Brule River near Commonwealth, WI

Florence County, Wisconsin · USGS 04062011

Latest observation

What this gauge represents: This gauge measures conditions on Brule River at its USGS monitoring location in Florence County; conditions elsewhere on the waterway may differ.

How to read these numbers
Streamflow (ft³/s or CFS)

How much water moves past the gauge each second. Higher numbers mean more water is moving downstream.

Gauge height (ft)

The water-surface height at this gauge. It is useful for tracking rises, falls and flood thresholds, but it is not the river's total depth.

24-hour change

How much the latest reading has risen or fallen compared with roughly 24 hours earlier.

Historical median

The typical streamflow for this date based on USGS historical statistics. A multiple such as 3× means current flow is about three times the historical median.

River Pulse

Get Water Data's plain-language summary of current flow, historical context and recent direction.

NOAA flood stage

Official action and flood thresholds where available. These levels are specific to each gauge location.

Gauge height and flood stage are station-specific. A 12-foot reading at one gauge should not be directly compared with 12 feet at another.

RIVER PULSE

Below historical median · Steady

Flow vs typicalTypical

Streamflow is currently 418 ft³/s, 8% below the historical median for this date. Flow has been relatively steady over the past 24 hours.

USGS-reported historical daily median for 09-27: 455 ft³/s · Based on USGS day-of-year statistics

How trends & context are calculated →
NOAA flood-stage status:Below action stage
Current 6.8 ft · 3.2 ft below action stage · Flood stage 12 ft
RECENT STREAMFLOW

Streamflow trend

Daily mean streamflow · Aug 28–Sep 26 · dates shown in UTC · 30 observations

Look at the data (30 rows)
Displayed USGS daily mean streamflow observations
Date (UTC)Daily mean
Aug 28, 2026, 12:00 AM473 CFS
Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM418 CFS
Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM422 CFS
Aug 31, 2026, 12:00 AM455 CFS
Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM444 CFS
Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM436 CFS
Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM437 CFS
Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM439 CFS
Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM423 CFS
Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM441 CFS
Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM436 CFS
Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM432 CFS
Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM446 CFS
Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM461 CFS
Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM463 CFS
Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM469 CFS
Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM467 CFS
Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM439 CFS
Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM456 CFS
Sep 16, 2026, 12:00 AM468 CFS
Sep 17, 2026, 12:00 AM460 CFS
Sep 18, 2026, 12:00 AM459 CFS
Sep 19, 2026, 12:00 AM435 CFS
Sep 20, 2026, 12:00 AM445 CFS
Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM443 CFS
Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM426 CFS
Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM427 CFS
Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM425 CFS
Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM421 CFS
Sep 26, 2026, 12:00 AM420 CFS
STATION DETAILS

About this gauge

Site type: Stream
County: Florence County
Drainage area: 1,020 mi²
Current measurements: 2
DATA SOURCE

Official USGS station

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LIVE RIVER CONDITIONS
Brule River near Commonwealth, WIUSGS 04062011
STREAMFLOW418 ft³/s
GAUGE HEIGHT6.81 ft