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BAD RIVER

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BAD RIVER AT US HIGHWAY 169 NEAR MELLEN, WI

WISCONSIN46.3353°N, -90.6519°W Updated 13 hr ago

FLOW RATE

8cfs

GAUGE HT

6.26ft

AIR TEMP

80°F

WIND

12mph SW

FISH INDEX

50SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

8cfs

Optimal band: 14–20 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

45cfs

PERIOD LOW

8cfs

RUNNABLE

23%

last 30 day in band

Gauge Height

6.26ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

92°

71°

MON

97°

72°

TUE

97°

73°

WED

77°

64°

THU

80°

61°

FRI

77°

59°

SAT

86°

65°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

90°

mild

90°

91°

92°

91°

90°

88°

84°

81°

80°

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81°

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81°

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97°

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94°

90°

84°

79°

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73°

70°

65°

66°

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64°

67°

72°

75°

77°

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72°

71°

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72°

70°

75°

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69°

68°

66°

65°

64°

63°

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62°

64°

66°

70°

74°

78°

80°

79°

78°

74°

66°

63°

62°

61°

60°

59°

60°

62°

63°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

11mph WSW

G 17 mph

G17

WSW

G16

WSW

G16

WSW

G17

WSW

G18

WSW

G19

WSW

G21

G13

G14

G15

G14

G13

SSW

G13

G11

G12

SSW

G12

SSW

G13

SSW

G14

G22

WSW

G21

WSW

G21

WSW

G20

WSW

G20

WSW

G21

WSW

G20

WSW

G23

WSW

G22

WSW

G22

WSW

G19

G20

G22

G13

G15

G19

G24

G28

G34

G35

G34

G32

WSW

G26

WSW

G22

WSW

G20

WSW

G17

G15

G14

WNW

G13

WNW

G16

G20

WSW

G19

WNW

G13

WNW

NNW

G14

G12

NNW

WNW

WSW

WNW

WSW

NNE

G10

G13

G12

NNE

G11

NNE

G15

ESE

G15

G13

G16

SSE

G18

SSE

G19

SSE

G20

SSE

G20

SSE

G20

SSE

G19

SSE

PRECIP

chance %

11%

12%

32%

41%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

75%

99%

100%

91%

66%

94%

53%

93%

87%

39%

44%

30%

68%

54%

38%

17%

10%

74%

100%

16%

12%

100%

90%

100%

23%

92%

19%

94%

100%

98%

100%

81%

100%

92%

100%

13%

69%

100%

70%

10%

100%

22%

37%

58%

82%

97%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

975

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Moderate

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:23 AM

SUNSET

08:53 PM

15H 30M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

46.3353, -90.6519

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 00:00 UTC

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