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About this river
Milwaukee River is a 62.1 mile river near Silent Wake Kayak Instruction & Tours in Wisconsin. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Milwaukee River at Milwaukee, WI (site 04087000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1914 to 2026
Milwaukee River typically runs highest in March, at a median 830 cfs, and lowest in August, at 143 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 14,800 cfs, in 1918.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 210 | 115 to 330 |
| February | 218 | 121 to 416 |
| March | 830 | 372 to 1,500 |
| April | 747 | 451 to 1,190 |
| May | 424 | 268 to 714 |
| June | 286 | 153 to 547 |
| July | 164 | 92 to 294 |
| August | 143 | 81 to 283 |
| September | 156 | 90 to 286 |
| October | 181 | 110 to 328 |
| November | 262 | 153 to 440 |
| December | 239 | 122 to 404 |
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 112 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Milwaukee River at Milwaukee, WI (site 04087000). 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 Milwaukee River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Pewaukee LakePewaukee LakePublic
- Merton MillpondMerton MillpondPublic
- Lake KeesusLake KeesusPublic
- ThiensvilleMilwaukee RiverPublic
- Village Grove ParkMilwaukee RiverPublic
- Wild MarshOconomowoc River - Little Friess LakePublic
- GraftonMilwaukee RiverPublic
- Ackermans Grove County ParkLittle Cedar LakePublic
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