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CHIPPEWA RIVER

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CHIPPEWA RIVER AT CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI

CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI44.9267°N, -91.4108°W Updated 15 hr ago

FLOW RATE

2,184cfs

GAUGE HT

3.48ft

AIR TEMP

83°F

WIND

7mph WSW

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

2,184cfs 59.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 2,111–2,857 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

4,478cfs

PERIOD LOW

1,498cfs

RUNNABLE

52%

last 30 day in band

Gauge Height

3.48ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Wet

Wetter than normal

2026 to date

21.3in

+21% vs normal

21.32 in of precipitation so far this year, 21% above the 30-year normal of 17.69 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

21.3in

This year so far

Normal to Date

17.7in

30-yr average

Typical Range

12.9–21.5in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+21%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 1.13" · normal 1.20" (0.5–2.0)

Jan

Feb: 0.87" · normal 1.17" (0.5–1.8)

Feb

Mar: 3.40" · normal 2.09" (0.9–3.0)

Mar

Apr: 7.36" · normal 3.28" (2.0–5.2)

Apr

May: 1.25" · normal 4.23" (2.8–5.8)

May

Jun: 5.46" · normal 4.38" (2.4–6.1)

Jun

Jul: 1.85" (so far)· normal 3.24" (1.6–5.2)

Jul

Aug: normal 4.00" (1.8–6.4)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.45" (1.4–5.5)

Sep

Oct: normal 2.99" (1.1–4.8)

Oct

Nov: normal 2.09" (0.7–3.3)

Nov

Dec: normal 1.51" (0.6–2.5)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo15:12 UTC

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Station Location

44.9267, -91.4108

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