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About this river
Fox River is a 62.1 mile river near Paddleboard Specialists, Nordic Specialists in Wisconsin. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Fox River at Waukesha, WI (site 05543830). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1963 to 2025
Fox River typically runs highest in April, at a median 167 cfs, and lowest in September, at 45 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,390 cfs, in 2008.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 57 | 39 to 87 |
| February | 60 | 39 to 119 |
| March | 160 | 98 to 257 |
| April | 167 | 106 to 298 |
| May | 119 | 74 to 203 |
| June | 72 | 41 to 158 |
| July | 55 | 31 to 116 |
| August | 45 | 28 to 81 |
| September | 45 | 26 to 96 |
| October | 61 | 34 to 92 |
| November | 67 | 44 to 108 |
| December | 67 | 43 to 104 |
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 62 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Fox River at Waukesha, WI (site 05543830). 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 Fox River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Voyageur Landing Forest PreserveFox RiverPublic
- Fox 14 MarinaFox RiverRestricted
- Fox 14 Marina Fox RiverPublic
- Welch CircleFox RiverRestricted
- Lake Atwood Boat LaunchPublic
- Fox River Forest PreserveFox RiverRestricted
- Port Barrington Forest PreserveFox RiverPublic
- Center StreetFox RiverPublic
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