Wisconsin streamflow
Live discharge, gauge height, water temperature, and percent-of-normal readings from every USGS streamgauge in Wisconsin. Built for paddlers, anglers, water managers, and flood researchers.
Streamflow levels across Wisconsin are currently 82% of normal, with the Mississippi River At Prescott reporting the highest discharge in the state at 21,300 cfs and a gauge stage of 25.78 ft.
Meanwhile, the Fox River At Oil Tank Depot At Green Bay is seeing a spike today — up 2869% 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.
Active weather warnings for Wisconsin
Wisconsin is currently experiencing a significant air quality crisis due to wildfire smoke from Minnesota and Ontario, with statewide Air Quality Advisories in effect through at least noon Thursday. Smoke will progressively move southward, entering northern Wisconsin (including Superior and Ashland County) Tuesday evening, reaching the Eau Claire to Sheboygan line by Wednesday noon, and affecting major population centers like Milwaukee, Madison, and Green Bay by Thursday morning. PM2.5 levels are expected to reach Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (Orange) to Very Unhealthy (Purple) levels, with potentially Hazardous (Maroon) conditions possible, particularly in northwest Wisconsin near Lake Superior. Sensitive groups, including children, elderly, and those with asthma or heart disease, should avoid outdoor activities and keep medications readily available. All residents should limit outdoor exertion, monitor air quality at airquality.wi.gov, and remain indoors if experiencing respiratory symptoms. The advisory will be re-evaluated Thursday morning and likely extended for portions of the state.
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 25.78 ft
Biggest 24h spike
Now 9,560 cfs
Network coverage
USGS gauges feeding 0 named rivers in Wisconsin.
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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Mississippi River At Prescott, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05344500 |
20,300 cfs | 25.52 ft | · | 70°F | 679 ft | Rush-Vermillion |
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Fox River At Oil Tank Depot At Green Bay, Wi
1 day ago · USGS 040851385 |
9,560 cfs | 579.90 ft | 84°F | 67°F | 576 ft | Lower Fox |
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Wisconsin River At Muscoda, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05407000 |
6,410 cfs | 1.70 ft | 62°F | 72°F | 672 ft | Lower Wisconsin |
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Wisconsin River Near Wisconsin Dells, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05404000 |
5,500 cfs | 3.25 ft | 35°F | 68°F | 810 ft | Castle Rock |
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Fox River At Oshkosh, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 04082400 |
4,860 cfs | 6.62 ft | 78°F | 68°F | 745 ft | Upper Fox |
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St. Croix River At St. Croix Falls, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05340500 |
3,750 cfs | 3.66 ft | 85°F | 67°F | 682 ft | Lower St. Croix |
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Wisconsin River At Wisconsin Rapids, Wi
1 day ago · USGS 05400760 |
3,420 cfs | 2.97 ft | · | 67°F | 971 ft | Castle Rock |
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Chippewa River At Durand, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05369500 |
2,790 cfs | 2.51 ft | · | 70°F | 695 ft | Lower Chippewa |
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Fox River At Appleton, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 04084445 |
2,560 cfs | 5.14 ft | 83°F | 67°F | 735 ft | Lower Fox |
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Menominee River Near Mc Allister, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 04067500 |
2,220 cfs | 9.35 ft | 74°F | 61°F | 643 ft | Menominee |
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Wisconsin River At Merrill, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05395000 |
1,760 cfs | 4.67 ft | · | 61°F | 1,232 ft | Lake Dubay |
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Wisconsin River At Rothschild, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05398000 |
1,510 cfs | 12.77 ft | · | 64°F | 1,138 ft | Lake Dubay |
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Wolf River At New London, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 04079000 |
1,460 cfs | 3.13 ft | 83°F | 66°F | 751 ft | Wolf |
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Rock River At Afton, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05430500 |
1,370 cfs | 3.87 ft | · | 71°F | 778 ft | Upper Rock |
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Menominee River At Niagara, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 04065106 |
1,340 cfs | 5.52 ft | · | 60°F | 869 ft | Menominee |
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Chippewa River At Chippewa Falls, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05365500 |
1,300 cfs | 2.72 ft | · | 68°F | 807 ft | Lower Chippewa |
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Black River Near Galesville, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05382000 |
860 cfs | 3.96 ft | · | 70°F | 659 ft | Black |
