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North Fish Creek

Potato River

Tyler Forks

Alder Creek

West Fork

Montreal River

Brunsweiler River

Iron River

Bois Brule River

Eau Claire River

Poplar River

Black River

Upper Tamarack River

Chases Brook

St. Croix River

Totagatic River

Wood River

Trade River

Apple River

Willow River

Kinnickinnic River

Trimbelle River

Rush River

Chippewa River

Plum Creek

Eau Galle River

Red Cedar River

Muddy Creek

Elk Creek

Chippewa River Chippewa River

Chippewa River

Chippewa River

East Fork Chippwea River

Moose River

Couderay River

Thornapple River

Brunet River

Fisher River

Jump River

North Fork Jump River

South Fork

Jump River

Little Jump River

Main Creek

Middle Fork Main Creek

Flambeau River

Flambeau River

Elk River

Butternut Creek

Swamp Creek

Wisconsin River

Wisconsin River

Wisconsin River

Wisconsin River

North Branch Crawfish River

Wisconsin River

Little Grant River

Platte River

Mineral Point Branch

Pecatonica River

Little Sugar River

Sugar River

Turtle Creek

Fox River

Fox River

Honey Creek

Sugar River

Galena River

Honey Creek

Lemonweir River

Dell Creek

Baraboo River

Coon Creek

Kickapoo River

Kickapoo River

Pine River

Bear Creek

Mill Creek

Black Earth Creek

Willow Creek

Mill Creek

Knapp Creek

Blue River

Beaver Creek

Yellow River

Hemlock Creek

Somo River Spirit River

New Wood River

Copper River

Copper Creek

Black Creek

Black River

Black River

Black River

East Fork Black River

Halls Creek

Morrison Creek

McKenna Creek

Wedges Creek

Big Eau Pleine River

Little Eau Pleine River

Mill Creek

Yellow River

Buena Vista Creek

Tomorrow River

Fourmile Creek

Tenmile Creek

Dill Creek

Big Rib River

Little Rib River

Prairie River

McCloud Creek

Spring Brook

Eau Claire River

Little Eau Claire River

Plover River

Comet Creek

Trappe River

Tomahawk River

Eagle 

River

Monico Creek

Menominee River

Rat River

Wolf River

Otter Creek

North Fork Thunder River

Peshtigo River

Peshtigo River

Peshtigo Brook

South Branch Oconto River

Red River

North Branch Oconto River

Peshtigo River

Ahnapee River

Kewaunee River

East Twin River

Fox River

Fox River

Fox River

Duck Creek North Branch Duck Creek

Neenah Creek

Duck Creek

East River

Pensaukee River

Black Creek

Shiloc River

Little Suamico River

Oconto River

Middle Inlet

Pike River South Branch Pemebonwon River

Lowes Creek

Buffalo River

Elk Creek

Beaver Creek

Pigeon Creek

Otter Creek

Black Creek

Eau Claire River

Hay Creek

Wolf River

Yellow River

Yellow River

South Fork Hay River

Hay River

Hay River

Red Cedar River

Red Cedar River

Knuteson Creek

Slim Creek

Brill River

Yellow River

Pokegama Creek

Ounce River

West Fork Chippewa River

East Branch Eau Claire River

Wolf River

Wolf River

Pine River

White River

Tagatz Creek

Carter Creek

Grand River

South Branch Rock River

Little West Branch Wolf River

North Branch Embarrass River

South Fork Eau C al ire River

North Fork Eau Claire River

Poplar River

South Fork Poplar River

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Robinson Creek

aumandee Creek

Trempealeau River

Black River

West Branch Red River

Embarrass River South Branch Em barrass River

M di d el Branch Embarrass River

Flume Creek Little Wolf River

Waupaca River

South Branch Little Wolf River

Little Wolf River

Pigeon River

Mecan River Fox River

Montello River

Fourteenmile Creek

Big Roche a Cri Creek

Duck Creek

South Fork Lemonweir River

Baraboo River

La Crosse River

La Crosse River

North Fork Bad Axe River

South Fork Bad Axe River

Otter Creek

Flint Creek

Beaver Dam River

West Branch Rock River

Rock River

Rock River East Branch Rock River

Ashippun River

Crawf si h R vi er

Grant River

Little Platt e River

Apple River

Richland Creek

Rock River

Bark River

B ark River

Mill Creek

Sugar Creek

White River

Me n omone e River

Milwaukee River

Milwaukee River

Cedar Creek

West Branch Milwaukee River

Onion River

Mullet River

Sheboygan River

Pigeon R iver

Nemadji River

Amnicon Riv er Middle River

Bad River

White River

Marengo River

Bad Riv er

Minnie Creek

Montreal River

Manitowish River

Brule Creek

North Branch Pine River

Brule River

Menominee River

Wausaukee River

South Branch Pike River

North BranchPike R iver

Wisconsin Ri ver

Deers kin River

Eagle River

South Branch Beaver Creek

Little Peshti go River

Oconto River

Kelly Brook

Branch River

West Twin River

Manitowoc River

Wolf Ri ver

Willow Creek

Fox Rive r

Yahara River

Yahara River

Maunesha River

Wisconsin River

Yellowstone River

Little Yellow Rive r

Trempealeau River

Duncan Creek

Mc Cann Creek

Clam River

Yellow River

South Fork Flambeau River

Pine Riv er

Wisconsin R vi er

Pine River

Evergree n River Pelican River

North Sand Cr eek

Root River

Pemebonwon River

North Branch

Des Plaines

River

East Branch Milwaukee River

Lake Chippewa

Turtle

Flambeau

Flowage

Willow

Reservoir

Lake Wissota

Big Eau Pleine 

Reservoir

Shawano

Lake

Petenwell

Lake

Castle

Rock Lake

Green Lake

Puckaway Lake

Lake Poygan

Lake

Winnebago

Beaver

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Lake

Lake

Wisconsin

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Koshkonong

Lake Geneva

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054310157

U.S. Department of the Interior

U.S. Geological Survey

In cooperation with the

Wisconsin Department of Transportation

Location of Streamflow-Gaging Stations, Crest-Stage 

Partial-Record Stations, and Regulated Stations in Wisconsin

by J.F. Walker and W.R. Krug, 2003

Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4250

 Flood-Frequency Characteristics of Wisconsin Streams

by J.F. Walker and W.R. Krug

Plate 1

EXPLANATION

Flood-frequency area boundary

County boundary

Stream

Streamflow-gaging station

Crest-stage partial-record station

Active stations

Regulated streamflow-gaging station

Station number

Flood frequency area

Driftless Area Ecoregion

1

Base map from U.S. Geological Survey digital data, 

1:2,000,000.

0 50 100 KILOMETERS

0 50 100 MILES