S FORK PHEASANT BRANCH @ DEMING WAY @ MIDDLETON,WI
USGS 054279465 · Wisconsin · reports discharge (live), gauge height
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USGS 054279465 · Wisconsin · reports discharge (live), gauge height
What the agencies suggest
Carry a pocket thermometer to monitor water temperatureNational Park Service
General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.
Reading Nov 5, 8:00 PM CST · provisional USGS data
Normal for Nov 5 Falling · 24 h
Discharge, last 7 days: 77 readings from Nov 2, 10:30 PM CST to Nov 5, 8:00 PM CST; ranging 0.01 to 4.06 ft³/s; latest 2.3 ft³/s; shaded band: typical range (25th–75th percentile) for each date.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS instantaneous values.
| Time | Discharge (ft³/s) | Gauge height (ft) | Normal, 25th–75th (ft³/s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 8:00 PM CST | 2.3 | 2.57 | 0.05–3 |
| Nov 5, 7:05 PM CST | 2.26 | 2.56 | 0.05–3 |
| Nov 5, 6:10 PM CST | 2.41 | 2.58 | 0.05–3 |
| Nov 5, 5:15 PM CST | 2.46 | 2.58 | 0.05–3 |
| Nov 5, 4:20 PM CST | 2.5 | 2.58 | 0.05–3 |
| Nov 5, 3:25 PM CST | 2.37 | 2.57 | 0.05–3 |
| Nov 5, 2:30 PM CST | 2.44 | 2.58 | 0.05–3 |
| Nov 5, 1:35 PM CST | 2.41 | 2.58 | 0.05–3 |
| Nov 5, 12:40 PM CST | 2.51 | 2.59 | 0.05–3 |
| Nov 5, 11:45 AM CST | 2.49 | 2.58 | 0.05–3 |
| Nov 5, 10:50 AM CST | 2.58 | 2.59 | 0.05–3 |
| Nov 5, 9:55 AM CST | 2.62 | 2.6 | 0.05–3 |
| Nov 5, 9:00 AM CST | 2.6 | 2.59 | 0.05–3 |
| Nov 5, 8:05 AM CST | 2.68 | 2.6 | 0.05–3 |
| Nov 5, 7:10 AM CST | 2.72 | 2.6 | 0.05–3 |
| Nov 5, 6:15 AM CST | 2.78 | 2.61 | 0.05–3 |
| Nov 5, 5:20 AM CST | 2.84 | 2.62 | 0.05–3 |
| Nov 5, 4:25 AM CST | 2.92 | 2.62 | 0.05–3 |
| Nov 5, 3:30 AM CST | 2.97 | 2.63 | 0.05–3 |
| Nov 5, 2:35 AM CST | 2.97 | 2.63 | 0.05–3 |
| Nov 5, 1:40 AM CST | 2.98 | 2.63 | 0.05–3 |
| Nov 5, 12:45 AM CST | 2.99 | 2.63 | 0.05–3 |
| Nov 4, 11:50 PM CST | 3.1 | 2.64 | 0.06–2.4 |
| Nov 4, 10:55 PM CST | 3.13 | 2.64 | 0.06–2.4 |
| Nov 4, 10:00 PM CST | 3.2 | 2.65 | 0.06–2.4 |
| Nov 4, 9:05 PM CST | 3.24 | 2.65 | 0.06–2.4 |
| Nov 4, 8:10 PM CST | 3.25 | 2.65 | 0.06–2.4 |
| Nov 4, 7:15 PM CST | 3.37 | 2.66 | 0.06–2.4 |
| Nov 4, 6:20 PM CST | 3.41 | 2.66 | 0.06–2.4 |
| Nov 4, 5:25 PM CST | 3.41 | 2.66 | 0.06–2.4 |
| Nov 4, 4:30 PM CST | 3.45 | 2.66 | 0.06–2.4 |
| Nov 4, 3:35 PM CST | 3.43 | 2.66 | 0.06–2.4 |
| Nov 4, 2:40 PM CST | 3.57 | 2.67 | 0.06–2.4 |
| Nov 4, 1:45 PM CST | 3.59 | 2.68 | 0.06–2.4 |
| Nov 4, 12:50 PM CST | 3.58 | 2.68 | 0.06–2.4 |
| Nov 4, 11:55 AM CST | 3.65 | 2.68 | 0.06–2.4 |
| Nov 4, 11:00 AM CST | 3.68 | 2.68 | 0.06–2.4 |
| Nov 4, 10:05 AM CST | 3.74 | 2.69 | 0.06–2.4 |
| Nov 4, 9:10 AM CST | 3.69 | 2.68 | 0.06–2.4 |
| Nov 4, 8:15 AM CST | 3.77 | 2.69 | 0.06–2.4 |
| Nov 4, 7:20 AM CST | 3.93 | 2.7 | 0.06–2.4 |
| Nov 4, 6:25 AM CST | 3.97 | 2.7 | 0.06–2.4 |
| Nov 4, 5:30 AM CST | 3.97 | 2.7 | 0.06–2.4 |
| Nov 4, 4:35 AM CST | 3.93 | 2.7 | 0.06–2.4 |
| Nov 4, 3:40 AM CST | 3.97 | 2.7 | 0.06–2.4 |
| Nov 4, 2:45 AM CST | 3.9 | 2.7 | 0.06–2.4 |
| Nov 4, 1:50 AM CST | 3.9 | 2.7 | 0.06–2.4 |
| Nov 4, 12:55 AM CST | 3.89 | 2.7 | 0.06–2.4 |
| Nov 4, 12:00 AM CST | 4.05 | 2.71 | 0.06–2.4 |
| Nov 3, 11:05 PM CST | 3.73 | 2.69 | 0.08–2.1 |
| Nov 3, 10:10 PM CST | 3.66 | 2.68 | 0.08–2.1 |
| Nov 3, 9:15 PM CST | 3.99 | 2.7 | 0.08–2.1 |