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Fox River At Berlin, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 04073500 |
837 cfs | 9.01 ft | 89°F | 68°F | 748 ft | Upper Fox |
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Red Cedar River At Menomonie, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05369000 |
804 cfs | 6.30 ft | · | 68°F | 781 ft | Red Cedar |
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Pecatonica River At Martintown, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05434500 |
792 cfs | 6.23 ft | · | 72°F | 804 ft | Pecatonica |
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Flambeau River Near Bruce, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05360500 |
709 cfs | 5.24 ft | · | 62°F | 1,066 ft | Flambeau |
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St. Croix River Near Danbury, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05333500 |
659 cfs | · | 32°F | 62°F | 894 ft | Upper St. Croix |
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Fox River At Princeton, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 04073365 |
655 cfs | 4.43 ft | · | 68°F | 754 ft | Upper Fox |
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Kickapoo River At Steuben, Wi
1 day ago · USGS 05410490 |
629 cfs | 7.13 ft | · | 72°F | 672 ft | Kickapoo |
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Trempealeau River At Dodge, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05379500 |
545 cfs | 5.96 ft | · | 70°F | 675 ft | Trempealeau |
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Rock River At Robert Street At Fort Atkinson, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05427085 |
541 cfs | 11.39 ft | · | 69°F | 774 ft | Upper Rock |
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Brule River Near Commonwealth, Wi
1 day ago · USGS 04062011 |
537 cfs | 7.08 ft | · | 58°F | 1,200 ft | Brule |
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Black River Ds St Hwy 54 @ Black River Falls, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 053813595 |
527 cfs | 36.20 ft | · | 64°F | 738 ft | Black |
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Chippewa River Near Bruce, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05356500 |
523 cfs | 1.70 ft | · | 62°F | 1,077 ft | Upper Chippewa |
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Peshtigo River At Peshtigo, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 04069500 |
515 cfs | 1.55 ft | 82°F | 64°F | 620 ft | Peshtigo |
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Red Cedar River Near Colfax, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05367500 |
501 cfs | 2.38 ft | · | 67°F | 941 ft | Red Cedar |
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La Crosse River Near La Crosse, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05383075 |
480 cfs | 3.25 ft | · | 72°F | 647 ft | La Crosse-Pine |
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Trempealeau River At Arcadia, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05379400 |
460 cfs | 3.73 ft | · | 69°F | 728 ft | Trempealeau |
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Peshtigo River At Porterfield, Wi
16 hours ago · USGS 04069416 |
442 cfs | 7.92 ft | · | 62°F | 647 ft | Peshtigo |
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Wisconsin River @ Rainbow Lake Nr Lake Tomahawk, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05391000 |
440 cfs | 1.43 ft | · | 61°F | 1,582 ft | Upper Wisconsin |
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Oconto River Near Oconto, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 04071765 |
338 cfs | 4.28 ft | 79°F | 62°F | 609 ft | Oconto |
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Oconto River Near Gillett, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 04071000 |
325 cfs | · | 74°F | 63°F | 741 ft | Oconto |
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Lemonweir River At New Lisbon, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05403500 |
312 cfs | 4.12 ft | · | 68°F | 889 ft | Castle Rock |
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Fox River Near New Munster, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05545750 |
302 cfs | 5.56 ft | 86°F | 69°F | 750 ft | Upper Fox |
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Baraboo River Near Baraboo, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05405000 |
300 cfs | 7.50 ft | · | 69°F | 806 ft | Baraboo |
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Chippewa River At Bishops Bridge Near Winter, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05356000 |
291 cfs | 4.38 ft | · | 59°F | 1,276 ft | Upper Chippewa |
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Yahara River Near Fulton, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05430175 |
291 cfs | 4.49 ft | 43°F | 70°F | 797 ft | Upper Rock |
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Wolf River At Langlade, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 04074950 |
273 cfs | 7.71 ft | · | 61°F | 1,253 ft | Wolf |
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Grant River At Burton, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05413500 |
265 cfs | 5.98 ft | · | 72°F | 622 ft | Grant-Little Maquoketa |
