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Wisconsin River Levels & Streamflow

As of Sep 22, 2026, Wisconsin rivers are running at 126% of normal across 124 USGS gauges — the highest is 10,700 cfs on the Wisconsin River At Muscoda. Live discharge, gauge height, and percent-of-normal for every USGS streamgauge in Wisconsin.

USGS gauges
124
State percent normal
126%
Paddle runs
0
Updated
Sep 22
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Flow briefing

Streamflow levels across Wisconsin are currently 126% of normal, with the Wisconsin River At Muscoda reporting the highest discharge in the state at 10,700 cfs and a gauge stage of 2.82 ft.

Meanwhile, the Root River At Racine is seeing a spike today — up 308% 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 Natural Disaster Report

Wisconsin residents face multiple hazards on September 22-23. Flood warnings affect the Root River Canal at Raymond in Racine County and Fox River Lower near New Munster in Lake and Kenosha Counties, with minor flooding expected through this evening as water stages exceed bankfull capacity. Simultaneously, dangerous beach conditions threaten Lake Michigan shores across northeastern Wisconsin. Beach Hazards Statements warn of life-threatening waves of 4-7 feet and strong currents affecting Sheboygan, Ozaukee, Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha Counties through Wednesday evening, with additional hazards along Door, Kewaunee, and Manitowoc County beaches. Notable affected beaches include Rock Island State Beach, Baileys Harbor, Whitefish Dunes, and Point Beach. Avoid flooded areas and beaches; dangerous swimming conditions persist due to high waves and powerful currents.

Source: National Weather Service

Wisconsin at a glance

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

126%

100% is the historical norm. Below 70% indicates drought; above 130% can flag elevated flood risk.

Highest discharge

Wisconsin River At Muscoda 10,700 cfs

Gauge stage 2.82 ft

Biggest 24h spike

Root River At Racine +308%

Now 1,260 cfs

Network coverage

Gauges + rivers tracked 124 + 0

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.

State average 126%
0% 50% 100% · normal 150% 200%+
Much below normalunder 50% Below normal50–90% Near normal90–110% Above normal110–150% Much above normalover 150%

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.

126% of normal today
+42pts vs this day last year (84%)
322of 366 days below normal, past year
173% 3-year peak · Jun 2025 · above the axis
50% 100% normal 150%
Sep 2023 202420252026 Sep 22, 2026

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.

Full streamgauge inventory

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.

