About this river
Sheboygan River is a 43.5 mile river near EOS Surf & Outdoor in Wisconsin. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Sheboygan River at Sheboygan, WI (site 04086000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1916 to 2025
Sheboygan River typically runs highest in April, at a median 539 cfs, and lowest in September, at 74 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,000 cfs, in 1924.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 110 | 62 to 200 | |
| February | 120 | 67 to 207 | |
| March | 529 | 215 to 973 | |
| April | 539 | 323 to 930 | |
| May | 244 | 151 to 408 | |
| June | 153 | 82 to 302 | |
| July | 86 | 53 to 156 | |
| August | 76 | 45 to 124 | |
| September | 74 | 44 to 144 | |
| October | 85 | 54 to 178 | |
| November | 142 | 81 to 249 | |
| December | 126 | 81 to 230 |
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 83 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Sheboygan River at Sheboygan, WI (site 04086000). 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 Sheboygan River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- South 8th Street BridgeSheboygan RiverPublic
- North 14th Street BridgeSheboygan RiverPublic
- Crystal LakeCrystal LakePublic
- Little Elkhart LakeLittle Elkhart LakePublic
- Big and Little Gerber LakesLittle Gerber LakePublic
- Elkhart LakeElkhart LakePublic
- Jetzers LakeJetzers LakePublic
- Sheboygan Marsh ParkSheboygan RiverPublic
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