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Around Yellow River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Yellow River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Yellow River at Babcock, WI (site 05402000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1944 to 2026
Yellow River typically runs highest in April, at a median 272 cfs, and lowest in February, at 16 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 12,800 cfs, in 2010.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 18 | 12 to 30 |
| February | 16 | 9.6 to 30 |
| March | 100 | 43 to 346 |
| April | 272 | 126 to 760 |
| May | 104 | 55 to 246 |
| June | 53 | 24 to 169 |
| July | 22 | 13 to 60 |
| August | 17 | 9.5 to 41 |
| September | 21 | 10 to 66 |
| October | 31 | 14 to 84 |
| November | 44 | 24 to 89 |
| December | 25 | 17 to 47 |
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 81 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Yellow River at Babcock, WI (site 05402000). 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 Yellow River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Eagle Nest FlowageEagle Nest Flowage - Beaver CreekPublic
- Dexter County ParkLake DexterPublic
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