Potato River at Gurney water level

Name: Potato River at Gurney water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
License: https://www.usgs.gov/information-policies-and-instructions/copyrights-and-credits

River gauge, Potato River, Wisconsin, United States

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Latest reading

Water level

8.14ft Down 0.05 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 06:00 PM CDT (48 min ago)

Flow: 12.6 cfs

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

The Potato River at Gurney reads 8.14 ft as of Oct 19, 2026, 06:00 PM CDT. The agency publishes no normal range or warning level for this river yet, so there is nothing to judge the number against.

It has dropped 0.05 ft over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 8.13 ft and 8.38 ft.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

Floating and fishing near Potato River at Gurney

Use the recent trend as your guide, and ask locally which gage height makes for a good float.

What happens at each level

20.00 ft: Highway 169 bridge over the Potato River may be impacted at this stage.
15.00 ft: Water out of banks and flooding the natural floodplain outside of the river. No impacts known at this stage.
8.14 ft: Right now

Impact statements from the U.S. National Weather Service.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.43 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 56° 35° – Wind 8 mph

20 Tue 64° 42° – Wind 10 mph

21 Wed 67° 48° – Wind 10 mph

22 Thu 69° 50° – Wind 5 mph

23 Fri 70° 57° – Wind 13 mph

24 Sat 69° 62° 0.02 in Wind 19 mph

25 Sun 59° 40° 0.04 in Wind 16 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:25 AM Sunset 06:10 PM Daylight 10 hr, 44 min First quarter 63%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Tyler Forks River at Stricker Road near MellenRiver gauge, Tyler Forks River	3.51 ft	Below flood stage	−0.02 ft	6.1 mi
Bad River near OdanahRiver gauge, Bad River	2.38 ft	Below flood stage	−0.03 ft	9 mi
Marengo River near MellenRiver gauge, Marengo River	50.6 cfs	Low	−5.3 cfs	11 mi
Bad River at OdanahRiver gauge, Bad River	2.09 ft	Low	+0.07 ft	13 mi
White River near AshlandRiver gauge, White River	170 cfs	Low	+3.0 cfs	19 mi
Black River near BessemerRiver gauge, Black River	2.01 ft	Below flood stage	−0.04 ft	21 mi
Whittlesey Creek near AshlandRiver gauge, Whittlesey Creek	15.1 cfs	Very low	−2.8 cfs	23 mi
Bear River near Manitowish WatersRiver gauge, Bear River	8.2 cfs	Very low	−0.9 cfs	38 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 Potato River at Gurney today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 06:00 PM CDT, the water level was 8.14 ft. Down 0.05 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Potato River at Gurney rising or falling?

Down 0.05 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Potato River at Gurney normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

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:04026900 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 46.46222, -90.50833 (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	8.14 ft	2026-10-19 23:00	Provisional
Flow	12.6 cfs	2026-10-19 23:00	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Potato River at Gurney (usgs:04026900). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/wisconsin/potato-river-at-gurney

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