River Levels

Wisconsin river levels

Live streamflow for 103 gauged Wisconsin reaches, highest first. Where a gauge has a long enough record, the reading is placed against its own history for today's date.

51% of gauged Wisconsin rivers are running in their normal range for the date, as of October 26, 2026.

Of 98 gauged reaches with a long enough USGS record, 39 are below normal (19 of them much below), 50 are in the normal range, and 9 are above normal (0 of them much above). Normal means the middle half of that gauge's own history for this calendar date.

To cite: Angling Hubs analysis of USGS streamflow, anglinghubs.com/flows/wisconsin.

River	Flow	Usually today	Vs normal	NWS flood status
Wisconsin RiverWisconsin River at Muscoda, WI	5,110 cfs1.17 ft	5,900 cfs	Normal35th percentile · 113 yr record	Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water.
Chippewa RiverChippewa River at Durand, WI	3,020 cfs2.39 ft	5,120 cfs	Much below normal10th percentile · 98 yr record	Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water.
Wisconsin RiverWisconsin River near Wisconsin Dells, WI	2,700 cfs2.00 ft	4,230 cfs	Much below normal8th percentile · 92 yr record	Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water.
Saint Croix RiverST. Croix River at ST. Croix Falls, WI	1,780 cfs2.74 ft	2,970 cfs	Below normal11th percentile · 124 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Wisconsin RiverWisconsin River at Wisconsin Rapids, WI	1,350 cfs2.75 ft	3,040 cfs	Much below normal6th percentile · 112 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Wolf RiverWolf River at New London, WI	1,300 cfs2.73 ft	1,300 cfs	Normal50th percentile · 113 yr record	Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water.
Rock RiverRock River at Fort Atkinson, WI	1,290 cfs11.33 ft	794 cfs	Normal65th percentile · 28 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Fox RiverFox River at Berlin, WI	1,060 cfs9.45 ft	868 cfs	Normal66th percentile · 128 yr record	Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water.
Menominee RiverMenominee River at Niagara, WI	1,020 cfs4.98 ft	1,780 cfs	Much below normal7th percentile · 34 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Red Cedar RiverRed Cedar River at Menomonie, WI	903 cfs6.43 ft	1,120 cfs	Below normal24th percentile · 119 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Fox RiverFox River at Princeton, WI	805 cfs5.09 ft	765 cfs	Normal53rd percentile · 25 yr record	Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water.
Wisconsin RiverWisconsin River at Merrill, WI	790 cfs3.74 ft	1,910 cfs	Much below normal5th percentile · 123 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Pecatonica RiverPecatonica River at Martintown, WI	760 cfs6.11 ft	526 cfs	Above normal76th percentile · 87 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Bad RiverBad River at the Mouth near Odanah, WI	735 cfs10.01 ft	Not recorded	No historical record	No NWS flood stage
Black RiverBlack River near Galesville, WI	614 cfs3.57 ft	853 cfs	Normal32nd percentile · 94 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Saint Croix RiverST. Croix River near Danbury, WI	607 cfs0.56 ft	1,090 cfs	Much below normal5th percentile · 112 yr record	Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water.
Flambeau RiverFlambeau River near Bruce, WI	576 cfs5.04 ft	1,340 cfs	Much below normal6th percentile · 75 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Red Cedar RiverRed Cedar River near Colfax, WI	560 cfs2.48 ft	610 cfs	Normal40th percentile · 112 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Peshtigo RiverPeshtigo River at Porterfield, WI	558 cfs8.05 ft	681 cfs	Normal27th percentile · 28 yr record	Below flood stageFlood stage 12 ft. NWS reads 8.04 ft here.
Kickapoo RiverKickapoo River at Steuben, WI	535 cfs6.67 ft	509 cfs	Normal55th percentile · 44 yr record	Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water.
Trempealeau RiverTrempealeau River at Dodge, WI	493 cfs5.75 ft	374 cfs	Normal73rd percentile · 112 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Brule RiverBrule River near Commonwealth, WI	483 cfs6.98 ft	534 cfs	Normal40th percentile · 37 yr record	Below flood stageFlood stage 12 ft. NWS reads 6.98 ft here.
Kakagon RiverKakagon River Slough near Odanah WI	448 cfs9.65 ft	Not recorded	No historical record	No NWS flood stage
Crawfish RiverCrawfish River at Milford, WI	411 cfs2.74 ft	163 cfs	Above normal75th percentile · 95 yr record	Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water.
Bad RiverBad River at Odanah, WI	405 cfs1.83 ft	Not recorded	No historical record	No NWS flood stage
Trempealeau RiverTrempealeau River at Arcadia, WI	394 cfs3.56 ft	322 cfs	Normal64th percentile · 66 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Little RiverOconto River near Oconto, WI	368 cfs4.35 ft	460 cfs	Below normal22nd percentile · 38 yr record	Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water.
Chippewa RiverChippewa River near Bruce, WI	364 cfs1.49 ft	1,020 cfs	Much below normal5th percentile · 112 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Milwaukee RiverMilwaukee River at Milwaukee, WI	358 cfs0.92 ft	224 cfs	Above normal75th percentile · 112 yr record	Below flood stageFlood stage 7 ft. NWS reads 0.92 ft here.
Sugar RiverSugar River near Brodhead, WI	342 cfs1.23 ft	279 cfs	Normal65th percentile · 112 yr record	Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water.
