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Greg Biggs Musky and Walleye Guide Service

Bear River near Woodruff, WI

Stream2.9 mi
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0.5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Bear River is a 2.9 mile stream near Greg Biggs Musky and Walleye Guide Service in Wisconsin. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Bear River near Manitowish Waters, WI (site 05357335). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1992 to 2026

Bear River typically runs highest in April, at a median 108 cfs, and lowest in October, at 37 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 570 cfs, in 1994.

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Typical flow by month at Bear River near Manitowish Waters, WI, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January4531 to 57
February4633 to 56
March5240 to 90
April10866 to 160
May10368 to 148
June7956 to 109
July6838 to 90
August4924 to 65
September3817 to 64
October3720 to 78
November4118 to 76
December4725 to 62

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 Bear River near Manitowish Waters, WI (site 05357335). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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