124 gauges
Streamgage Streamflow Gage height Water temp Air temp Elevation Watershed
Wisconsin River At Muscoda, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05407000
9,890 cfs 2.63 ft 62°F 48°F 672 ft Lower Wisconsin
Fox River At Oshkosh, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 04082400
8,560 cfs 6.53 ft 78°F 53°F 745 ft Upper Fox
Fox River At Appleton, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 04084445
6,990 cfs 5.85 ft 64°F 49°F 735 ft Lower Fox
Mississippi River At Prescott, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05344500
6,360 cfs 24.93 ft · 44°F 679 ft Rush-Vermillion
Wisconsin River Near Wisconsin Dells, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05404000
4,510 cfs 2.82 ft 35°F 45°F 810 ft Castle Rock
Fox River At Oil Tank Depot At Green Bay, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 040851385
3,690 cfs 579.71 ft 64°F 49°F 576 ft Lower Fox
Rock River At Afton, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05430500
3,660 cfs 6.40 ft · 50°F 778 ft Upper Rock
Fox River Near New Munster, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05545750
3,330 cfs 12.34 ft 63°F 50°F 750 ft Upper Fox
Chippewa River At Durand, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05369500
2,960 cfs 2.36 ft · 44°F 695 ft Lower Chippewa
Wolf River At New London, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 04079000
2,410 cfs 5.13 ft 60°F 46°F 751 ft Wolf
Rock River At Robert Street At Fort Atkinson, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05427085
2,300 cfs 12.19 ft · 48°F 774 ft Upper Rock
Wisconsin River At Wisconsin Rapids, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05400760
2,160 cfs 2.89 ft · 43°F 971 ft Castle Rock
Pecatonica River At Martintown, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05434500
2,130 cfs 11.21 ft · 49°F 804 ft Pecatonica
Wisconsin River At Rothschild, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05398000
1,710 cfs 12.72 ft · 42°F 1,138 ft Lake Dubay
St. Croix River At St. Croix Falls, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05340500
1,660 cfs 2.67 ft 61°F 46°F 682 ft Lower St. Croix
Black River Near Galesville, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05382000
1,550 cfs 4.85 ft · 48°F 659 ft Black
Fox River At Berlin, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 04073500
1,530 cfs 10.28 ft 62°F 48°F 748 ft Upper Fox
Root River At Racine, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 04087240
1,440 cfs 4.96 ft · 55°F 644 ft Pike-Root
Sugar River Near Brodhead, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05436500
1,320 cfs 4.18 ft · 49°F 780 ft Sugar
Menominee River Near Mc Allister, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 04067500
1,250 cfs 8.41 ft 74°F 38°F 643 ft Menominee
Chippewa River At Chippewa Falls, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05365500
1,180 cfs 2.59 ft · 45°F 807 ft Lower Chippewa
Rock River At Watertown, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05425500
1,130 cfs 2.98 ft · 48°F 804 ft Upper Rock
Lemonweir River At New Lisbon, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05403500
1,050 cfs 7.20 ft · 43°F 889 ft Castle Rock
Milwaukee River Near Cedarburg, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 04086600
1,010 cfs 7.33 ft · 52°F 672 ft Milwaukee
Black River Ds St Hwy 54 @ Black River Falls, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 053813595
987 cfs 36.82 ft · 44°F 738 ft Black
Milwaukee River At Milwaukee, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 04087000
985 cfs 1.65 ft 62°F 53°F 609 ft Milwaukee
Wisconsin River At Merrill, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05395000
981 cfs 3.91 ft · 39°F 1,232 ft Lake Dubay
Fox River At Princeton, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 04073365
976 cfs 5.56 ft · 47°F 754 ft Upper Fox
Kickapoo River At Steuben, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05410490
950 cfs 8.72 ft · 48°F 672 ft Kickapoo
Trempealeau River At Dodge, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05379500
933 cfs 7.21 ft · 48°F 675 ft Trempealeau
Red Cedar River At Menomonie, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05369000
888 cfs 6.41 ft · 44°F 781 ft Red Cedar
Menominee River At Niagara, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 04065106
854 cfs 4.67 ft · 37°F 869 ft Menominee
Root River Canal Near Franklin, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 04087233
811 cfs 9.29 ft · 52°F 693 ft Pike-Root
Trempealeau River At Arcadia, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05379400
774 cfs 4.45 ft · 44°F 728 ft Trempealeau
Yellow River At Necedah, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05403000
708 cfs 10.53 ft · 43°F 907 ft Castle Rock
Baraboo River Near Baraboo, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05405000
699 cfs 9.91 ft · 47°F 806 ft Baraboo
La Crosse River Near La Crosse, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05383075
675 cfs 4.14 ft · 47°F 647 ft La Crosse-Pine
Crawfish River At Milford, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05426000
649 cfs 3.17 ft · 49°F 785 ft Crawfish
Turtle Creek At Carvers Rock Road Near Clinton, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05431486
605 cfs 5.27 ft · 49°F 853 ft Upper Rock
Pike River Near Racine, Wi
1 day ago · USGS 04087257
582 cfs 4.38 ft · 54°F 643 ft Pike-Root
Yahara River Near Fulton, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05430175
542 cfs 4.97 ft 43°F 48°F 797 ft Upper Rock
St. Croix River Near Danbury, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05333500
533 cfs · 32°F 34°F 894 ft Upper St. Croix
Red Cedar River Near Colfax, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05367500
