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Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Sugar River is a 62.1 mile river near Madison Wisconsin Musky Fishing Guide Service in Wisconsin. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Sugar River near Verona, WI (site 05435950). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2009 to 2026
Sugar River typically runs highest in April, at a median 83 cfs, and lowest in February, at 52 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,390 cfs, in 2018.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 54 | 41 to 71 |
| February | 52 | 40 to 76 |
| March | 75 | 58 to 107 |
| April | 83 | 62 to 105 |
| May | 72 | 54 to 100 |
| June | 73 | 55 to 101 |
| July | 77 | 52 to 106 |
| August | 62 | 43 to 89 |
| September | 55 | 41 to 78 |
| October | 55 | 43 to 80 |
| November | 61 | 44 to 80 |
| December | 57 | 43 to 75 |
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 17 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Sugar River near Verona, WI (site 05435950). 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 Sugar River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Sugar River ParkSugar RiverPublic
- Avon Bottoms Wildlife AreaSugar RiverPublic
- Albany ParkSugar RiverPublic
- County Highway EE (Albany Wildlife Area)Sugar RiverPublic
- County Highway XSugar RiverPublic
- Belleville Community ParkLake Belle ViewPublic
- South Quam DriveLake KegonsaPublic
- Pleasant SpringsLake KegonsaPublic
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