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CHIPPEWA R AT GRAND AVE AT EAU CLAIRE, WI

EAU CLAIRE, WI44.8096°N, -91.5030°W Updated 44 min ago

FLOW RATE

2,890cfs

GAUGE HT

4.24ft

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

2,890cfs 39.8% vs avg

Optimal band: 2,601–3,519 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

3,400cfs

PERIOD LOW

2,840cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

4.24ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Wet

Wetter than normal

2026 to date

22.8in

+29% vs normal

22.8 in of precipitation so far this year, 29% above the 30-year normal of 17.75 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

22.8in

This year so far

Normal to Date

17.8in

30-yr average

Typical Range

13.6–22.5in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+29%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 1.20" · normal 1.21" (0.5–2.1)

Jan

Feb: 1.00" · normal 1.17" (0.4–1.9)

Feb

Mar: 3.15" · normal 2.12" (0.9–3.0)

Mar

Apr: 9.06" · normal 3.39" (2.0–5.0)

Apr

May: 1.25" · normal 4.25" (2.8–5.8)

May

Jun: 5.22" · normal 4.38" (1.9–6.4)

Jun

Jul: 1.93" (so far)· normal 3.34" (1.5–5.4)

Jul

Aug: normal 4.00" (1.9–5.8)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.43" (1.5–5.3)

Sep

Oct: normal 2.87" (1.2–4.4)

Oct

Nov: normal 2.05" (0.7–3.0)

Nov

Dec: normal 1.51" (0.5–2.5)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo23:44 UTC

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Station Location

44.8096, -91.5030

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 23:00 UTC

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