Wisconsin River Levels & Streamflow
As of Sep 18, 2026, Wisconsin rivers are running at 82% of normal across 124 USGS gauges — the highest is 8,960 cfs on the Fox River At Oil Tank Depot At Green Bay. Live discharge, gauge height, and percent-of-normal for every USGS streamgauge in Wisconsin.
Streamflow levels across Wisconsin are currently 82% of normal, with the Fox River At Oil Tank Depot At Green Bay reporting the highest discharge in the state at 8,960 cfs and a gauge stage of 579.87 ft.
Meanwhile, the Oconto River Near Oconto is seeing a spike today — up 33% since yesterday and currently running near peak.
Tap any gauge below for the full hydrograph, paired weather forecast, and historical context. Use the rivers panel to jump into Wisconsin's named rivers.
State-wide streamflow overview
The Wisconsin flow picture in four data points -- where the state sits versus historical norms, what's flowing hardest, and what's spiking fastest.
Percent of normal
100% is the historical norm. Below 70% indicates drought; above 130% can flag elevated flood risk.
Highest discharge
Gauge stage 579.87 ft
Biggest 24h spike
Now 506 cfs
Network coverage
USGS gauges feeding 0 named rivers in Wisconsin.
Where every gauge actually sits
One dot per Wisconsin streamgauge, placed by its own percent of normal. The state average is a single line through all of it.
Percent of normal compares today's discharge with the historical average for this calendar day. Tap any dot to open that gauge.
Wisconsin streamflow, three water years
Statewide percent of normal, every day since Sep 2023. The dotted line is normal.
799 daily readings from 124 reporting gauges. Percent of normal is today's statewide discharge against the historical average for the same calendar day — 100% is normal, not "good". The axis tops out at 160%: 6 readings above that — including the 173% peak in Jun 2025 — are drawn along the top edge, so a few flood days cannot flatten three years of everything else. The line breaks in 2 places where the record skips more than five days — those are gaps in reporting, not readings of zero.
Wisconsin USGS streamgauges
Every USGS gauge Snoflo tracks in Wisconsin. Sortable, quickly filterable. Numeric columns heat-mapped from light to deep. Tap any gauge for its full hydrograph and forecast.
| Streamgage | Streamflow | Gage height | Water temp | Air temp | Elevation | Watershed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Fox River At Oil Tank Depot At Green Bay, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 040851385 |
13,600 cfs | 578.93 ft | 68°F | 57°F | 576 ft | Lower Fox |
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Mississippi River At Prescott, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05344500 |
7,930 cfs | 25.09 ft | · | 55°F | 679 ft | Rush-Vermillion |
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Fox River At Appleton, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 04084445 |
6,990 cfs | 5.85 ft | 69°F | 56°F | 735 ft | Lower Fox |
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Fox River At Oshkosh, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 04082400 |
6,500 cfs | 6.45 ft | 78°F | 59°F | 745 ft | Upper Fox |
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Wisconsin River At Muscoda, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05407000 |
5,480 cfs | 1.44 ft | 62°F | 57°F | 672 ft | Lower Wisconsin |
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Chippewa River At Durand, Wi
12 hours ago · USGS 05369500 |
3,380 cfs | 2.59 ft | · | 54°F | 695 ft | Lower Chippewa |
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Wisconsin River At Wisconsin Rapids, Wi
1 day ago · USGS 05400760 |
3,160 cfs | 3.10 ft | · | 53°F | 971 ft | Castle Rock |
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Wisconsin River Near Wisconsin Dells, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05404000 |
3,040 cfs | 2.16 ft | 35°F | 53°F | 810 ft | Castle Rock |
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Wolf River At New London, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 04079000 |
2,120 cfs | 4.57 ft | 64°F | 53°F | 751 ft | Wolf |
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Wisconsin River At Rothschild, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05398000 |
1,670 cfs | 12.15 ft | · | 52°F | 1,138 ft | Lake Dubay |
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Rock River At Afton, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05430500 |
1,610 cfs | 4.18 ft | · | 57°F | 778 ft | Upper Rock |
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St. Croix River At St. Croix Falls, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05340500 |
1,560 cfs | 2.61 ft | 64°F | 55°F | 682 ft | Lower St. Croix |
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Chippewa River At Chippewa Falls, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05365500 |
