About this river
Baraboo River is a 27.7 mile river near Musky Motive Guide Service in Wisconsin. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Baraboo River near Baraboo, WI (site 05405000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1914 to 2026
Baraboo River 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.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 225 | 170 to 313 | |
| February | 240 | 170 to 344 | |
| March | 577 | 326 to 1,170 | |
| April | 509 | 358 to 877 | |
| May | 370 | 257 to 562 | |
| June | 307 | 207 to 544 | |
| July | 253 | 177 to 369 | |
| August | 240 | 163 to 341 | |
| September | 249 | 176 to 379 | |
| October | 256 | 185 to 365 | |
| November | 289 | 215 to 409 | |
| December | 250 | 170 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.
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