Lower Chippewa HUC8 07050005
A 5,338 km² sub-basin of the Upper Mississippi region in WI. Drought coverage is from the US Drought Monitor (map of 2026-09-01); streamflow classes place each USGS gauge's latest reading against its own day-of-year record.
Health score
42
Stressed
Drought index
300
Extreme
Area in D2+
99.76%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
75%
of 4 reporting
Median flow
48%
p11 of record
Water assets
7,341
2 springs · 5,947 wells
USGS gauges (6)
- CHIPPEWA R AT GRAND AVE AT EAU CLAIRE, WI053668001,330 cfsp7 · much below normal
- CHIPPEWA RIVER AT DURAND, WI053695002,430 cfsp9 · much below normal
- CHIPPEWA RIVER AT CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI053655001,130 cfsp13 · below normal
- EAU GALLE RIVER AT SPRING VALLEY, WI0537000017 cfsp43 · normal
- NF YELLOW R AT YELLOW RIVER RD NR PERKINSTOWN, WI05363600no readingno long-term record
- CHIPPEWA RIVER BELOW DELLS DAM AT EAU CLAIRE, WI053655501,200 cfsno long-term record
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | 300 | 99.76 | 3/4 | p11 |
Top water assets
- 66Knights Creek 5reservoir
- 66Richard Jahnkereservoir
- 66Haydenreservoir
- 66Jim Fallsreservoir
- 66Plum Creek 19reservoir
- 66Wissota South Saddle Dikereservoir
- 66Eugene Helmueller Groupreservoir
- 66Plum Creek 3reservoir
- 66Rock Fallsreservoir
- 66Eau Gallereservoir