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Wisconsin River conditions

Water report·near Wisconsin Dells2h ago
2,650CFSLow

Running low for early September. Above 16% of past September 2s on record.

Updated 7:00 PM UTC, Sep 2

1.98 ftgage

Wisconsin River flow history

Aug 12typical 2,950 to 5,180 cfs
3,500cfs

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Aug 6Aug 9Aug 12
Aug 12typical 2,950 to 5,180 cfs
3,500cfs

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Jul 14Jul 28Aug 12
Aug 12typical 2,950 to 5,180 cfs
3,500cfs

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May 15Jun 28Aug 12
Aug 12typical 2,950 to 5,180 cfs
3,500cfs

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Sep 1Mar 23Aug 12

What this means

2,650 cfs puts Wisconsin River in the 16th percentile for September 2, against 91 years of record.

The median for this date is 3,980 cfs, and half of all September 2s on record fell between 2,960 and 5,360.

Over the last 7 days, Wisconsin River ran between 2,900 and 3,580 cfs, lowest on Aug 7 and highest on Aug 10.

That is 520 cfs higher than on Aug 6.

Over the last 30 days, Wisconsin River ran between 2,660 and 5,410 cfs, lowest on Jul 26 and highest on Jul 15.

That is 1,350 cfs lower than on Jul 14.

Over the last 90 days, Wisconsin River ran between 2,660 and 20,500 cfs, lowest on Jul 26 and highest on Jun 12.

That is 3,220 cfs lower than on May 15.

Over the last 12 months, Wisconsin River ran between 2,660 and 55,100 cfs, lowest on Jul 26 and highest on Apr 16.

That is 1,080 cfs lower than on Sep 1.

On this water

No member has posted conditions here lately. The gauge says what the water is doing; an angler who was standing in it says what that felt like.

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USGS monitoring location 05404000, WISCONSIN RIVER NEAR WISCONSIN DELLS, WI, 2.8 miles from the center of Wisconsin River. Provisional data, subject to revision. Values refresh every 30 minutes. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.

About this gauge

Readings come from USGS monitoring location 05404000, WISCONSIN RIVER NEAR WISCONSIN DELLS, WI, 2.8 miles from the center of Wisconsin River. It reports gage height and discharge. Values refresh every 30 minutes and are provisional until the agency reviews them. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.

Wisconsin River fishing records

The gauge is half the picture. The other half is what came out of the water: verified catches, the current record, and the anglers holding it.

See the Wisconsin River record book