Chippewa River at Grand Ave at Eau Claire, WI

USGS Site No: 05366800Chippewa River • Eau Claire County, WI

Chippewa River at Grand Ave at Eau Claire, WI on the Chippewa River is currently at 3,220 cfs (Low — 20th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 4.38 ft.

Reading from

3,220
CFS Discharge
4.38
Gage Height (ft)
Low
Flow Condition
Normal
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 2,620
25th Low threshold 3,540 Today: 3,220 cfs
50th (Median) Normal (median) 5,040
75th High threshold 8,980
95th Very High threshold 0

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

30k 15k 0 cfs Apr 7 May 29
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 29, 2026 3,510
May 28, 2026 3,750
May 27, 2026 4,020
May 26, 2026 3,740
May 25, 2026 3,630
May 24, 2026 4,260
May 23, 2026 4,660
May 22, 2026 5,920
May 21, 2026 7,000
May 20, 2026 6,550
May 19, 2026 4,340
May 18, 2026 3,670
May 17, 2026 4,230
May 16, 2026 4,170
May 15, 2026 3,910
Apr 21, 2026 12,400
Apr 20, 2026 11,500
Apr 19, 2026 13,000
Apr 18, 2026 12,400
Apr 17, 2026 14,900
Apr 16, 2026 24,200
Apr 15, 2026 27,100
Apr 14, 2026 28,100
Apr 13, 2026 20,100
Apr 12, 2026 10,200
Apr 11, 2026 6,790
Apr 10, 2026 8,970
Apr 9, 2026 10,500
Apr 8, 2026 12,100
Apr 7, 2026 14,500

Station Information

USGS Site No
05366800
State
WI
Coordinates
44.8096, -91.5030
Drainage Area
6,590 mi²
Datum (ft)
755.0
HUC Code
07050005
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
764.0 ft
Flood Stage
773.0 ft
Moderate Flood
776.0 ft
Major Flood
778.0 ft

Currently 768.62 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
36,600 cfs
Jun 29, 2025
Min discharge
1,680 cfs
Oct 14, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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