About this river
Wisconsin River is a 28.5 mile river near Wisconsin Canoe Company in Wisconsin. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Wisconsin River at Muscoda, WI (site 05407000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1914 to 2026
Wisconsin River typically runs highest in April, at a median 14,000 cfs, and lowest in August, at 5,480 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 79,500 cfs, in 1938.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6,200 | 4,720 to 7,570 | |
| February | 6,600 | 5,200 to 7,990 | |
| March | 9,000 | 7,410 to 11,600 | |
| April | 14,000 | 9,800 to 21,350 | |
| May | 10,500 | 8,150 to 13,600 | |
| June | 8,800 | 6,505 to 13,200 | |
| July | 6,440 | 4,700 to 8,750 | |
| August | 5,480 | 4,270 to 7,050 | |
| September | 5,685 | 4,440 to 7,890 | |
| October | 5,670 | 4,460 to 8,480 | |
| November | 6,670 | 5,000 to 9,425 | |
| December | 6,300 | 4,780 to 7,860 |
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 Wisconsin River at Muscoda, WI (site 05407000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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