Waterlands
Bear River
USGS · 05357335
BEAR RIVER
USGS · 05357335LIVE

BEAR RIVER NEAR MANITOWISH WATERS, WI

TOWN OF SHERMAN, WI46.0488°N, -89.9846°W Updated 27 min ago
FLOW RATE
56.9cfs
GAUGE HT
3.55ft
AIR TEMP
57°F
WIND
3mph SSE
FISH INDEX
88SCORE / 100
EPIC · 5 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
56.9cfs 46.2% vs avg
Optimal band: 4865 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
57.7cfs
PERIOD LOW
56.9cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

3.55ft
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

13.7in

≈ normal

13.72 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 13.87 in).

YTD Total

13.7in

This year so far

Normal to Date

13.9in

30-yr average

Typical Range

9.9–17.7in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-1%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 1.60" · normal 1.22" (0.6–1.9)
Jan
Feb: 1.12" · normal 1.07" (0.3–1.8)
Feb
Mar: 2.91" · normal 1.83" (0.9–3.0)
Mar
Apr: 4.07" · normal 3.02" (1.5–4.6)
Apr
May: 1.48" · normal 3.37" (1.8–5.1)
May
Jun: 2.54" (so far)· normal 4.17" (2.4–6.2)
Jun
Jul: normal 3.42" (1.8–5.3)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.27" (1.4–5.1)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.17" (1.7–4.8)
Sep
Oct: normal 3.16" (1.5–4.8)
Oct
Nov: normal 2.02" (1.0–2.8)
Nov
Dec: normal 1.59" (0.7–2.7)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo09:48 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
70°
55°
THU
67°
52°
FRI
76°
48°
SAT
80°
53°
SUN
85°
58°
MON
97°
76°
TUE
86°
67°
TIME
WED
7
NOW
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FRI
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SUN
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MON
12
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TEMP
hourly forecast
59°
mild
59°
58°
62°
63°
66°
69°
70°
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68°
68°
65°
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
7mph SW
G 16 mph
7
G16
SW
6
G13
SW
7
G12
WSW
5
G9
WSW
4
G6
WSW
5
G11
WNW
7
G13
WNW
7
G12
NW
7
G10
NNW
7
G13
WNW
1
G4
WNW
6
G8
N
5
G7
N
5
G9
NNE
5
G7
SE
4
G9
SSW
3
G7
SSW
4
G9
SW
4
G6
WNW
4
G7
NNE
2
G5
N
1
G5
NNE
3
G9
ENE
3
G7
NE
3
G8
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3
G7
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3
G4
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N
4
G5
N
5
G7
NNE
8
G10
ENE
5
G8
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5
G7
NE
5
G7
NNE
7
G12
SSW
6
G8
SSE
5
G9
ESE
5
G10
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5
G13
NE
5
G14
ENE
5
G16
E
5
G12
E
4
G9
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4
G6
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3
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3
G4
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3
G8
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3
G8
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4
G11
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G11
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G11
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G10
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G9
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6
G9
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6
G10
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G6
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4
G8
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4
G10
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5
G11
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4
G15
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5
G15
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5
G10
S
5
G7
S
5
G7
S
4
G7
SSE
4
G6
SSE
5
G6
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5
G9
ESE
4
G13
SE
5
G15
SE
7
G16
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10
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10
G14
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10
G14
SE
10
G14
SE
9
G13
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10
G13
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11
G13
SSE
11
G14
SSE
10
G12
SSE
10
G14
SSE
9
G20
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9
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SSE
10
G24
SE
9
G24
SE
8
G24
SE
9
G26
SE
9
G28
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9
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SE
9
G29
SE
9
G29
SE
9
G30
SSE
11
G30
SSE
12
G30
SSE
12
G32
SSE
11
G33
SSE
16
G32
SSE
15
G25
S
16
G24
SSE
15
G22
SSE
15
G22
SSE
16
G22
SSE
14
G23
SSE
14
G25
SSE
13
G26
SSE
13
G28
SSE
13
G30
SSE
12
G32
SSE
12
G31
S
12
G29
S
PRECIP
chance %
14%
14%
13%
11%
14%
14%
19%
17%
32%
50%
38%
33%
33%
23%
16%
11%
9%
6%
7%
10%
10%
11%
13%
10%
10%
9%
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7%
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2%
0%
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1%
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1%
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1%
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5%
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5%
23%
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23%
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20%
20%
11%
11%
11%
11%
11%
11%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
CLOUDS
cover %
100%
overcast
100%
100%
100%
100%
58%
10%
100%
85%
74%
100%
57%
58%
100%
98%
91%
100%
100%
94%
16%
100%
47%
9%
100%
100%
100%
87%
87%
84%
69%
100%
95%
100%
100%
100%
100%
97%
25%
26%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
100%
10%
7%
5%
6%
10%
100%
80%
100%
14%
84%
49%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
78%
82%
99%
100%
100%
99%
100%
100%
100%
100%
31%
6%
100%
13%
94%
100%
14%
100%
20%
7%
100%
100%
100%
96%
56%
10%
100%
100%
83%
98%
100%
100%
93%
93%
100%
100%
19%
18%
49%
69%
82%
73%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
97%
93%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
961
961960958956958960961962963963961962962960959960959957955
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
88
Temperature
Ideal
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:09 AM
SUNSET
08:55 PM
15H 46M OF DAYLIGHT14H 13M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
67% illuminated

Station Location

46.0488, -89.9846
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-24 06:42 UTC
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