467 cfs 2.30 ft · 44°F 941 ft Red Cedar
Flambeau River Near Bruce, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05360500
454 cfs 4.72 ft · 41°F 1,066 ft Flambeau
Sheboygan River At Sheboygan, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 04086000
452 cfs 2.85 ft · 52°F 634 ft Manitowoc-Sheboygan
Manitowoc River At Manitowoc, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 04085427
447 cfs 5.52 ft 46°F 48°F 610 ft Manitowoc-Sheboygan
Rock River At Horicon, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05424057
440 cfs 7.22 ft · 47°F 879 ft Upper Rock
Brule River Near Commonwealth, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 04062011
422 cfs 6.82 ft · 34°F 1,200 ft Brule
Fox River At Waukesha, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05543830
406 cfs 4.47 ft · 52°F 810 ft Upper Fox
Pecatonica River At Darlington, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05432500
396 cfs 4.60 ft · 48°F 827 ft Pecatonica
Embarrass River Near Embarrass, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 04078500
388 cfs 3.48 ft · 44°F 815 ft Wolf
Yahara River At Forton St. Bridge At Stoughton, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05429700
386 cfs 7.04 ft · 48°F 840 ft Upper Rock
Oconto River Near Gillett, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 04071000
371 cfs 1.09 ft 73°F 41°F 741 ft Oconto
Peshtigo River At Porterfield, Wi
20 hours ago · USGS 04069416
342 cfs 7.82 ft · 45°F 647 ft Peshtigo
Peshtigo River At Peshtigo, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 04069500
326 cfs 1.22 ft 61°F 47°F 620 ft Peshtigo
Grant River At Burton, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05413500
325 cfs 6.44 ft · 51°F 622 ft Grant-Little Maquoketa
Chippewa River Near Bruce, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05356500
323 cfs 1.48 ft · 41°F 1,077 ft Upper Chippewa
Wisconsin River @ Rainbow Lake Nr Lake Tomahawk, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05391000
310 cfs 1.22 ft · 39°F 1,582 ft Upper Wisconsin
Oconto River Near Oconto, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 04071765
305 cfs 4.24 ft 58°F 42°F 609 ft Oconto
Kickapoo River At La Farge, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05408000
289 cfs 3.78 ft · 45°F 794 ft Kickapoo
Wolf River At Langlade, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 04074950
281 cfs 7.73 ft · 40°F 1,253 ft Wolf
East Br Pecatonica River Near Blanchardville, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05433000
267 cfs 6.03 ft · 48°F 815 ft Pecatonica
Cedar Creek Near Cedarburg, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 04086500
260 cfs 6.61 ft · 51°F 818 ft Milwaukee
La Crosse River At Sparta, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05382325
255 cfs 4.23 ft · 46°F 788 ft La Crosse-Pine
Menomonee River At Wauwatosa, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 04087120
237 cfs 2.67 ft 32°F 52°F 629 ft Milwaukee
Root River Near Franklin, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 04087220
226 cfs 5.81 ft · 51°F 678 ft Pike-Root
Yellow River At Babcock, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05402000
212 cfs 3.63 ft · 42°F 1,024 ft Castle Rock
Hay River At Wheeler, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05368000
204 cfs 3.52 ft · 44°F 914 ft Red Cedar
Chippewa River At Bishops Bridge Near Winter, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05356000
193 cfs 4.18 ft · 38°F 1,276 ft Upper Chippewa
Peshtigo River Near Wabeno, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 04067958
183 cfs 3.82 ft 54°F 40°F 987 ft Peshtigo
Bark River Near Rome, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05426250
176 cfs 2.55 ft · 49°F 819 ft Upper Rock
Platte River Near Rockville, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05414000
168 cfs 4.75 ft · 50°F 665 ft Grant-Little Maquoketa
Yahara River At Mc Farland, Wi
5 days ago · USGS 05429500
166 cfs 4.50 ft 44°F 48°F 846 ft Upper Rock
White River Near Ashland, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 04027500
151 cfs · · 33°F 697 ft Bad-Montreal
Mukwonago River At Mukwonago, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05544200
147 cfs 3.34 ft · 50°F 794 ft Upper Fox
Pine River Below Pine R Powerplant Nr Florence, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 04064500
143 cfs 1.72 ft · 38°F 1,094 ft Menominee
Black River At Neillsville, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05381000
142 cfs 3.20 ft · 41°F 985 ft Black
Red River At Morgan Road Near Morgan, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 04077630
140 cfs 5.97 ft 55°F 43°F 1,036 ft Wolf
Oak Creek At South Milwaukee, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 04087204
128 cfs 3.92 ft · 54°F 637 ft Pike-Root
Yahara River At East Main Street At Madison, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05428500
126 cfs 5.70 ft 46°F 49°F 852 ft Upper Rock
Badfish Creek Near Cooksville, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05430150
121 cfs 5.57 ft · 48°F 821 ft Upper Rock
Yahara River At State Hwy 113 At Madison, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05427850
117 cfs 10.23 ft 42°F 49°F 846 ft Upper Rock
Menomonee River At Menomonee Falls, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 04087030
115 cfs 4.43 ft 33°F 50°F 772 ft Milwaukee
Bois Brule River At Brule, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 04025500
108 cfs 1.44 ft · 35°F 990 ft Beartrap-Nemadji
Beaver Dam River At Beaver Dam, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05425912
105 cfs 839.83 ft · 49°F 858 ft Crawfish
Pike River At Amberg, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 04066500
96 cfs 2.21 ft · 43°F 888 ft Menominee
