About this river
Fox River is an 18.5 mile river near Schwarzy's ReelTime Fishing Guide in Wisconsin. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Fox River at Appleton, WI (site 04084445). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1986 to 2026
Fox River typically runs highest in May, at a median 6,310 cfs, and lowest in August, at 2,030 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 18,300 cfs, in 2018.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| May | 6,310 | 3,300 to 8,210 | |
| June | 5,240 | 2,375 to 8,095 | |
| July | 2,630 | 1,780 to 6,140 | |
| August | 2,030 | 1,600 to 3,560 | |
| September | 2,345 | 1,545 to 4,255 | |
| October | 3,060 | 2,200 to 4,830 | |
| November | 4,365 | 3,150 to 6,100 | |
| December | 3,810 | 3,060 to 4,970 |
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 40 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Fox River at Appleton, WI (site 04084445). 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, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Recreation ParkLake WinnebagoPublic
- Doty ParkLake WinnebagoPublic
- Smith ParkMenasha ChannelPublic
- Manitowoc StreetMenasha ChannelPublic
- Jefferson ParkMenasha ChannelPublic
- Ninth StreetLittle Lake Butte Des MortsPublic
- Lutz ParkFox RiverPublic
- Sunset ParkFox RiverPublic
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