About this river
Root River is an 8.8 mile river near Salmon Chaser Charters in Wisconsin. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Root River at Racine, WI (site 04087240). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1963 to 2026
Root River typically runs highest in March, at a median 207 cfs, and lowest in September, at 20 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,460 cfs, in 2008.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46 | 22 to 94 | |
| February | 46 | 20 to 160 | |
| March | 207 | 105 to 453 | |
| April | 199 | 109 to 462 | |
| May | 127 | 79 to 229 | |
| June | 70 | 30 to 160 | |
| July | 34 | 16 to 89 | |
| August | 24 | 12 to 56 | |
| September | 20 | 8.9 to 68 | |
| October | 23 | 11 to 64 | |
| November | 38 | 20 to 100 | |
| December | 55 | 26 to 121 |
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 62 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Root River at Racine, WI (site 04087240). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Root River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- General John J. Pershing ParkLake MichiganPublic
- Horlick ParkRoot RiverPublic
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