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Bark River in Wisconsin

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Around Bark River

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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

Bark River is a 35.4 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Bark River near Rome, WI (site 05426250). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1980 to 2026

Bark River typically runs highest in April, at a median 148 cfs, and lowest in August, at 58 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 872 cfs, in 2008.

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Typical flow by month at Bark River near Rome, WI, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January6850 to 94
February7653 to 100
March13191 to 189
April148102 to 202
May11683 to 164
June8344 to 136
July6435 to 106
August5834 to 89
September5936 to 107
October6441 to 93
November8060 to 110
December7559 to 102

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 46 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Bark River near Rome, WI (site 05426250). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

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

  • Princess PointBark RiverPublic
  • Burnt Village County ParkBark RiverPublic
  • Beaver Dam LakeBeaver Dam LakePublic
  • Pretty LakePretty LakePublic
  • School Section LakeSchool Section LakePublic
  • Tensfeldt ParkRock RiverPublic
  • Candise StreetRock RiverPublic

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