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Sugar River Near Brodhead, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05436500 |
254 cfs | · | · | 71°F | 780 ft | Sugar |
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Pecatonica River At Darlington, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05432500 |
221 cfs | 3.24 ft | · | 72°F | 827 ft | Pecatonica |
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Peshtigo River Near Wabeno, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 04067958 |
219 cfs | 3.93 ft | 54°F | 61°F | 987 ft | Peshtigo |
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Hay River At Wheeler, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05368000 |
210 cfs | 3.61 ft | · | 67°F | 914 ft | Red Cedar |
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Kickapoo River At La Farge, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05408000 |
210 cfs | 3.30 ft | · | 71°F | 794 ft | Kickapoo |
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Crawfish River At Milford, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05426000 |
195 cfs | 2.20 ft | · | 68°F | 785 ft | Crawfish |
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Pine River Below Pine R Powerplant Nr Florence, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 04064500 |
192 cfs | 1.95 ft | · | 60°F | 1,094 ft | Menominee |
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Yahara River At East Main Street At Madison, Wi
16 hours ago · USGS 05428500 |
186 cfs | 5.31 ft | 46°F | 70°F | 852 ft | Upper Rock |
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White River Near Ashland, Wi
1 day ago · USGS 04027500 |
181 cfs | · | · | 60°F | 697 ft | Bad-Montreal |
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Milwaukee River Near Cedarburg, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 04086600 |
180 cfs | 5.68 ft | · | 69°F | 672 ft | Milwaukee |
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Rock River At Watertown, Wi
16 hours ago · USGS 05425500 |
178 cfs | 1.40 ft | · | 68°F | 804 ft | Upper Rock |
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Milwaukee River At Milwaukee, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 04087000 |
173 cfs | · | 81°F | 70°F | 609 ft | Milwaukee |
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La Crosse River At Sparta, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05382325 |
173 cfs | 3.73 ft | · | 65°F | 788 ft | La Crosse-Pine |
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Yellow River At Necedah, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05403000 |
163 cfs | 9.63 ft | · | 67°F | 907 ft | Castle Rock |
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Yahara River At Mc Farland, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05429500 |
158 cfs | 4.08 ft | 44°F | 70°F | 846 ft | Upper Rock |
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East Br Pecatonica River Near Blanchardville, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05433000 |
148 cfs | 4.72 ft | · | 72°F | 815 ft | Pecatonica |
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Platte River Near Rockville, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05414000 |
145 cfs | 4.59 ft | · | 73°F | 665 ft | Grant-Little Maquoketa |
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Embarrass River Near Embarrass, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 04078500 |
140 cfs | 2.80 ft | · | 65°F | 815 ft | Wolf |
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Rock River At Horicon, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05424057 |
133 cfs | 6.67 ft | · | 68°F | 879 ft | Upper Rock |
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Pike River At Amberg, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 04066500 |
125 cfs | 2.43 ft | · | 61°F | 888 ft | Menominee |
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Black River At Neillsville, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05381000 |
124 cfs | 3.10 ft | · | 66°F | 985 ft | Black |
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Prairie River Near Merrill, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05394500 |
115 cfs | 2.06 ft | 63°F | 61°F | 1,300 ft | Lake Dubay |
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Bois Brule River At Brule, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 04025500 |
111 cfs | 1.47 ft | · | 60°F | 990 ft | Beartrap-Nemadji |
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Red River At Morgan Road Near Morgan, Wi
19 hours ago · USGS 04077630 |
111 cfs | 5.83 ft | 76°F | 64°F | 1,036 ft | Wolf |
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Badfish Creek Near Cooksville, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05430150 |
105 cfs | 5.42 ft | · | 70°F | 821 ft | Upper Rock |
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Yahara River At Forton St. Bridge At Stoughton, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05429700 |
102 cfs | 6.77 ft | · | 70°F | 840 ft | Upper Rock |
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Eau Claire River At Kelly, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05397500 |
100 cfs | · | · | 63°F | 1,205 ft | Lake Dubay |
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Nemadji River Near South Superior, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 04024430 |