1,560 cfs | 2.96 ft | · | 55°F | 807 ft | Lower Chippewa |
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Menominee River Near Mc Allister, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 04067500 |
1,370 cfs | 8.53 ft | 74°F | 50°F | 643 ft | Menominee |
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Wisconsin River At Merrill, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05395000 |
1,000 cfs | 3.93 ft | · | 51°F | 1,232 ft | Lake Dubay |
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Menominee River At Niagara, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 04065106 |
921 cfs | 4.80 ft | · | 48°F | 869 ft | Menominee |
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Red Cedar River At Menomonie, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05369000 |
888 cfs | 6.41 ft | · | 54°F | 781 ft | Red Cedar |
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Fox River At Berlin, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 04073500 |
791 cfs | 8.96 ft | 68°F | 54°F | 748 ft | Upper Fox |
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Black River Ds St Hwy 54 @ Black River Falls, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 053813595 |
742 cfs | 36.49 ft | · | 53°F | 738 ft | Black |
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Black River Near Galesville, Wi
12 hours ago · USGS 05382000 |
697 cfs | 3.71 ft | · | 54°F | 659 ft | Black |
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Trempealeau River At Dodge, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05379500 |
693 cfs | 6.49 ft | · | 55°F | 675 ft | Trempealeau |
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Rock River At Robert Street At Fort Atkinson, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05427085 |
652 cfs | 11.51 ft | · | 56°F | 774 ft | Upper Rock |
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Trempealeau River At Arcadia, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05379400 |
640 cfs | 4.15 ft | · | 54°F | 728 ft | Trempealeau |
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Pecatonica River At Martintown, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05434500 |
621 cfs | 5.62 ft | · | 58°F | 804 ft | Pecatonica |
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Fox River At Princeton, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 04073365 |
590 cfs | 4.16 ft | · | 53°F | 754 ft | Upper Fox |
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Kickapoo River At Steuben, Wi
12 hours ago · USGS 05410490 |
570 cfs | 6.84 ft | · | 58°F | 672 ft | Kickapoo |
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St. Croix River Near Danbury, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05333500 |
568 cfs | · | 32°F | 50°F | 894 ft | Upper St. Croix |
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Embarrass River Near Embarrass, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 04078500 |
558 cfs | 3.87 ft | · | 52°F | 815 ft | Wolf |
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La Crosse River Near La Crosse, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05383075 |
529 cfs | 3.47 ft | · | 56°F | 647 ft | La Crosse-Pine |
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Oconto River Near Oconto, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 04071765 |
517 cfs | 4.68 ft | 64°F | 51°F | 609 ft | Oconto |
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Flambeau River Near Bruce, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05360500 |
498 cfs | 4.82 ft | · | 51°F | 1,066 ft | Flambeau |
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Red Cedar River Near Colfax, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05367500 |
448 cfs | 2.26 ft | · | 54°F | 941 ft | Red Cedar |
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Lemonweir River At New Lisbon, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05403500 |
413 cfs | 4.43 ft | · | 52°F | 889 ft | Castle Rock |
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Brule River Near Commonwealth, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 04062011 |
412 cfs | 6.79 ft | · | 46°F | 1,200 ft | Brule |
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Peshtigo River At Porterfield, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 04069416 |
399 cfs | 7.92 ft | · | 53°F | 647 ft | Peshtigo |
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Oconto River Near Gillett, Wi
12 hours ago · USGS 04071000 |
371 cfs | 1.09 ft | 73°F | 54°F | 741 ft | Oconto |
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Rock River At Watertown, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05425500 |
344 cfs | 1.86 ft | · | 56°F | 804 ft | Upper Rock |
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Chippewa River Near Bruce, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05356500 |
