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Bad River
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BAD RIVER
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BAD RIVER AT US HIGHWAY 169 NEAR MELLEN, WI

TOWN OF MORSE, WI46.3353°N, -90.6519°W Updated 52 min ago
FLOW RATE
21.3cfs
GAUGE HT
6.50ft
AIR TEMP
73°F
WIND
5mph S
FISH INDEX
81SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
21.3cfs
Optimal band: 2028 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
26.2cfs
PERIOD LOW
20.7cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

6.50ft
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

12.6in

≈ normal

12.64 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 14.76 in).

YTD Total

12.6in

This year so far

Normal to Date

14.8in

30-yr average

Typical Range

11.2–18.6in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-14%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 1.62" · normal 1.20" (0.6–1.7)
Jan
Feb: 1.05" · normal 1.15" (0.3–2.0)
Feb
Mar: 2.41" · normal 1.93" (1.0–3.0)
Mar
Apr: 4.24" · normal 3.30" (1.6–4.8)
Apr
May: 1.25" · normal 3.72" (1.9–5.3)
May
Jun: 2.08" (so far)· normal 4.37" (2.2–6.4)
Jun
Jul: normal 3.50" (2.0–5.4)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.36" (1.7–5.0)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.13" (1.8–4.7)
Sep
Oct: normal 3.34" (1.8–5.5)
Oct
Nov: normal 2.14" (1.0–2.9)
Nov
Dec: normal 1.70" (0.9–2.8)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo06:52 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
74°
47°
WED
69°
56°
THU
67°
50°
FRI
77°
50°
SAT
81°
57°
SUN
87°
64°
MON
97°
73°
TIME
TUE
7
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THU
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FRI
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SUN
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TEMP
hourly forecast
73°
mild
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68°
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63°
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
3mph SE
G 5 mph
3
G5
SE
1
G6
SW
9
G21
SW
5
G13
SSW
5
G11
SSW
1
NNE
0
NE
2
G3
S
2
G3
SSW
4
G7
SSE
4
G7
SSE
2
G6
SSW
5
G14
SW
6
G14
SW
7
G13
W
8
G14
WNW
11
G17
NW
8
G14
WNW
3
G10
NNW
8
G14
NW
8
G13
NNW
6
G10
N
8
G10
N
8
G11
N
6
G8
N
6
G7
N
5
G7
N
7
G11
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6
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6
G10
NNW
4
G8
NNW
4
G7
NW
4
G6
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4
G8
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5
G10
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4
G10
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3
G11
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G11
NNW
4
G10
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4
G8
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4
G6
N
4
G6
N
4
G8
NNE
5
G9
NNE
5
G10
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6
G9
NNE
7
G10
NNE
8
G9
NNE
4
G9
NNE
3
G12
N
2
G6
N
1
G4
E
2
G7
ESE
4
G6
ESE
3
G6
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4
G7
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4
G7
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4
G5
SE
4
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4
G7
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3
G8
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5
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G8
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G10
SSE
5
G10
SE
5
G11
ESE
5
G10
ESE
4
G9
ESE
4
G9
ESE
5
G9
NE
8
G13
NNE
7
G9
N
4
NNW
3
NW
1
G2
W
2
G3
SSW
1
G3
S
3
SSE
4
SSE
6
G8
SSE
5
G13
SSE
6
G12
SSE
7
G11
SSE
7
G11
SSE
7
G16
SSE
8
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8
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9
G11
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7
G10
SSE
8
G10
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6
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7
G10
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11
G12
SSE
11
G12
SSE
9
G13
S
9
G15
S
9
G19
SSE
9
G24
SSE
10
G25
SSE
10
G27
SSE
11
G27
SSE
11
G28
SSE
12
G29
SSE
11
G29
SSE
13
G30
SSE
13
G31
SSE
12
G33
SSE
13
G34
SSE
13
G35
SSE
15
G35
SSE
16
G34
SSE
16
G32
SSE
16
G28
S
PRECIP
chance %
10%
10%
13%
23%
27%
19%
19%
22%
23%
31%
31%
31%
29%
13%
16%
8%
10%
12%
14%
21%
27%
36%
26%
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35%
23%
17%
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31%
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17%
39%
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39%
39%
39%
26%
26%
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26%
CLOUDS
cover %
98%
overcast
98%
100%
100%
73%
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93%
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38%
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100%
0%
12%
11%
18%
6%
6%
7%
29%
100%
91%
100%
100%
89%
73%
57%
40%
24%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
975
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
81
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Light
Pressure
Falling — Active
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:11 AM
SUNSET
08:58 PM
15H 47M OF DAYLIGHT2H 6M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
62% illuminated

Station Location

46.3353, -90.6519
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-23 18:52 UTC
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