Water report · Wisconsin River
Wisconsin River conditions
Running normal for mid August, and rising since yesterday. Above 51% of past August 13s on record.
Updated 6:00 PM UTC, Aug 13
Wisconsin River flow history
What this means
3,870 cfs puts Wisconsin River in the 51st percentile for August 13, against 92 years of record.
The median for this date is 3,830 cfs, and half of all August 13s on record fell between 2,950 and 5,170.
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 2,280 cfs lower than on Aug 12.
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.
Post a reportUSGS monitoring location 05404000, WISCONSIN RIVER NEAR WISCONSIN DELLS, WI, 2.8 miles from the centre 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 centre 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