What is the current flow on Sugar River?
Sugar River is currently flowing at 291 cfs at USGS gauge 05436500 as of Aug 18, 5:00 PM UTC.
Sugar River at Brodhead Water Level & Fishing Conditions
Water level (gauge height) · Live from USGS
0.97 ft
Flow 291 cfs · as of Aug 18, 5:00 PM UTC
Flow is 291 cfs.
Flow
291 cfs
Gauge Height
0.97 ft
Water Temp
temporarily unavailable
About This Gauge
USGS 05436500 is a public stream gauge on Sugar River in Wisconsin. Waderly uses this page as the canonical landing page for flow, water level, and fishing-condition checks on this water. There are 8 nearby gauges linked from this page for watershed context.
3-Day Weather Outlook
NOAA forecast data for Sugar River is not cached on this page yet. The live Waderly map forecast will populate first, and search crawlers can still see flow, gauge height, temperature, nearby gauges, and state-hub links here.
Waderly combines real-time USGS stream gauges with weather, barometric pressure trends, and solunar activity so you know what the water is doing before you go. The "typical" comparison above is an approximation based on the historical daily median flow for this date at this gauge.
Nearby Gauges
- STEVENS CREEK NEAR FOOTVILLE, WI · 12.4 mi
- DISCOVERY FARMS CORE WATERWAY 1 NR JANESVILLE, WI · 14.6 mi
- MARKHAM CREEK AT O LEARY ROAD NEAR JANESVILLE, WI · 16.1 mi
- DISCOVERY FARMS CORE WATERWAY 5 NR JANESVILLE, WI · 16.4 mi
- ROCK RIVER AT AFTON, WI · 16.6 mi
- BADFISH CREEK NEAR COOKSVILLE, WI · 18.4 mi
- YAHARA RIVER NEAR FULTON, WI · 18.7 mi
- BADFISH CREEK AT CNTY HIGHWAY A NEAR STOUGHTON, WI · 20.1 mi
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Sugar River above or below normal right now?
Waderly compares Sugar River against its historical median when that gauge has enough flow history loaded. This page does not have that above-or-below-normal comparison yet.
What is the water temperature on Sugar River?
This USGS gauge is not currently reporting water temperature for Sugar River, so this page does not show a live water-temperature reading.
What other gauges should I check near Sugar River?
Nearby gauges worth checking include STEVENS CREEK NEAR FOOTVILLE, WI (12.4 miles away), DISCOVERY FARMS CORE WATERWAY 1 NR JANESVILLE, WI (14.6 miles away), MARKHAM CREEK AT O LEARY ROAD NEAR JANESVILLE, WI (16.1 miles away). Comparing nearby gauges helps confirm whether conditions are changing upstream or across the watershed.
What is the weather outlook for Sugar River?
NOAA forecast data for Sugar River is not cached on this page yet. Waderly's live map forecast usually fills in first.
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