About this river
Milwaukee River is a 32.3 mile river near Outcast Charter Fishing in Wisconsin. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Milwaukee River near Cedarburg, WI (site 04086600). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1982 to 2026
Milwaukee River typically runs highest in April, at a median 830 cfs, and lowest in September, at 197 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,600 cfs, in 2008.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 232 | 190 to 357 | |
| February | 270 | 190 to 447 | |
| March | 821 | 525 to 1,330 | |
| April | 830 | 539 to 1,205 | |
| May | 495 | 338 to 821 | |
| June | 338 | 188 to 689 | |
| July | 200 | 132 to 345 | |
| August | 199 | 125 to 304 | |
| September | 197 | 128 to 302 | |
| October | 203 | 142 to 331 | |
| November | 295 | 203 to 483 | |
| December | 280 | 201 to 444 |
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 44 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Milwaukee River near Cedarburg, WI (site 04086600). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
7 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Milwaukee River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- ThiensvilleMilwaukee RiverPublic
- Village Grove ParkMilwaukee RiverPublic
- GraftonMilwaukee RiverPublic
- Wallace LakeWallace LakePublic
- Green Lake - SouthGreen LakePublic
- Green Lake - NorthGreen LakePublic
- Smith LakeSmith LakePublic
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