Maximum discharge on the river today is recorded at the
Wisconsin River At Muscoda
with a streamflow rate of 16,500 cfs.
However, the deepest point on the river is located at the
Wisconsin River At Rothschild
reporting a gauge stage of 15.65 ft.
This river is monitored from 6 different streamgauging stations along the Wisconsin River, the first of which is perched at an elevation of 1,582 ft, the
Wisconsin River @ Rainbow Lake Nr Lake Tomahawk
.
Streamgauges reporting the most discharge on the Wisconsin River
10 Day Trend
Discharge comparison for the highest gauges over the past 10 days
Expected Streamflow Ranges
Streamflow discharge range for this time of year
The Wisconsin River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. At approximately 430 miles (692 km) long, it is the state's longest river. The river's name, first recorded in 1673 by Jacques Marquette as "Meskousing", is rooted in the Algonquian languages used by the area's American Indian tribes, but its original meaning is obscure. French explorers who followed in the wake of Marquette later modified the name to "Ouisconsin", and so it appears on Guillaume de L'Isle's map (Paris, 1718). This was simplified to "Wisconsin" in the early 19th century before being applied to ...
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