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Around Kickapoo River
Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Kickapoo River is a 62.1 mile river near Kickapoo Wild Adventures in Wisconsin. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Kickapoo River at Steuben, WI (site 05410490). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1982 to 2026
Kickapoo River typically runs highest in March, at a median 656 cfs, and lowest in January, at 440 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 21,700 cfs, in 2008.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 440 | 390 to 520 |
| February | 454 | 390 to 540 |
| March | 656 | 512 to 822 |
| April | 636 | 534 to 882 |
| May | 601 | 502 to 760 |
| June | 545 | 459 to 754 |
| July | 524 | 425 to 670 |
| August | 490 | 410 to 639 |
| September | 471 | 394 to 647 |
| October | 486 | 406 to 624 |
| November | 506 | 436 to 635 |
| December | 480 | 399 to 582 |
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 44 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Kickapoo River at Steuben, WI (site 05410490). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
6 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Kickapoo River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- KickapooKickapoo RiverPublic
- Woodman LakeWoodman LakePublic
- Boscobel West - Von Haden Recreation AreaWisconsin RiverPublic
- SteubenKickapoo RiverPublic
- Port AndrewsWisconsin RiverPublic
- Soldiers GroveKickapoo RiverPublic
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