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Little Yellow River in Wisconsin

River28.5 mi

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Around Little Yellow River

Necedah National Wildlife Refuge13.2 mi5 mi

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

About this river

Little Yellow River is a 28.5 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Yellow River at Necedah, WI (site 05403000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1941 to 2026

Little Yellow River typically runs highest in April, at a median 895 cfs, and lowest in February, at 82 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 12,400 cfs, in 2010.

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Typical flow by month at Yellow River at Necedah, WI, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January9045 to 184
February8246 to 163
March268134 to 754
April895490 to 1,720
May411278 to 794
June368189 to 772
July185104 to 348
August9755 to 220
September11449 to 243
October12272 to 303
November21299 to 370
December12766 to 220

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 33 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Yellow River at Necedah, WI (site 05403000). 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 Little Yellow River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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