| Nov 3, 8:20 PM CST | 4.06 | 2.71 | 0.08–2.1 |
| Nov 3, 7:25 PM CST | 3.69 | 2.68 | 0.08–2.1 |
| Nov 3, 6:30 PM CST | 3.72 | 2.68 | 0.08–2.1 |
| Nov 3, 5:35 PM CST | 3.66 | 2.68 | 0.08–2.1 |
| Nov 3, 4:40 PM CST | 3.58 | 2.68 | 0.08–2.1 |
| Nov 3, 3:45 PM CST | 3.59 | 2.68 | 0.08–2.1 |
| Nov 3, 2:50 PM CST | 3.63 | 2.68 | 0.08–2.1 |
| Nov 3, 1:55 PM CST | 3.5 | 2.67 | 0.08–2.1 |
| Nov 3, 1:00 PM CST | 3.19 | 2.64 | 0.08–2.1 |
| Nov 3, 12:05 PM CST | 2.82 | 2.61 | 0.08–2.1 |
| Nov 3, 11:10 AM CST | 2.39 | 2.57 | 0.08–2.1 |
| Nov 3, 10:15 AM CST | 2.1 | 2.54 | 0.08–2.1 |
| Nov 3, 9:20 AM CST | 1.76 | 2.51 | 0.08–2.1 |
| Nov 3, 8:25 AM CST | 1.21 | 2.44 | 0.08–2.1 |
| Nov 3, 7:30 AM CST | 1.14 | 2.43 | 0.08–2.1 |
| Nov 3, 6:35 AM CST | 1.14 | 2.43 | 0.08–2.1 |
| Nov 3, 5:40 AM CST | 1.08 | 2.42 | 0.08–2.1 |
| Nov 3, 4:45 AM CST | 1.02 | 2.41 | 0.08–2.1 |
| Nov 3, 3:50 AM CST | 0.82 | 2.38 | 0.08–2.1 |
| Nov 3, 2:45 AM CST | 0.49 | 2.31 | 0.08–2.1 |
| Nov 3, 1:45 AM CST | 0.48 | 2.3 | 0.08–2.1 |
| Nov 3, 12:45 AM CST | 0.29 | 2.25 | 0.08–2.1 |
| Nov 2, 11:45 PM CST | 0.52 | 2.32 | 0.13–1.7 |
| Nov 2, 10:45 PM CST | 0.01 | 2.06 | 0.13–1.7 |
| Nov 2, 10:30 PM CST | 0.01 | 2.06 | 0.13–1.7 |
Map of USGS gauge 054279465 and the river around it
Where S FORK PHEASANT BRANCH @ DEMING WAY @ MIDDLETON,WI sits.
No current water-temperature reading at this gauge, so no temperature guidance is given. Take a stream thermometer. Wisconsin DNR publishes no water-temperature line for trout anglers that we found. The lines below are the National Park Service's, federal guidance, not a Wisconsin rule: 68°F.
Species list not on file for this gauge. Check the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources: Wisconsin fish stocking · Wisconsin fishing regulations.
Normal for Nov 5: 0.05–3 ft³/s (middle half of 15 years of record). Now: 2.3 ft³/s, normal.
Normal for this date. 2.3 ft³/s is between the 25th and 75th percentiles of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 15 years of record (2012–2026): 10th 0.01, 25th 0.05, median 0.79, 75th 3, 90th 12 ft³/s.
Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 0.01 ft³/s, highest 24.3 ft³/s.
Classes as USGS labels them (hyswap: flow categories (WDFN_stats schema) (U.S. Geological Survey) ); percentiles from the USGS daily statistics (U.S. Geological Survey) (approved daily means; the reading is provisional and instantaneous).
Falling over 24 hours: discharge down 29.2%, from 3.25 to 2.3 ft³/s. Rising or falling means a change of more than 10% in discharge (or 0.2 ft of gauge height) over 24 hours; our rule of thumb, not a USGS class.
Turn Around Don't Drown. “A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.” No flow number makes a crossing safe; if in doubt, stay out.
Turn Around Don't Drown (National Weather Service)Guidance from the readings above and the published thresholds named with each line; not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Local rules and closures come first.
The National Weather Service has no flood-stage gauge here, so no official flood category is shown.
Checked Nov 5, 8:56 PM CST; readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and statistics daily. Provisional USGS data can be revised. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.