What is the current flow on Milwaukee River?

Milwaukee River was running 1,370 cubic feet per second as of Aug 1, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC, measured at USGS gauge 04087000. This is a build-time snapshot rather than a live reading — check the USGS gauge directly before relying on it.

What is the water temperature on Milwaukee River?

71.4°F (21.9°C) as of Aug 1, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC, at USGS gauge 04087000. Milwaukee River carries no state trout classification, so the trout-stress thresholds do not apply to it — this is a water temperature measurement, not a fishery judgement.

Milwaukee River

Wisconsin. Streamflow and water-temperature readings from USGS gauges. Running 1,370 cfs as of Aug 1, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC.

Latest Reading

1,370

cubic feet / second

71.4°F

water temperature (21.9°C)

USGS gauges

Flow measured Aug 1, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC at gauge 04087000. Temperature measured Aug 1, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC at gauge 04087000. These are build-time snapshots, not a live feed — check the USGS gauge before relying on them.

USGS Gauges on Milwaukee River

Gauge	Station	Water temp?
04086600	MILWAUKEE RIVER NEAR CEDARBURG, WI	—
04087000	MILWAUKEE RIVER AT MILWAUKEE, WI	Yes
04087170	MILWAUKEE RIVER AT MOUTH AT MILWAUKEE, WI	Yes

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Conditions: USGS NWIS (public domain).