About this river
Menomonee River is a 6.5 mile stream near Milwaukee Kayak Tours in Wisconsin. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Menomonee River at Wauwatosa, WI (site 04087120). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1962 to 2026
Menomonee River typically runs highest in March, at a median 138 cfs, and lowest in September, at 27 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,520 cfs, in 1997.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36 | 23 to 72 | |
| February | 40 | 23 to 88 | |
| March | 138 | 72 to 262 | |
| April | 130 | 77 to 252 | |
| May | 77 | 47 to 158 | |
| June | 55 | 26 to 127 | |
| July | 34 | 19 to 83 | |
| August | 28 | 17 to 67 | |
| September | 27 | 15 to 74 | |
| October | 30 | 17 to 67 | |
| November | 41 | 23 to 82 | |
| December | 42 | 24 to 85 |
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 64 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Menomonee River at Wauwatosa, WI (site 04087120). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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