91 cfs | 4.41 ft | · | 60°F | 626 ft | Beartrap-Nemadji |
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Kinnickinnic River Near River Falls, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05342000 |
91 cfs | 8.11 ft | · | 70°F | 703 ft | Lower St. Croix |
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Bad River Near Odanah, Wi
1 day ago · USGS 04027000 |
81 cfs | 2.22 ft | 84°F | 60°F | 692 ft | Bad-Montreal |
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Jump River At Sheldon, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05362000 |
74 cfs | 3.11 ft | · | 63°F | 1,109 ft | Jump |
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Tenmile Creek Near Nekoosa, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05401050 |
71 cfs | 4.89 ft | · | 67°F | 985 ft | Castle Rock |
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Sheboygan River At Sheboygan, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 04086000 |
69 cfs | 1.94 ft | · | 68°F | 634 ft | Manitowoc-Sheboygan |
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Namekagon River At Leonards, Wi
16 hours ago · USGS 05331833 |
66 cfs | 1.50 ft | 65°F | 60°F | 1,287 ft | Namekagon |
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Turtle Creek At Carvers Rock Road Near Clinton, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05431486 |
64 cfs | 3.76 ft | · | 70°F | 853 ft | Upper Rock |
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Bear River Near Manitowish Waters, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05357335 |
59 cfs | 3.84 ft | · | 58°F | 1,579 ft | Flambeau |
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Yahara River At State Hwy 113 At Madison, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05427850 |
56 cfs | 9.89 ft | 42°F | 70°F | 846 ft | Upper Rock |
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Rib River At Rib Falls, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05396000 |
51 cfs | 2.06 ft | · | 63°F | 1,237 ft | Lake Dubay |
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Bark River Near Rome, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05426250 |
44 cfs | 1.79 ft | · | 68°F | 819 ft | Upper Rock |
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Manitowoc River At Manitowoc, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 04085427 |
43 cfs | 4.26 ft | 46°F | 67°F | 610 ft | Manitowoc-Sheboygan |
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Black Earth Creek At Black Earth, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05406500 |
38 cfs | 2.04 ft | 56°F | 71°F | 819 ft | Lower Wisconsin |
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Popple River Near Fence, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 04063700 |
35 cfs | 1.98 ft | 76°F | 59°F | 1,419 ft | Menominee |
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Fox River At Waukesha, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05543830 |
35 cfs | 2.77 ft | · | 68°F | 810 ft | Upper Fox |
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Cedar Creek Near Cedarburg, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 04086500 |
30 cfs | 5.53 ft | · | 68°F | 818 ft | Milwaukee |
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Kewaunee River Near Kewaunee, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 04085200 |
28 cfs | 8.84 ft | 75°F | 63°F | 605 ft | Door-Kewaunee |
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Bark River At Nagawicka Road At Delafield, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05426067 |
27 cfs | 12.58 ft | · | 68°F | 901 ft | Upper Rock |
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Tomorrow River Near Nelsonville, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 04080798 |
26 cfs | 8.54 ft | 51°F | 65°F | 1,085 ft | Wolf |
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Mukwonago River At Mukwonago, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05544200 |
25 cfs | 2.08 ft | · | 68°F | 794 ft | Upper Fox |
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Yellow River At Babcock, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05402000 |
24 cfs | 1.99 ft | · | 67°F | 1,024 ft | Castle Rock |
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Beaver Dam River At Beaver Dam, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05425912 |
21 cfs | 838.91 ft | · | 68°F | 858 ft | Crawfish |
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Whittlesey Creek Near Ashland, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 040263205 |
20 cfs | 2.34 ft | · | 61°F | 613 ft | Beartrap-Nemadji |
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Menomonee River At Wauwatosa, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 04087120 |
18 cfs | 1.55 ft | 32°F | 70°F | 629 ft | Milwaukee |
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Eau Galle River At Spring Valley, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05370000 |
17 cfs | 12.12 ft | 74°F | 67°F | 916 ft | Lower Chippewa |
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Big Eau Pleine River At Stratford, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05399500 |
12 cfs | 2.35 ft | · | 64°F | 1,169 ft | Lake Dubay |