Eau Claire River At Kelly, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05397500
93 cfs · · 42°F 1,205 ft Lake Dubay
Kinnickinnic River Near River Falls, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05342000
91 cfs 8.21 ft · 44°F 703 ft Lower St. Croix
Prairie River Near Merrill, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05394500
84 cfs 2.03 ft 63°F 39°F 1,300 ft Lake Dubay
Tenmile Creek Near Nekoosa, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05401050
82 cfs 5.08 ft · 43°F 985 ft Castle Rock
Rib River At Rib Falls, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05396000
74 cfs 2.19 ft · 41°F 1,237 ft Lake Dubay
Jump River At Sheldon, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05362000
72 cfs 3.08 ft · 41°F 1,109 ft Jump
Bad River Near Odanah, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 04027000
69 cfs 2.19 ft 57°F 33°F 692 ft Bad-Montreal
South Branch Rock River At Waupun, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05423500
66 cfs 2.71 ft · 48°F 885 ft Upper Rock
Bark River At Nagawicka Road At Delafield, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05426067
63 cfs 12.98 ft · 50°F 901 ft Upper Rock
Jackson Creek At Mound Road Near Elkhorn, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05431016
54 cfs 9.01 ft 62°F 49°F 932 ft Upper Rock
Kewaunee River Near Kewaunee, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 04085200
51 cfs 9.00 ft 60°F 48°F 605 ft Door-Kewaunee
Black Earth Creek At Black Earth, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05406500
47 cfs 2.23 ft 56°F 49°F 819 ft Lower Wisconsin
Tomorrow River Near Nelsonville, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 04080798
45 cfs 8.86 ft 51°F 44°F 1,085 ft Wolf
Namekagon River At Leonards, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05331833
43 cfs 1.38 ft 51°F 34°F 1,287 ft Namekagon
Nemadji River Near South Superior, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 04024430
38 cfs 3.76 ft · 37°F 626 ft Beartrap-Nemadji
Little Menomonee River At Milwaukee, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 04087070
34 cfs 4.47 ft · 51°F 704 ft Milwaukee
Popple River Near Fence, Wi
15 hours ago · USGS 04063700
28 cfs 1.80 ft 54°F 37°F 1,419 ft Menominee
Big Eau Pleine River At Stratford, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05399500
26 cfs 2.54 ft · 44°F 1,169 ft Lake Dubay
Underwood Creek At Wauwatosa, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 04087088
23 cfs 9.02 ft 32°F 51°F 684 ft Milwaukee
Yahara River At Windsor, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05427718
23 cfs 1.36 ft 63°F 47°F 875 ft Upper Rock
Piscasaw Creek Near Walworth, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05438283
21 cfs 6.28 ft · 49°F 939 ft Kishwaukee
Whittlesey Creek Near Ashland, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 040263205
18 cfs 2.53 ft · 38°F 613 ft Beartrap-Nemadji
Kinnickinnic River @ S. 11th Street @ Milwaukee, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 04087159
15 cfs 6.35 ft 73°F 54°F 601 ft Milwaukee
Eau Galle River At Spring Valley, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05370000
15 cfs 12.25 ft 63°F 43°F 916 ft Lower Chippewa
Bear River Near Manitowish Waters, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05357335
15 cfs 3.06 ft · 37°F 1,579 ft Flambeau
Root River At Grange Avenue At Greenfield, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 04087214
12 cfs 11.05 ft · 51°F 720 ft Pike-Root
Spirit River At Spirit Falls, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05393500
12 cfs 1.36 ft · 42°F 1,457 ft Upper Wisconsin
Badger Mill Creek At Verona, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05435943
12 cfs 4.70 ft 57°F 48°F 940 ft Sugar
Little Menomonee River Near Freistadt, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 04087050
11 cfs 2.51 ft 32°F 50°F 729 ft Milwaukee
Pheasant Branch At Middleton, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05427948
11 cfs 4.07 ft 61°F 49°F 912 ft Upper Rock
East River At Ct Highway Zz Near Greenleaf, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 04085108
9 cfs 4.99 ft 36°F 47°F 631 ft Lower Fox
Lincoln Creek At Sherman Boulevard At Milwaukee, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 040869416
7 cfs 3.74 ft · 52°F 638 ft Milwaukee
Honey Creek At Wauwatosa, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 04087119
6 cfs 9.60 ft 56°F 52°F 644 ft Milwaukee
Pheasant Branch At Airport Road Nr Middleton, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05427943
3 cfs 4.03 ft 46°F 49°F 924 ft Upper Rock
Spring Creek Near Waunakee, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05427930
3 cfs 9.52 ft 45°F 49°F 861 ft Upper Rock
White Creek @ Spring Grove Road Nr Green Lake, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 04073462
2 cfs 4.18 ft · 49°F 833 ft Upper Fox
Brewery Creek-Upstream Site-At Cross Plains, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 05406469
2 cfs 2.33 ft 62°F 49°F 917 ft Lower Wisconsin
Wilson Park Creek @ Gmia Outfall #7 @ Milwaukee, Wi
14 hours ago · USGS 040871475
2 cfs 11.02 ft 66°F 54°F · Milwaukee
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Flow report FAQ

About Wisconsin streamflow

What are river levels like in Wisconsin right now?

As of September 22, 2026, Wisconsin rivers are running at 126% of normal across 124 USGS streamgauges, and the Wisconsin River At Muscoda is reporting the highest discharge at 10,700 cfs. The full sortable gauge table is below.

Which Wisconsin river is running highest right now?

As of September 22, 2026, the highest discharge in Wisconsin is 10,700 cfs on the Wisconsin River At Muscoda. 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.