Trempealeau River in Wisconsin
Around here
Around Trempealeau River
- Mississippi River - Pool 5ARecreation area6.3 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish RefugeRecreation area7.4 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Trempealeau National Wildlife RefugeRecreation area7.6 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Mississippi River - Pool 5Recreation area11.8 mi (opens in a new tab)
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Trempealeau River is a 40.5 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Trempealeau River at Dodge, WI (site 05379500). 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
Trempealeau River typically runs highest in March, at a median 600 cfs, and lowest in January, at 280 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 12,900 cfs, in 1956.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 280 | 217 to 375 |
| February | 300 | 220 to 404 |
| March | 600 | 402 to 931 |
| April | 557 | 426 to 757 |
| May | 460 | 350 to 618 |
| June | 424 | 323 to 618 |
| July | 376 | 265 to 501 |
| August | 344 | 248 to 459 |
| September | 351 | 256 to 483 |
| October | 351 | 270 to 489 |
| November | 394 | 286 to 491 |
| December | 325 | 242 to 425 |
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 97 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Trempealeau River at Dodge, WI (site 05379500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
7 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Trempealeau River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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