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USGS Gauge 05382257 — Stillwell Creek at Yard Road near Tomah, Minnesota
Water temperature 61.0 °F. 4.2 °F above the five-year normal for this date. 2 cfs.
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Right now
- 61.0 °F Water temperature
- 2 Cubic ft / second
- +4.2 °F vs 5-yr normal
- 57.9 °FThis date last year
Live from USGS — the numbers above are current rather than whenever the page was written. The normal is the mean of every reading at this gauge within 3 days of this calendar date in the previous years of record — 29 readings, averaging 56.6 °F.
The last thirty days
Daily means from USGS. A gap in the line is a gap in the record.
The record at this gauge
| Month | Mean temp | Mean flow |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39.4 °F | 2 |
| Feb | 39.5 °F | 2 |
| Mar | 42.9 °F | 3 |
| Apr | 48.6 °F | 4 |
| May | 56.1 °F | 3 |
| Jun | 62.4 °F | 4 |
| Jul | 64.4 °F | 3 |
| Aug | 63.0 °F | 2 |
| Sep | 59.4 °F | 2 |
| Oct | 52.5 °F | 2 |
| Nov | 46.2 °F | 2 |
| Dec | 41.5 °F | 2 |
- 74.3 °FWarmest, 2025-06-24
- 34.5 °FColdest, 2025-02-18
- 27Highest flow, 2025-06-24
- 1Lowest flow, 2025-10-04
Computed here from the last 5 years of USGS daily values at this gauge — 1,819 temperature days over 5.0 years and 1,824 flow days. These are not USGS-published normals, and a month with fewer than 20 days of record is left blank rather than averaged.
The water it stands in
Stillwell Creek, classified Class III (stocked) by WDNR.
Snapped to NHD reach Stillwell Creek (22000500076343), 1.3 m away. That join is what lets the app paint this gauge's reading onto the reach it measures.
Other gauges near this one
- Stillwell Creek at Sixteenth Court near Tomah, WI 1.3 mi · USGS 05382255
- La Crosse River @ Cnty Trunk Highwy Bb Nr Tomah,wi 2.2 mi · USGS 05382267
- Silver Creek at State Highway 21 near Angelo, WI 4.8 mi · USGS 05382284
Dams near this gauge
- Angelo Dam 5.2 mi · 20 ft
A dam upstream of a gauge moves what the gauge reads. A hydro dam moves it on a release schedule this page does not know.
Access near this gauge
- Memorial Park Recreation Area 7.0 mi · canoe launch · Perch Lake
- Pearch Lake Fishing Pier 7.2 mi · walk in · Perch Lake
- Bow Street Boat Ramp 7.9 mi · boat launch · Lake Tomah
Fly shops nearby
- American Outfitters1.1 mi
- The Driftless Angler32.3 mi · Viroqua
- Tri State Bait & Tackle32.9 mi · La Crescent