Honey Creek at Wauwatosa water level

Name: Honey Creek at Wauwatosa water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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River gauge, Honey Creek, Wisconsin, United States

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

9.15ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 05:00 PM CDT (2 hours ago)

Flow: 2.2 cfs

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

Honey Creek at Wauwatosa is at 9.15 ft, in the normal range for mid-October.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 9.04 ft and 9.52 ft.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.

Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Floating and fishing near Honey Creek at Wauwatosa

Normal flows mean predictable rapids and good access at most put-ins.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 63° 43° – Wind 8 mph

21 Wed 71° 43° – Wind 5 mph

22 Thu 67° 47° – Wind 6 mph

23 Fri 69° 53° – Wind 7 mph

24 Sat 69° 55° – Wind 11 mph

25 Sun 69° 58° – Wind 9 mph

26 Mon 59° 46° 0.08 in Wind 14 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:12 AM Sunset 06:03 PM Daylight 10 hr, 51 min Waxing gibbous 72%

Map

Other gauges on Honey Creek

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Honey Creek near McCarty Pk at West AllisRiver gauge, Honey Creek	0.00 ft	No reference yet	±0	3.1 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Menomonee River at WauwatosaRiver gauge, Menomonee River	1.82 ft	Below flood stage	−0.03 ft	0.3 mi
Underwood Creek at WauwatosaRiver gauge, Underwood Creek	5.4 cfs	Normal	±0	2.2 mi
Menomonee River at 16th Street at MilwaukeeRiver gauge, Menomonee River	61.8 cfs	Normal	−184.2 cfs	3.6 mi
Lincoln Creek @ Sherman Boulevard at MilwaukeeRiver gauge, Lincoln Creek @ Sherman Boulevard	1.5 cfs	Low	−0.1 cfs	4.1 mi
Kinnickinnic River @ S. 11th Street @ MilwaukeeRiver gauge	5.96 ft	Below flood stage	+0.01 ft	5.1 mi
Little Menomonee River at MilwaukeeRiver gauge, Little Menomonee River	1.0 cfs	Low	−0.2 cfs	5.8 mi
Milwaukee River at MilwaukeeRiver gauge, Milwaukee River	1.18 ft	Below flood stage	−0.03 ft	6 mi
Root River at Grange Avenue at GreendaleRiver gauge, Root River	5.0 cfs	Normal	+0.2 cfs	7 mi

Questions and answers

Is gage height the same as water depth?

No. Gage height is measured from a fixed reference point chosen by the agency, so a reading of 10 ft does not mean the river is 10 ft deep.

What is the water level of Honey Creek at Wauwatosa today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 05:00 PM CDT, the water level was 9.15 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Honey Creek at Wauwatosa rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Honey Creek at Wauwatosa normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year.

How often is this data updated?

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the U.S. Geological Survey, the official operator of this gauge, and are in the public domain. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:04087119 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 43.04383, -88.00511 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NAVD88
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	9.15 ft	2026-10-20 22:00	Provisional
Flow	2.2 cfs	2026-10-20 22:00	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Honey Creek at Wauwatosa (usgs:04087119). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/wisconsin/honey-creek-at-wauwatosa

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer