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Baraboo River
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BARABOO RIVER
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BARABOO RIVER NEAR BARABOO, WI

TOWN OF GREENFIELD, WI43.4817°N, -89.6364°W Updated 23 hr ago
FLOW RATE
294cfs
AIR TEMP
78°F
WIND
3mph SSW
FISH INDEX
81SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR
294cfs 29.1% vs avg
Optimal band: 259351 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
2,470cfs
PERIOD LOW
256cfs
RUNNABLE
63%
last 1 year in band
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

17.5in

≈ normal

17.46 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 16.18 in).

YTD Total

17.5in

This year so far

Normal to Date

16.2in

30-yr average

Typical Range

11.4–20.3in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+8%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 1.77" · normal 1.46" (0.8–2.5)
Jan
Feb: 0.75" · normal 1.44" (0.6–2.1)
Feb
Mar: 3.57" · normal 2.33" (0.8–4.1)
Mar
Apr: 5.80" · normal 3.80" (2.7–5.4)
Apr
May: 2.21" · normal 3.87" (2.3–5.8)
May
Jun: 3.37" (so far)· normal 4.14" (2.1–6.9)
Jun
Jul: normal 3.17" (1.8–4.3)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.40" (1.6–5.2)
Aug
Sep: normal 2.93" (1.3–4.4)
Sep
Oct: normal 2.73" (1.2–4.5)
Oct
Nov: normal 2.17" (1.0–3.5)
Nov
Dec: normal 1.78" (0.7–3.2)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo08:11 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
78°
53°
WED
78°
62°
THU
69°
58°
FRI
72°
54°
SAT
77°
54°
SUN
83°
66°
MON
89°
74°
TIME
TUE
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TEMP
hourly forecast
67°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
11mph SSE
G 15 mph
11
G15
SSE
12
G21
SSE
4
G15
SSW
8
G9
E
5
G7
ESE
3
G7
SSE
8
G9
SE
9
G16
SSE
16
G23
SSE
9
G15
SSE
11
G17
S
10
G17
SW
10
G15
SW
10
G14
WSW
9
G13
WSW
7
G12
WSW
8
G12
SW
9
G13
SW
11
G22
WSW
7
G13
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5
G13
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3
G8
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3
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G8
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4
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G15
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10
G14
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9
G13
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8
G11
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8
G9
NNW
8
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4
G5
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3
G4
NNW
5
G6
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5
G6
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5
G8
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4
G6
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4
NNE
4
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4
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4
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5
G7
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G9
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G14
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G16
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G15
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G11
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G13
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8
G11
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11
G14
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11
G14
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10
G14
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10
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10
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11
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11
G23
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12
G25
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11
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10
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8
G27
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8
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G24
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10
G23
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12
G22
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14
G22
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15
G20
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15
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14
G19
SSE
14
G19
SSE
13
G20
SSE
12
G20
SSE
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G22
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PRECIP
chance %
4%
4%
10%
32%
70%
59%
36%
46%
55%
52%
49%
39%
33%
20%
16%
16%
14%
11%
13%
30%
35%
25%
14%
18%
21%
14%
7%
1%
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25%
25%
18%
18%
18%
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18%
18%
6%
6%
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6%
CLOUDS
cover %
100%
overcast
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
27%
32%
29%
33%
20%
12%
17%
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100%
60%
5%
100%
86%
70%
20%
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100%
0%
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32%
46%
70%
89%
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100%
100%
100%
100%
5%
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11%
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100%
91%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
30%
8%
5%
12%
13%
28%
31%
64%
85%
100%
100%
99%
85%
12%
100%
15%
12%
11%
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18%
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12%
6%
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11%
47%
65%
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100%
100%
65%
100%
100%
87%
70%
61%
69%
84%
96%
97%
95%
93%
97%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
989
989987987983983982985985986987987986986986986985985984984982
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
81
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:18 AM
SUNSET
08:43 PM
15H 25M OF DAYLIGHT0H 0M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
64% illuminated

Station Location

43.4817, -89.6364
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-23 23:17 UTC
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