340 cfs | 1.51 ft | · | 50°F | 1,077 ft | Upper Chippewa |
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Wisconsin River @ Rainbow Lake Nr Lake Tomahawk, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05391000 |
340 cfs | 1.44 ft | · | 49°F | 1,582 ft | Upper Wisconsin |
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Baraboo River Near Baraboo, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05405000 |
327 cfs | 7.70 ft | · | 54°F | 806 ft | Baraboo |
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Yahara River Near Fulton, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05430175 |
310 cfs | 4.24 ft | 43°F | 56°F | 797 ft | Upper Rock |
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Wolf River At Langlade, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 04074950 |
305 cfs | 7.79 ft | · | 50°F | 1,253 ft | Wolf |
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Fox River Near New Munster, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05545750 |
302 cfs | 5.77 ft | 67°F | 58°F | 750 ft | Upper Fox |
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Milwaukee River At Milwaukee, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 04087000 |
301 cfs | · | 67°F | 60°F | 609 ft | Milwaukee |
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Peshtigo River At Peshtigo, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 04069500 |
293 cfs | 1.18 ft | 66°F | 52°F | 620 ft | Peshtigo |
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Rock River At Horicon, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05424057 |
288 cfs | 6.76 ft | · | 54°F | 879 ft | Upper Rock |
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Sugar River Near Brodhead, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05436500 |
281 cfs | · | · | 57°F | 780 ft | Sugar |
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Manitowoc River At Manitowoc, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 04085427 |
241 cfs | 4.99 ft | 46°F | 56°F | 610 ft | Manitowoc-Sheboygan |
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Grant River At Burton, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05413500 |
241 cfs | 5.80 ft | · | 61°F | 622 ft | Grant-Little Maquoketa |
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Milwaukee River Near Cedarburg, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 04086600 |
232 cfs | 6.06 ft | · | 58°F | 672 ft | Milwaukee |
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Hay River At Wheeler, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05368000 |
216 cfs | 3.58 ft | · | 54°F | 914 ft | Red Cedar |
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La Crosse River At Sparta, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05382325 |
206 cfs | 3.94 ft | · | 53°F | 788 ft | La Crosse-Pine |
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Kickapoo River At La Farge, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05408000 |
205 cfs | 3.28 ft | · | 54°F | 794 ft | Kickapoo |
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Yellow River At Necedah, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05403000 |
200 cfs | 9.48 ft | · | 52°F | 907 ft | Castle Rock |
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Crawfish River At Milford, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05426000 |
199 cfs | 2.22 ft | · | 56°F | 785 ft | Crawfish |
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Chippewa River At Bishops Bridge Near Winter, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05356000 |
195 cfs | 4.18 ft | · | 47°F | 1,276 ft | Upper Chippewa |
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Peshtigo River Near Wabeno, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 04067958 |
194 cfs | 3.85 ft | 54°F | 49°F | 987 ft | Peshtigo |
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Yahara River At Forton St. Bridge At Stoughton, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05429700 |
175 cfs | 6.66 ft | · | 56°F | 840 ft | Upper Rock |
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Yahara River At Mc Farland, Wi
1 day ago · USGS 05429500 |
166 cfs | 4.50 ft | 44°F | 55°F | 846 ft | Upper Rock |
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Pecatonica River At Darlington, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05432500 |
166 cfs | 2.77 ft | · | 57°F | 827 ft | Pecatonica |
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Red River At Morgan Road Near Morgan, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 04077630 |
164 cfs | 6.11 ft | 60°F | 52°F | 1,036 ft | Wolf |
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White River Near Ashland, Wi
12 hours ago · USGS 04027500 |
157 cfs | · | · | 48°F | 697 ft | Bad-Montreal |
