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LINCOLN CREEK @ SHERMAN BOULEVARD AT MILWAUKEE, WI

MILWAUKEE, WI43.0971°N, -87.9673°W Updated 19 min ago
FLOW RATE
7.72cfs
GAUGE HT
3.80ft
AIR TEMP
80°F
WIND
9mph SW
FISH INDEX
63SCORE / 100
GOOD · 3 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
7.72cfs 52.2% vs avg
Optimal band: 46 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
14.2cfs
PERIOD LOW
1.78cfs
RUNNABLE
25%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

3.80ft
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Wet

Wetter than normal

2026 to date

18.0in

+52% vs normal

17.96 in of precipitation so far this year, 52% above the 30-year normal of 11.84 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

18.0in

This year so far

Normal to Date

11.8in

30-yr average

Typical Range

0.0–21.4in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+52%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 1.72" · normal 1.37" (0.0–3.0)
Jan
Feb: 0.71" · normal 1.31" (0.0–3.5)
Feb
Mar: 3.17" · normal 1.58" (0.0–3.9)
Mar
Apr: 7.16" · normal 2.80" (0.0–4.8)
Apr
May: 0.88" · normal 2.23" (0.0–4.2)
May
Jun: 4.32" · normal 2.51" (0.0–5.9)
Jun
Jul: 0.00" (so far)· normal 2.17" (0.0–4.3)
Jul
Aug: normal 2.56" (0.0–5.0)
Aug
Sep: normal 2.13" (0.0–4.7)
Sep
Oct: normal 2.27" (0.0–5.2)
Oct
Nov: normal 1.64" (0.0–3.8)
Nov
Dec: normal 1.46" (0.0–3.2)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo09:19 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
97°
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THU
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FRI
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SAT
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MON
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TUE
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TEMP
hourly forecast
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CLOUDS
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clear
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
991
991990989994995993993992994992991992992990990991992992992992
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
63
Temperature
Too Hot
Wind
Light
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Peak Activity
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:16 AM
SUNSET
08:35 PM
15H 19M OF DAYLIGHT11H 16M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Full Moon
98% illuminated
PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

43.0971, -87.9673
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-01 09:19 UTC
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