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ROOT RIVER

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ROOT RIVER NEAR FRANKLIN, WI

FRANKLIN, WI42.8736°N, -87.9958°W Updated 56 min ago

FLOW RATE

4.59cfs

GAUGE HT

2.00ft

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

4.59cfs 57.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 7–9 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

18.6cfs

PERIOD LOW

4.59cfs

RUNNABLE

20%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.00ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

20.1in

≈ normal

20.13 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 18.34 in).

YTD Total

20.1in

This year so far

Normal to Date

18.3in

30-yr average

Typical Range

12.3–24.8in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+10%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 1.85" · normal 2.05" (1.1–3.6)

Jan

Feb: 1.00" · normal 1.93" (0.9–3.6)

Feb

Mar: 3.00" · normal 2.39" (1.0–4.0)

Mar

Apr: 6.75" · normal 4.13" (2.7–5.5)

Apr

May: 1.42" · normal 3.77" (1.9–6.0)

May

Jun: 5.39" · normal 3.72" (1.3–6.2)

Jun

Jul: 0.71" (so far)· normal 3.19" (2.0–4.5)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.71" (1.8–5.6)

Aug

Sep: normal 2.94" (1.2–4.7)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.16" (1.2–5.4)

Oct

Nov: normal 2.48" (1.3–4.2)

Nov

Dec: normal 2.30" (1.1–3.9)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo11:56 PM

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42.8736, -87.9958

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-05 23:00 UTC

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