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Pine River Below Pine R Powerplant Nr Florence, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 04064500 |
151 cfs | 1.76 ft | · | 47°F | 1,094 ft | Menominee |
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Rib River At Rib Falls, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05396000 |
143 cfs | 2.52 ft | · | 51°F | 1,237 ft | Lake Dubay |
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Sheboygan River At Sheboygan, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 04086000 |
140 cfs | 2.16 ft | · | 58°F | 634 ft | Manitowoc-Sheboygan |
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East Br Pecatonica River Near Blanchardville, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05433000 |
138 cfs | 4.59 ft | · | 57°F | 815 ft | Pecatonica |
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Black River At Neillsville, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05381000 |
135 cfs | 3.17 ft | · | 52°F | 985 ft | Black |
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Kewaunee River Near Kewaunee, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 04085200 |
124 cfs | 9.44 ft | 61°F | 56°F | 605 ft | Door-Kewaunee |
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Platte River Near Rockville, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05414000 |
122 cfs | 4.42 ft | · | 60°F | 665 ft | Grant-Little Maquoketa |
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Turtle Creek At Carvers Rock Road Near Clinton, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05431486 |
118 cfs | 3.76 ft | · | 57°F | 853 ft | Upper Rock |
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Eau Claire River At Kelly, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05397500 |
116 cfs | · | · | 51°F | 1,205 ft | Lake Dubay |
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Yahara River At East Main Street At Madison, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05428500 |
112 cfs | 5.33 ft | 46°F | 57°F | 852 ft | Upper Rock |
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Bois Brule River At Brule, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 04025500 |
110 cfs | 1.46 ft | · | 50°F | 990 ft | Beartrap-Nemadji |
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Yellow River At Babcock, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05402000 |
104 cfs | 2.82 ft | · | 52°F | 1,024 ft | Castle Rock |
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Pike River At Amberg, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 04066500 |
99 cfs | 2.24 ft | · | 50°F | 888 ft | Menominee |
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Prairie River Near Merrill, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05394500 |
96 cfs | 2.12 ft | 63°F | 51°F | 1,300 ft | Lake Dubay |
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Kinnickinnic River Near River Falls, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05342000 |
94 cfs | 8.23 ft | · | 55°F | 703 ft | Lower St. Croix |
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Badfish Creek Near Cooksville, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05430150 |
85 cfs | 5.34 ft | · | 57°F | 821 ft | Upper Rock |
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Big Eau Pleine River At Stratford, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05399500 |
76 cfs | 3.04 ft | · | 52°F | 1,169 ft | Lake Dubay |
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Bad River Near Odanah, Wi
12 hours ago · USGS 04027000 |
71 cfs | 2.20 ft | 64°F | 49°F | 692 ft | Bad-Montreal |
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Yahara River At State Hwy 113 At Madison, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05427850 |
65 cfs | 9.92 ft | 42°F | 56°F | 846 ft | Upper Rock |
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Jump River At Sheldon, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05362000 |
64 cfs | 3.03 ft | · | 50°F | 1,109 ft | Jump |
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Tomorrow River Near Nelsonville, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 04080798 |
63 cfs | 9.09 ft | 51°F | 52°F | 1,085 ft | Wolf |
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Tenmile Creek Near Nekoosa, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05401050 |
55 cfs | 4.79 ft | · | 52°F | 985 ft | Castle Rock |
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Fox River At Waukesha, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05543830 |
54 cfs | 2.91 ft | · | 57°F | 810 ft | Upper Fox |
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Bark River Near Rome, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05426250 |
52 cfs | 1.81 ft | · | 57°F | 819 ft | Upper Rock |
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Cedar Creek Near Cedarburg, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 04086500 |
