USGS · 04026511

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 20 hr ago

FLOW RATE

23cfs

AIR TEMP

74°F

WIND

5mph SSE

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

23cfs

Optimal band: 44–60 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,487cfs

PERIOD LOW

7cfs

RUNNABLE

30%

last 1 year in band

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 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo06:52 PM

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

74°

47°

WED

68°

57°

THU

67°

51°

FRI

77°

50°

SAT

81°

57°

SUN

87°

64°

MON

97°

73°

TIME

TUE

NOW

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

TEMP

hourly forecast

66°

mild

66°

65°

64°

62°

61°

60°

59°

60°

63°

66°

67°

68°

65°

67°

62°

63°

62°

60°

59°

58°

57°

56°

55°

54°

55°

56°

57°

56°

58°

61°

65°

66°

67°

63°

60°

58°

52°

51°

52°

51°

50°

52°

56°

61°

65°

67°

70°

73°

74°

77°

76°

74°

70°

66°

61°

59°

56°

58°

59°

60°

57°

58°

60°

64°

68°

71°

74°

75°

80°

81°

80°

78°

74°

72°

70°

68°

67°

66°

65°

64°

65°

66°

65°

67°

70°

74°

77°

80°

83°

84°

86°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph SW

G 11 mph

G11

SSE

G12

G14

G15

G12

SSW

G19

SSW

G14

SSW

WSW

WNW

G10

NNW

G13

NNE

WSW

NNE

NNW

G10

G11

NNW

G10

NNW

G10

NNW

G10

NNW

G10

ESE

NNE

ESE

G10

SSE

G11

SSE

G10

SSE

G10

SSE

ESE

NNE

G10

NNW

SSW

SSE

G14

SSE

G14

SSE

G15

SSE

G16

SSE

G17

SSE

G17

SSE

G15

SSE

G13

G11

SSE

G11

G12

SSE

G13

SSE

G13

SSE

G14

SSE

G14

G17

G21

SSE

G23

SSE

G26

SSE

G28

SSE

G29

SSE

G31

SSE

G31

SSE

G30

SSE

G32

SSE

G32

SSE

G32

SSE

G32

SSE

G31

SSE

G29

SSE

G27

SSE

G27

SSE

G27

G26

PRECIP

chance %

14%

20%

25%

21%

22%

23%

22%

27%

29%

14%

15%

10%

12%

17%

22%

27%

35%

26%

32%

36%

24%

16%

12%

11%

15%

16%

10%

17%

39%

26%

19%

CLOUDS

cover %

94%

overcast

94%

100%

82%

31%

100%

45%

100%

81%

100%

92%

100%

85%

96%

100%

82%

100%

96%

100%

69%

100%

97%

100%

88%

100%

83%

100%

69%

100%

58%

11%

100%

56%

100%

58%

100%

78%

76%

75%

100%

54%

97%

100%

70%

68%

60%

100%

38%

100%

12%

11%

18%

29%

100%

91%

100%

89%

73%

57%

40%

24%

17%

27%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

975

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Falling — Active

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:11 AM

SUNSET

08:58 PM

15H 47M OF DAYLIGHT0H 37M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

First Quarter

63% illuminated

Station Location

46.3353, -90.6519

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-23 20:21 UTC

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