South Branch Rock River at Waupun, WI

USGS Site No: 05423500South Branch Rock River • Fond du Lac County, WI

South Branch Rock River at Waupun, WI on the South Branch Rock River is currently at 55 cfs (High — 76th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 2.63 ft.

Reading from

55
CFS Discharge
2.63
Gage Height (ft)
High
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 5
25th Low threshold 10
50th (Median) Normal (median) 23
75th High threshold 42
95th Very High threshold 219 Today: 55 cfs

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.

570 285 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 56
May 27, 2026 54
May 26, 2026 41
May 25, 2026 29
May 24, 2026 29
May 23, 2026 31
May 22, 2026 32
May 21, 2026 35
May 20, 2026 38
May 19, 2026 43
May 18, 2026 48
May 17, 2026 49
May 16, 2026 48
May 15, 2026 43
Apr 20, 2026 276
Apr 19, 2026 340
Apr 18, 2026 419
Apr 17, 2026 452
Apr 16, 2026 528
Apr 15, 2026 403
Apr 14, 2026 376
Apr 13, 2026 186
Apr 12, 2026 163
Apr 11, 2026 129
Apr 10, 2026 138
Apr 9, 2026 136
Apr 8, 2026 146
Apr 7, 2026 174
Apr 6, 2026 232
Apr 5, 2026 305

Station Information

USGS Site No
05423500
State
WI
Coordinates
43.6417, -88.7207
Drainage Area
64 mi²
Datum (ft)
863.5
HUC Code
07090001
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
4.0 ft
Flood Stage
6.0 ft
Moderate Flood
8.0 ft
Major Flood
10.0 ft

Currently 3.37 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
528 cfs
Apr 16, 2026
Min discharge
2 cfs
Sep 21, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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