46 cfs | 5.56 ft | · | 57°F | 818 ft | Milwaukee |
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Menomonee River At Wauwatosa, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 04087120 |
46 cfs | 1.82 ft | 32°F | 60°F | 629 ft | Milwaukee |
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Namekagon River At Leonards, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05331833 |
44 cfs | 1.38 ft | 54°F | 48°F | 1,287 ft | Namekagon |
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Nemadji River Near South Superior, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 04024430 |
41 cfs | 3.81 ft | · | 53°F | 626 ft | Beartrap-Nemadji |
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Mukwonago River At Mukwonago, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05544200 |
38 cfs | 2.30 ft | · | 57°F | 794 ft | Upper Fox |
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Black Earth Creek At Black Earth, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05406500 |
35 cfs | 2.08 ft | 56°F | 56°F | 819 ft | Lower Wisconsin |
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Root River At Racine, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 04087240 |
32 cfs | 2.44 ft | · | 62°F | 644 ft | Pike-Root |
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Bark River At Nagawicka Road At Delafield, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05426067 |
29 cfs | 12.59 ft | · | 57°F | 901 ft | Upper Rock |
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Popple River Near Fence, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 04063700 |
29 cfs | 1.82 ft | 61°F | 46°F | 1,419 ft | Menominee |
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Pike River Near Racine, Wi
19 hours ago · USGS 04087257 |
28 cfs | 1.53 ft | · | 61°F | 643 ft | Pike-Root |
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Beaver Dam River At Beaver Dam, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05425912 |
24 cfs | 839.01 ft | · | 54°F | 858 ft | Crawfish |
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Whittlesey Creek Near Ashland, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 040263205 |
18 cfs | 2.53 ft | · | 52°F | 613 ft | Beartrap-Nemadji |
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Root River Near Franklin, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 04087220 |
17 cfs | 2.17 ft | · | 59°F | 678 ft | Pike-Root |
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Yahara River At Windsor, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05427718 |
16 cfs | 1.14 ft | 63°F | 55°F | 875 ft | Upper Rock |
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Eau Galle River At Spring Valley, Wi
12 hours ago · USGS 05370000 |
15 cfs | 12.26 ft | 66°F | 54°F | 916 ft | Lower Chippewa |
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Menomonee River At Menomonee Falls, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 04087030 |
14 cfs | 3.16 ft | 33°F | 57°F | 772 ft | Milwaukee |
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Spirit River At Spirit Falls, Wi
12 hours ago · USGS 05393500 |
14 cfs | 1.40 ft | · | 49°F | 1,457 ft | Upper Wisconsin |
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Badger Mill Creek At Verona, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05435943 |
7 cfs | 4.44 ft | 58°F | 56°F | 940 ft | Sugar |
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South Branch Rock River At Waupun, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05423500 |
7 cfs | 2.02 ft | · | 53°F | 885 ft | Upper Rock |
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Kinnickinnic River @ S. 11th Street @ Milwaukee, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 04087159 |
7 cfs | 6.11 ft | 73°F | 61°F | 601 ft | Milwaukee |
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Oak Creek At South Milwaukee, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 04087204 |
6 cfs | 2.39 ft | · | 61°F | 637 ft | Pike-Root |
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Piscasaw Creek Near Walworth, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05438283 |
6 cfs | 6.04 ft | · | 58°F | 939 ft | Kishwaukee |
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Root River Canal Near Franklin, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 04087233 |
6 cfs | 2.15 ft | · | 60°F | 693 ft | Pike-Root |
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Little Menomonee River At Milwaukee, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 04087070 |
5 cfs | 3.43 ft | · | 59°F | 704 ft | Milwaukee |
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Bear River Near Manitowish Waters, Wi
12 hours ago · USGS 05357335 |
5 cfs | 2.51 ft | · | 48°F | 1,579 ft | Flambeau |
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Underwood Creek At Wauwatosa, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 04087088 |
