About this river
Yahara River is a 32.8 mile river near Rutabaga Outdoor Adventures in Wisconsin. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Yahara River at MC Farland, WI (site 05429500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1930 to 2026
Yahara River typically runs highest in April, at a median 272 cfs, and lowest in September, at 114 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 967 cfs, in 2020.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 146 | 99 to 230 | |
| February | 151 | 110 to 225 | |
| March | 223 | 151 to 346 | |
| April | 272 | 123 to 388 | |
| May | 196 | 113 to 287 | |
| June | 158 | 70 to 250 | |
| July | 124 | 55 to 230 | |
| August | 121 | 54 to 197 | |
| September | 114 | 45 to 218 | |
| October | 126 | 56 to 240 | |
| November | 198 | 110 to 272 | |
| December | 166 | 105 to 242 |
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 95 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Yahara River at MC Farland, WI (site 05429500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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