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Chippewa River
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CHIPPEWA RIVER
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CHIPPEWA RIVER NEAR BRUCE, WI

BRUCE, WI45.4522°N, -91.2610°W Updated 13 min ago
FLOW RATE
696cfs
GAUGE HT
1.95ft
AIR TEMP
61°F
WIND
4mph N
FISH INDEX
75SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
696cfs 65.8% vs avg
Optimal band: 580784 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
696cfs
PERIOD LOW
668cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

1.95ft
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

14.1in

≈ normal

14.09 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 15.61 in).

YTD Total

14.1in

This year so far

Normal to Date

15.6in

30-yr average

Typical Range

11.6–20.0in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-10%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.92" · normal 1.13" (0.5–1.8)
Jan
Feb: 1.07" · normal 1.13" (0.4–1.8)
Feb
Mar: 2.17" · normal 1.98" (1.1–2.8)
Mar
Apr: 5.41" · normal 3.25" (1.8–5.3)
Apr
May: 1.49" · normal 4.13" (2.7–6.3)
May
Jun: 3.03" (so far)· normal 4.62" (2.5–6.2)
Jun
Jul: normal 3.63" (1.8–6.0)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.95" (2.0–5.7)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.40" (1.8–5.9)
Sep
Oct: normal 3.10" (1.3–5.0)
Oct
Nov: normal 2.00" (0.8–3.1)
Nov
Dec: normal 1.53" (0.5–2.5)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo02:45 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
70°
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
978
978980979978978978976976975973970970969969968969969969970971
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
75
Temperature
Ideal
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:17 AM
SUNSET
08:57 PM
15H 40M OF DAYLIGHT16H 44M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waxing Gibbous
84% illuminated

Station Location

45.4522, -91.2610
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-26 04:13 UTC
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