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East River in Wisconsin

River34.2 mi
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Around East River

Scray Hill3.3 miFonferek Glen Natural Arch4.4 mi5 mi

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Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US · Forest roads: USDA Forest Service MVUM · BLM routes and areas: Bureau of Land Management (simplified for web display)

About this river

East River is a 34.2 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge East River @ Cnty Trunk Highway ZZ near Greenleaf,wi (site 04085108). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2012 to 2026

East River typically runs highest in March, at a median 39 cfs, and lowest in September, at 1.5 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,610 cfs, in 2019.

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Typical flow by month at East River @ Cnty Trunk Highway ZZ near Greenleaf,wi, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January7.93.3 to 17
February8.92.7 to 22
March3914 to 103
April3817 to 74
May148.3 to 43
June9.94.4 to 27
July3.31.5 to 15
August2.10.7 to 8.3
September1.50.4 to 8.4
October2.70.8 to 15
November5.83.3 to 15
December6.13.3 to 15

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 14 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for East River @ Cnty Trunk Highway ZZ near Greenleaf,wi (site 04085108). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

3 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of East River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Bomier StreetFox RiverPublic
  • Perkofski / County FairgroundsFox RiverPublic
  • Fox PointFox RiverPublic

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