About this river
Oconto River is a 3.6 mile river near SkipperBud's Harbor Club Marina in Wisconsin. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Oconto River near Oconto, WI (site 04071765). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1989 to 2026
Oconto River typically runs highest in April, at a median 1,390 cfs, and lowest in August, at 352 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 8,100 cfs, in 2004.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 387 | 329 to 500 | |
| February | 393 | 328 to 493 | |
| March | 671 | 449 to 1,270 | |
| April | 1,390 | 835 to 2,125 | |
| May | 810 | 617 to 1,410 | |
| June | 649 | 462 to 1,090 | |
| July | 425 | 292 to 674 | |
| August | 352 | 274 to 482 | |
| September | 361 | 259 to 556 | |
| October | 424 | 306 to 650 | |
| November | 527 | 393 to 749 | |
| December | 457 | 321 to 591 |
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 30 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Oconto River near Oconto, WI (site 04071765). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
3 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Oconto River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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