About this river
Chippewa River is a 15.8 mile river near John Myhre Fishing Guide Service in Wisconsin. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Chippewa River at Bishops Bridge near Winter, WI (site 05356000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1912 to 2026
Chippewa River typically runs highest in December, at a median 866 cfs, and lowest in April, at 259 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,520 cfs, in 1941.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 830 | 514 to 1,170 | |
| February | 704 | 440 to 983 | |
| March | 355 | 237 to 541 | |
| April | 259 | 175 to 529 | |
| May | 606 | 205 to 1,230 | |
| June | 612 | 271 to 1,065 | |
| July | 552 | 338 to 815 | |
| August | 521 | 324 to 749 | |
| September | 510 | 297 to 825 | |
| October | 528 | 281 to 902 | |
| November | 774 | 393 to 1,145 | |
| December | 866 | 484 to 1,230 |
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 114 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Chippewa River at Bishops Bridge near Winter, WI (site 05356000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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