Red Cedar River Near Colfax, WI

USGS Site No: 05367500 • Red Cedar River • Dunn County, WI

Red Cedar River Near Colfax, WI on the Red Cedar River is currently at 698 cfs (Normal — 46th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 2.66 ft.

Reading from

Downstream on Red Cedar River ↓
Red Cedar River at Menomonie, WI
698
CFS Discharge
2.66
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
N/A
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 326
25th Low threshold 550
50th (Median) Normal (median) 725 Today: 698 cfs
75th High threshold 1,160
95th Very High threshold 1,740

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.

6.7k 3.3k 0 cfs Apr 5 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 722 —
May 27, 2026 742 —
May 26, 2026 680 —
May 25, 2026 700 —
May 24, 2026 740 —
May 23, 2026 744 —
May 22, 2026 760 —
May 21, 2026 805 —
May 20, 2026 859 —
May 19, 2026 871 —
May 18, 2026 1,040 —
May 17, 2026 693 —
May 16, 2026 693 —
May 15, 2026 708 —
Apr 20, 2026 910 —
Apr 19, 2026 867 —
Apr 18, 2026 863 —
Apr 17, 2026 919 —
Apr 16, 2026 1,070 —
Apr 15, 2026 1,460 —
Apr 14, 2026 1,630 —
Apr 13, 2026 1,650 —
Apr 12, 2026 1,330 —
Apr 11, 2026 1,040 —
Apr 10, 2026 1,040 —
Apr 9, 2026 1,110 —
Apr 8, 2026 1,160 —
Apr 7, 2026 1,480 —
Apr 6, 2026 1,690 —
Apr 5, 2026 1,480 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
05367500
State
WI
County
Dunn County
Coordinates
45.0531, -91.7119
Drainage Area
1,090 mi²
Datum (ft)
931.8
HUC Code
07050007
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
3,180 cfs
Jun 30, 2025
Min discharge
378 cfs
Dec 5, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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