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LA CROSSE RIVER

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LA CROSSE RIVER AT SPARTA, WI

SPARTA, WI43.9375°N, -90.8106°W Updated 10 hr ago

FLOW RATE

193cfs

GAUGE HT

3.86ft

AIR TEMP

62°F

WIND

2mph S

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

193cfs 2.9% vs avg

Optimal band: 152–206 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

793cfs

PERIOD LOW

132cfs

RUNNABLE

73%

last 1 year in band

Gauge Height

3.86ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

86°

62°

MON

89°

69°

TUE

89°

68°

WED

89°

69°

THU

89°

70°

FRI

88°

70°

SAT

85°

64°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

78°

mild

78°

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78°

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78°

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph WSW

G 10 mph

G10

WSW

SSW

G14

WSW

G15

WSW

G13

WSW

G12

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G12

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G13

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G12

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G10

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G10

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G11

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G15

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G15

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G18

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G20

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G17

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G14

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G13

G12

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G11

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G15

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G14

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G12

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G12

WNW

G11

WNW

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G10

WNW

WSW

WNW

WSW

SSW

SSE

G13

G17

ESE

G17

ESE

G15

ESE

G13

ESE

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

22%

50%

98%

100%

68%

100%

62%

41%

11%

31%

14%

53%

16%

14%

11%

13%

12%

100%

37%

86%

14%

11%

16%

70%

100%

23%

100%

88%

58%

21%

63%

56%

79%

71%

68%

76%

88%

97%

99%

98%

91%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

996

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:32 AM

SUNSET

08:45 PM

15H 13M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

6% illuminated

Station Location

43.9375, -90.8106

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

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