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Kinnickinnic River (River Falls)

Live conditions for Kinnickinnic River (River Falls): the gauge, the water temperature, the trend, and what the water is doing today — read the way a guide reads it.

Right now

89cfs→ lowfishable
Inside the wade band, stable low · -2.5% over the last 6 hours.
Water temp—
Stage8.19 ft
Engine callGO 89 cfs in the wade band
Gauge read 8:00 AM CDT · USGS 05342000. Readings refresh every few minutes.

The water

Kinnickinnic River (River Falls) is a freestone river in Wisconsin, fished for trout — brown, brook. On free-flowing water the trajectory is the story: falling and clearing after a bump is the window, rising water pushes fish to the banks and brings colour.
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Wade and float bands in cfs, the safety notes and the 14-day trend are on the signed-in river page.

Access

  • Kinnickinnic River Headwaters Fish and Wildlife Areawalk in
  • Kinnickinnic River Fisheries Area – Red Cabin Site (North River Rd)walk in
  • Kinnickinnic River Fisheries Area – Potton Tractwalk in
  • Kinnickinnic River Fisheries Area – Oscar Lee Tractwalk in
  • Liberty Road Launchcarry
  • Swinging Gate Fish and Wildlife Area (Steven E. Budd Memorial Access)walk in
  • Highway 35 Bridge Crossingbridge
  • Glen Parkwalk in
Directions to the put-in or wade access ride on every briefing.