5 cfs | 8.22 ft | 32°F | 59°F | 684 ft | Milwaukee |
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Spring Creek Near Waunakee, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05427930 |
4 cfs | 10.62 ft | 45°F | 56°F | 861 ft | Upper Rock |
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Lincoln Creek At Sherman Boulevard At Milwaukee, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 040869416 |
4 cfs | 3.63 ft | · | 60°F | 638 ft | Milwaukee |
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East River At Ct Highway Zz Near Greenleaf, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 04085108 |
3 cfs | 4.69 ft | 36°F | 55°F | 631 ft | Lower Fox |
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Jackson Creek At Mound Road Near Elkhorn, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05431016 |
3 cfs | 8.39 ft | 62°F | 57°F | 932 ft | Upper Rock |
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Little Menomonee River Near Freistadt, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 04087050 |
3 cfs | 2.21 ft | 32°F | 57°F | 729 ft | Milwaukee |
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Honey Creek At Wauwatosa, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 04087119 |
3 cfs | 9.29 ft | 56°F | 60°F | 644 ft | Milwaukee |
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Pheasant Branch At Middleton, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05427948 |
2 cfs | 3.59 ft | 64°F | 57°F | 912 ft | Upper Rock |
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Root River At Grange Avenue At Greenfield, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 04087214 |
2 cfs | 10.64 ft | · | 60°F | 720 ft | Pike-Root |
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Brewery Creek-Upstream Site-At Cross Plains, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05406469 |
2 cfs | 2.27 ft | 62°F | 56°F | 917 ft | Lower Wisconsin |
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Pheasant Branch At Airport Road Nr Middleton, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 05427943 |
1 cfs | 3.94 ft | 46°F | 56°F | 924 ft | Upper Rock |
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Wilson Park Creek @ Gmia Outfall #7 @ Milwaukee, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 040871475 |
1 cfs | 10.90 ft | 68°F | 61°F | · | Milwaukee |
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White Creek @ Spring Grove Road Nr Green Lake, Wi
13 hours ago · USGS 04073462 |
1 cfs | 4.00 ft | · | 55°F | 833 ft | Upper Fox |
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About Wisconsin streamflow
What are river levels like in Wisconsin right now?
As of September 18, 2026, Wisconsin rivers are running at 82% of normal across 124 USGS streamgauges, and the Fox River At Oil Tank Depot At Green Bay is reporting the highest discharge at 8,960 cfs. The full sortable gauge table is below.
Which Wisconsin river is running highest right now?
As of September 18, 2026, the highest discharge in Wisconsin is 8,960 cfs on the Fox River At Oil Tank Depot At Green Bay. See the sortable gauge table for the full statewide ranking.
Are Wisconsin rivers high or low right now?
Compare the statewide percent-of-normal on this page: above 100% means Wisconsin rivers are running higher than the seasonal average for the date, below 100% means lower (a dry spell or drought). Each gauge also shows its own percent of median.
Where does the Wisconsin streamflow data come from?
The U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System. USGS streamgauges report continuously (every 15 minutes) and the data is the canonical real-time record for U.S. rivers. Snoflo pulls the latest readings and joins them to a 7-day NOAA weather forecast for each station.
What is cfs?
Cubic feet per second — the standard unit for streamflow. One cfs is about 7.5 gallons per second. Small creeks run at single-digit cfs; the Mississippi at hundreds of thousands.
What does Gauge Height mean?
The water level at the gauge in feet above the reference datum. Used together with discharge to track river state. Flood stage and runnable levels are typically expressed in gauge height (e.g., "flood at 16 ft").
How fresh is the Wisconsin data?
USGS streamgauges report every 15 minutes; Snoflo re-pulls throughout the day. The AI briefing regenerates daily.
Can I get a flow alert for a Wisconsin gauge?
Yes. Save any USGS gauge as a favorite in the Snoflo iOS app, set a discharge or stage threshold (e.g. "alert me when discharge crosses 2,000 cfs"), and you'll get a push the moment it crosses.
Is this a substitute for an NWS flood warning?
No. Snoflo is informational. For flood life-safety decisions always follow guidance from your local NWS forecast office and state emergency management. Snoflo data is one input among several.
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