About this river
Fox River is an 11.4 mile river near Larry Smith Outdoors in Wisconsin. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Fox River at Oshkosh, WI (site 04082400). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1992 to 2026
Fox River typically runs highest in April, at a median 8,590 cfs, and lowest in February, at 2,690 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 20,400 cfs, in 2011.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2,710 | 2,260 to 3,500 | |
| February | 2,690 | 2,100 to 3,450 | |
| March | 5,150 | 4,000 to 7,710 | |
| April | 8,590 | 5,715 to 11,650 | |
| May | 7,070 | 4,490 to 9,360 | |
| June | 5,450 | 3,140 to 8,145 | |
| July | 3,990 | 2,070 to 5,990 | |
| August | 2,850 | 1,760 to 4,350 | |
| September | 2,960 | 1,610 to 4,570 | |
| October | 3,250 | 1,770 to 5,150 | |
| November | 4,010 | 2,405 to 6,030 | |
| December | 3,000 | 2,240 to 4,280 |
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 34 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Fox River at Oshkosh, WI (site 04082400). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Fox River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Pioneer MarinaLake WinnebagoRestricted
- Mill StreetFox River/Lake WinnebagoPublic
- William Steiger ParkFox RiverPublic
- Menominee ParkLake WinnebagoPublic
- Rainbow ParkFox RiverPublic
- Stearns ParkFox RiverPublic
- Fox and Hounds ParkFox RiverPublic
- Fred C. Miller ParkFox RiverPublic
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