Oconto RiverOconto River near Gillett, WI	332 cfs0.98 ft	446 cfs	Below normal20th percentile · 120 yr record	Below flood stageFlood stage 7.5 ft. NWS reads 0.98 ft here.
Black RiverBlack River DS ST Hwy 54 at Black River Falls, WI	325 cfs35.86 ft	1,100 cfs	Below normal15th percentile · 18 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Baraboo RiverBaraboo River near Baraboo, WI	308 cfs7.56 ft	284 cfs	Normal55th percentile · 112 yr record	Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water.
Wisconsin RiverWisconsin River @ Rainbow Lake near Lake Tomahawk,wi	285 cfs0.95 ft	564 cfs	Much below normal9th percentile · 90 yr record	Below flood stageFlood stage 6 ft. NWS reads 0.95 ft here.
Milwaukee RiverMilwaukee River near Cedarburg, WI	262 cfs6.15 ft	240 cfs	Normal53rd percentile · 44 yr record	Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water.
Apple RiverApple River above 05341499 at Park IN Somerset, WI	260 cfs3.09 ft	336 cfs	No historical record	NWS issues forecasts here only during high water.
Grant RiverGrant River at Burton, WI	254 cfs5.90 ft	119 cfs	Above normal89th percentile · 92 yr record	Below flood stageFlood stage 18 ft. NWS reads 5.9 ft here.
Wolf RiverWolf River at Langlade, WI	251 cfs7.65 ft	392 cfs	Below normal10th percentile · 60 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Lemonweir RiverLemonweir River at New Lisbon, WI	249 cfs3.71 ft	259 cfs	Normal48th percentile · 82 yr record	Below flood stageFlood stage 10 ft. NWS reads 3.7 ft here.
East Fork Chippewa RiverChippewa River at Bishops Bridge near Winter, WI	210 cfs4.20 ft	552 cfs	Below normal12th percentile · 114 yr record	Below flood stageFlood stage 11 ft. NWS reads 4.2 ft here.
Embarrass RiverEmbarrass River near Embarrass, WI	206 cfs3.00 ft	200 cfs	Normal51st percentile · 107 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Hay RiverHay River at Wheeler, WI	206 cfs3.53 ft	246 cfs	Normal32nd percentile · 76 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Baraboo RiverBaraboo River at Main Street at Reedsburg, WI	198 cfs5.60 ft	214 cfs	No historical record	Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water.
Pecatonica RiverPecatonica River at Darlington, WI	187 cfs3.10 ft	126 cfs	Above normal77th percentile · 87 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Rock RiverRock River at Horicon, WI	184 cfs6.98 ft	93 cfs	Normal69th percentile · 27 yr record	Below flood stage
West Fork Kickapoo RiverKickapoo River at LA Farge, WI	181 cfs3.19 ft	139 cfs	Normal75th percentile · 88 yr record	Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water.
White RiverWhite River near Ashland, WI	180 cfs0.79 ft	218 cfs	Below normal24th percentile · 78 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Little Yellow RiverYellow River at Necedah, WI	180 cfs9.72 ft	161 cfs	Normal52nd percentile · 86 yr record	Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water.
Peshtigo RiverPeshtigo River near Wabeno, WI	180 cfs3.87 ft	316 cfs	Much below normal5th percentile · 27 yr record	Below flood stageFlood stage 9 ft. NWS reads 3.87 ft here.
Pine RiverPine River below Pine R Powerplant near Florence, WI	174 cfs1.96 ft	312 cfs	Below normal11th percentile · 103 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Sheboygan RiverSheboygan River at Sheboygan, WI	170 cfs2.26 ft	111 cfs	Normal66th percentile · 109 yr record	Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water.
La Crosse RiverLA Crosse River at Sparta, WI	168 cfs3.79 ft	160 cfs	Normal56th percentile · 34 yr record	Below flood stageFlood stage 8.5 ft. NWS reads 3.78 ft here.
East Branch Pecatonica RiverEast Branch Pecatonica River near Blanchardville, WI	166 cfs4.94 ft	113 cfs	Above normal79th percentile · 87 yr record	Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water.
Turtle CreekTurtle Creek at Carvers Rock Road near Clinton, WI	131 cfs3.83 ft	85 cfs	Normal66th percentile · 87 yr record	Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water.
Platte RiverPlatte River near Rockville, WI	127 cfs4.46 ft	69 cfs	Above normal87th percentile · 92 yr record	Below flood stageFlood stage 9 ft. NWS reads 4.46 ft here.
South Fork Flambeau RiverSouth Fork Flambeau River near Phillips, WI	115 cfs4.69 ft	536 cfs	No historical record	No NWS flood stage
Fox RiverFox River at Waukesha, WI	111 cfs2.99 ft	67 cfs	Normal73rd percentile · 62 yr record	Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water.
Bois Brule RiverBois Brule River at Brule, WI	110 cfs1.46 ft	148 cfs	Much below normal5th percentile · 84 yr record	No NWS flood stage
North Branch Pike RiverPike River at Amberg, WI	108 cfs2.44 ft	164 cfs	Much below normal8th percentile · 112 yr record	Below flood stageFlood stage 6.5 ft. NWS reads 2.45 ft here.
Red RiverRed River at Morgan Road near Morgan, WI	106 cfs5.79 ft	120 cfs	Normal32nd percentile · 34 yr record	No NWS flood stage

Streamflow from the U.S. Geological Survey, updated hourly. "Usually today" is the median for this calendar date over the gauge's full record. A gauge tells you how much water is moving, not whether it is fishing well or safe to wade: check the regulations and a current local report before you go. Flood stages and forecasts: NOAA National Weather Service; "Vs normal" is our comparison with the USGS record, not a National Weather Service product.

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