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Root River At Racine, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 04087240 |
12 cfs | 2.26 ft | · | 70°F | 644 ft | Pike-Root |
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Yahara River At Windsor, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05427718 |
11 cfs | 1.81 ft | 63°F | 69°F | 875 ft | Upper Rock |
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Spirit River At Spirit Falls, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05393500 |
11 cfs | 1.30 ft | · | 60°F | 1,457 ft | Upper Wisconsin |
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Pike River Near Racine, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 04087257 |
9 cfs | 1.26 ft | · | 71°F | 643 ft | Pike-Root |
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South Branch Rock River At Waupun, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05423500 |
8 cfs | 2.10 ft | · | 67°F | 885 ft | Upper Rock |
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Spring Creek Near Waunakee, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05427930 |
6 cfs | 10.58 ft | 45°F | 70°F | 861 ft | Upper Rock |
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Root River Canal Near Franklin, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 04087233 |
6 cfs | 2.06 ft | · | 69°F | 693 ft | Pike-Root |
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Root River Near Franklin, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 04087220 |
5 cfs | 1.85 ft | · | 70°F | 678 ft | Pike-Root |
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Badger Mill Creek At Verona, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05435943 |
5 cfs | 4.46 ft | 65°F | 71°F | 940 ft | Sugar |
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Kinnickinnic River @ S. 11th Street @ Milwaukee, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 04087159 |
4 cfs | 6.04 ft | 73°F | 71°F | 601 ft | Milwaukee |
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Piscasaw Creek Near Walworth, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05438283 |
4 cfs | 5.77 ft | · | 69°F | 939 ft | Kishwaukee |
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Jackson Creek At Mound Road Near Elkhorn, Wi
1 day ago · USGS 05431016 |
4 cfs | 8.41 ft | 62°F | 69°F | 932 ft | Upper Rock |
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White Creek @ Spring Grove Road Nr Green Lake, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 04073462 |
3 cfs | 4.23 ft | · | 68°F | 833 ft | Upper Fox |
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Menomonee River At Menomonee Falls, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 04087030 |
3 cfs | 2.79 ft | 33°F | 68°F | 772 ft | Milwaukee |
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Lincoln Creek At Sherman Boulevard At Milwaukee, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 040869416 |
2 cfs | 3.62 ft | · | 70°F | 638 ft | Milwaukee |
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Oak Creek At South Milwaukee, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 04087204 |
2 cfs | 2.27 ft | · | 71°F | 637 ft | Pike-Root |
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Underwood Creek At Wauwatosa, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 04087088 |
2 cfs | 8.08 ft | 32°F | 70°F | 684 ft | Milwaukee |
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Pheasant Branch At Middleton, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05427948 |
2 cfs | 3.48 ft | 79°F | 71°F | 912 ft | Upper Rock |
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Pheasant Branch At Airport Road Nr Middleton, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05427943 |
2 cfs | 3.95 ft | 46°F | 71°F | 924 ft | Upper Rock |
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Root River At Grange Avenue At Greenfield, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 04087214 |
1 cfs | 10.44 ft | · | 70°F | 720 ft | Pike-Root |
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Honey Creek At Wauwatosa, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 04087119 |
1 cfs | 9.39 ft | 56°F | 70°F | 644 ft | Milwaukee |
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Brewery Creek-Upstream Site-At Cross Plains, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 05406469 |
1 cfs | 2.37 ft | 68°F | 71°F | 917 ft | Lower Wisconsin |
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East River At Ct Highway Zz Near Greenleaf, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 04085108 |
1 cfs | 4.50 ft | 36°F | 66°F | 631 ft | Lower Fox |
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Little Menomonee River At Milwaukee, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 04087070 |
1 cfs | 3.13 ft | · | 69°F | 704 ft | Milwaukee |
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Little Menomonee River Near Freistadt, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 04087050 |
1 cfs | 2.05 ft | 32°F | 68°F | 729 ft | Milwaukee |
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Wilson Park Creek @ Gmia Outfall #7 @ Milwaukee, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 040871475 |
0 cfs | 10.78 ft | 66°F | 71°F | · | Milwaukee |
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About Wisconsin streamflow
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.