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Sugar River in Wisconsin

River23.9 mi

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Around Sugar River

Vilas Beach12.1 miBernies Beach12.6 mi10 mi

Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Sugar River is a 23.9 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Sugar River near Brodhead, WI (site 05436500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1914 to 2026

Sugar River typically runs highest in March, at a median 446 cfs, and lowest in August, at 245 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 10,800 cfs, in 1929.

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Typical flow by month at Sugar River near Brodhead, WI, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January253185 to 340
February275198 to 408
March446320 to 707
April406292 to 577
May335247 to 484
June303222 to 484
July263187 to 374
August245173 to 339
September246174 to 327
October258190 to 353
November286214 to 390
December260195 to 365

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 112 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Sugar River near Brodhead, WI (site 05436500). 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 Sugar River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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