Waterlands
Bear River
USGS · 05357335
BEAR RIVER
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BEAR RIVER NEAR MANITOWISH WATERS, WI

TOWN OF SHERMAN, WI46.0488°N, -89.9846°W Updated 8 hr ago
FLOW RATE
57cfs
AIR TEMP
59°F
WIND
4mph SSE
FISH INDEX
88SCORE / 100
EPIC · 5 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR
57cfs 37.6% vs avg
Optimal band: 3141 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
212cfs
PERIOD LOW
11cfs
RUNNABLE
20%
last 1 year in band
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
72°
58°
THU
69°
55°
FRI
76°
48°
SAT
80°
53°
SUN
85°
58°
MON
97°
76°
TUE
86°
67°
TIME
WED
8
NOW
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THU
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FRI
12
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SAT
12
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SUN
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MON
12
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1
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am
TEMP
hourly forecast
59°
mild
59°
60°
63°
68°
69°
71°
72°
69°
69°
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66°
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68°
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
6mph SSW
G 11 mph
6
G11
SSW
5
G10
SW
5
G9
SW
5
G10
SW
5
G10
W
7
G12
W
8
G12
WNW
8
G12
NNW
9
G12
NNW
7
G10
NNW
5
G8
N
5
G8
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
E
3
G7
E
3
G4
E
2
G3
N
4
G5
N
5
G7
NNE
8
G10
ENE
5
G8
E
5
G7
NE
5
G7
NNE
7
G11
SSW
6
G9
SSE
5
G10
ESE
5
G9
NE
5
G15
NE
5
G13
ENE
5
G10
E
5
G12
E
4
G7
E
4
G6
ESE
4
ESE
3
ESE
3
E
3
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3
G8
E
4
G7
E
5
G9
E
5
G8
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6
G8
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6
G8
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6
G7
ESE
6
G7
ESE
5
G6
SE
5
G6
SE
5
G6
SE
4
G9
ESE
4
G11
ENE
5
ENE
4
ENE
5
G6
ESE
5
G11
S
5
G9
S
5
G7
S
4
G8
SSE
4
G9
SSE
5
G12
SE
5
G14
ESE
4
G12
SE
5
G13
SE
7
G16
SE
8
G16
ESE
10
G15
ESE
10
G14
ESE
10
G13
SE
10
G13
SE
9
G12
SE
10
G13
SSE
11
G13
SSE
11
G14
SSE
10
G13
SSE
10
G17
SSE
9
G21
SSE
9
G22
SSE
10
G24
SE
9
G25
SE
8
G25
SE
9
G26
SE
9
G27
SE
9
G28
SE
9
G29
SE
9
G31
SE
9
G32
SSE
11
G35
SSE
12
G36
SSE
12
G35
SSE
11
G34
SSE
16
G29
SSE
15
G25
S
16
G23
SSE
15
G23
SSE
15
G24
SSE
16
G27
SSE
14
G29
SSE
14
G29
SSE
13
G27
SSE
13
G28
SSE
13
G29
SSE
12
G29
SSE
12
G28
S
12
G28
S
12
G26
S
11
G25
S
PRECIP
chance %
13%
13%
11%
13%
13%
17%
17%
25%
37%
45%
42%
34%
24%
15%
11%
9%
6%
7%
10%
10%
11%
13%
10%
10%
9%
7%
7%
4%
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7%
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7%
2%
2%
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2%
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2%
0%
0%
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0%
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1%
1%
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1%
1%
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2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
1%
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1%
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1%
1%
1%
0%
0%
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0%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
23%
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23%
20%
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20%
20%
20%
20%
11%
11%
11%
11%
11%
11%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
47%
CLOUDS
cover %
100%
overcast
100%
100%
75%
41%
65%
43%
100%
100%
100%
92%
100%
63%
100%
67%
100%
67%
100%
100%
69%
39%
42%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
68%
41%
100%
100%
100%
90%
100%
98%
47%
1%
2%
0%
0%
0%
75%
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%
91%
93%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
960
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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 DAYLIGHT12H 46M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
68% illuminated

Station Location

46.0488, -89.9846
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-24 08:09 UTC
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