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Musky Motive Guide Service

Musky Motive Guide Service

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Musky Motive Guide Service is a fishing guide service based in Portage, Wisconsin. They specialize in fishing the Wisconsin River for large gamefish. Guided outings are available year-round.

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5.0on Google, 18 reviews
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Wisconsin River Islands0.8 miLeopold Wetland Management District3.4 mi2 mi
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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

Typical flow by month

1914 to 2026

The water at Musky Motive Guide Service typically runs highest in March, at a median 577 cfs, and lowest in January, at 225 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 14,400 cfs, in 2008.

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Typical flow by month at Baraboo River near Baraboo, WI, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January225170 to 313
February240170 to 344
March577326 to 1,170
April509358 to 877
May370257 to 562
June307207 to 544
July253177 to 369
August240163 to 341
September249176 to 379
October256185 to 365
November289215 to 409
December250170 to 336

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 92 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Baraboo River near Baraboo, WI (site 05405000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

Today · Fri

84Go/ 100

CloudyHigh 44°F, low 32°FRain 0%Wind 9 kt, gusts 21

Streamflow

489 cfs

Above normal (78th)

Water level

8.70 ft

Air quality

16 Good

Devils Lake monitor, 21 km

National Weather ServiceBelow flood stage

Flood stage 16 ft. NWS reads 8.63 ft here.

NWS issues forecasts here only during high water.

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF). Flood stages and forecasts: NOAA National Weather Service. Air quality: Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources via EPA AirNow. Preliminary data, not verified. See full conditions →

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