 ft, Mar 16, 1973	3
Wisconsin Rapids	WI	12.0	18.80 ft, Jun 15, 1880	2
Alexander Dam	WI	1,259.0	1,260.53 ft, Apr 14, 2023	0
Biron Dam	WI	1,017.0	1,020.73 ft, Sep 25, 2010	0
Dubay Dam this gauge	WI	1,098.0	1,103.11 ft, Sep 24, 2010	0
Stevens Point Dam	WI	1,076.0	1,080.64 ft, Sep 24, 2010	0
Wausau Dam	WI	1,167.0	1,169.87 ft, Apr 18, 2023	0
Whiting Dam	WI	1,053.0	1,055.99 ft, Sep 25, 2010	0
Wisconsin Rapids Dam	WI	991.0	993.27 ft, Sep 25, 2010	0

Other gauges in Portage County

Flood gauges in Portage County

Stevens Point Dam	1,076.0	1,080.64 ft, Sep 24, 2010	0
Whiting Dam	1,053.0	1,055.99 ft, Sep 25, 2010	0

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DUBW3, 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.