How to Check the Flow Rate:

We have received several inquiries about the projected rate of flow for the Lower WI River. The best advice we have is to check the sources listed below and take your best guess. If anyone has some better advice, please let us know!

Call: 1-800-242-1077 for the dam report.

Usually they only update early in the morning. At times they forget to do it all.

The Muscoda Gage:

http://waterdata.usgs.gov/wi/nwis/uv/?site_no=05407000&PARAmeter_cd=00065,00060

Prairie du Sac Flow Rate Data:

 https://www.alliantenergy.com/SaveEnergyAndMoney/RenewableEnergy/FlowRate/index.htm

Be aware, if conditions are changing rapidly and/or there is a strong wind out of the South this source may not be accurate.

Try calling the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway Board to see if they have any recent updates:

1-800-221-3792

Riverway Board Website: http://lwr.state.wi.us/

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For information about FLOW call: 608-575-0325 or email: wisriverfriends@yahoo.com