About this river
Peshtigo River is a 3.0 mile river near Door County Kayak Tours in Wisconsin. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Peshtigo River at Peshtigo, WI (site 04069500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1953 to 2026
Peshtigo River typically runs highest in April, at a median 1,925 cfs, and lowest in February, at 480 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 9,600 cfs, in 1960.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 500 | 408 to 640 | |
| February | 480 | 397 to 614 | |
| March | 880 | 610 to 1,240 | |
| April | 1,925 | 1,205 to 2,625 | |
| May | 1,150 | 827 to 1,780 | |
| June | 868 | 573 to 1,260 | |
| July | 551 | 391 to 794 | |
| August | 492 | 361 to 689 | |
| September | 559 | 388 to 885 | |
| October | 645 | 464 to 921 | |
| November | 752 | 562 to 1,020 | |
| December | 567 | 460 to 750 |
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 73 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Peshtigo River at Peshtigo, WI (site 04069500). 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 Peshtigo River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Peshtigo Harbor - Harbor RoadPeshtigo RiverPublic
- County BB (Klingsborns) Peshtigo RiverPeshtigo RiverPublic
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