About this river
Chippewa River is a 16.1 mile river near Broken Paddle Guiding Company in Minnesota. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Chippewa River at Durand, WI (site 05369500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1928 to 2026
Chippewa River typically runs highest in April, at a median 13,100 cfs, and lowest in February, at 4,500 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 117,000 cfs, in 1967.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4,540 | 3,540 to 5,800 | |
| February | 4,500 | 3,530 to 5,820 | |
| March | 6,850 | 5,510 to 10,300 | |
| April | 13,100 | 8,825 to 20,450 | |
| May | 8,870 | 6,190 to 13,700 | |
| June | 6,990 | 4,735 to 11,700 | |
| July | 5,280 | 3,760 to 8,010 | |
| August | 4,580 | 3,260 to 6,160 | |
| September | 4,630 | 3,310 to 7,610 | |
| October | 4,880 | 3,550 to 8,050 | |
| November | 5,745 | 4,120 to 7,930 | |
| December | 4,870 | 3,860 to 6,400 |
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 98 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Chippewa River at Durand, WI (site 05369500). 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 Chippewa River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Nelson TrevinoMississippi RiverPublic
- Dark SloughDark SloughPublic
- Chippewa River Tiffany Wildlife AreaChippewa RiverPublic
- Fox CouleeBuffalo SloughPublic
- Morsbach Shoo-FlyChippewa RiverPublic
- Dead LakeDead LakePublic
- Silver Birch ParkSilver Birch LakePublic
- West Madison StreetChippewa RiverPublic
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