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Green Lake Marina

Fox River near Green Lake, WI

River62.1 mi

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Around Fox River

Fox River National Wildlife Refuge15.5 mi5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Fox River is a 62.1 mile river near Green Lake Marina in Wisconsin. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Fox River at Princeton, WI (site 04073365). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2001 to 2026

Fox River typically runs highest in April, at a median 1,415 cfs, and lowest in September, at 568 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,230 cfs, in 2004.

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Typical flow by month at Fox River at Princeton, WI, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January660540 to 961
February659544 to 916
March1,200941 to 1,640
April1,4151,160 to 1,900
May1,2601,040 to 1,770
June1,130729 to 1,345
July817560 to 1,300
August583418 to 867
September568419 to 813
October599494 to 813
November771661 to 1,100
December768582 to 1,030

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 21 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Fox River at Princeton, WI (site 04073365). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Fox River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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