USGS 04087240 ROOT RIVER AT RACINE, WI

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LOCATION.--Lat 42°45'05", long 87°49'25", in NW1/4 NE 1/4 sec.6, T.3 N., R.23 E., Racine County, Hydrologic Unit 04040002, on left bank 30 ft downstream from State Highway 38 bridge in Racine, 350 ft downstream from Horlick Dam, and 5.2 mi upstream from mouth.

DRAINAGE AREA.--190 square miles, of which 1.24 square miles is probably noncontributing.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--August 1963 to present.

REVISED RECORD.--WDR WI-80-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 613.87 ft (NAVD88), from WDOT benchmark. Prior to Feb. 5, 1964, nonrecording gage on bridge 30 ft upstream.

REMARKS.--Gage-height telemeter at station.

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1986-10-01  2024-03-19
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Discharge, cubic feet per second

Most recent instantaneous value: 328 03-19-2024   03:00 CDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Mar 19 based on 60 water years of record more
Min
(1968)
25th
percen-
tile
Median Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Mar 19
Mean 75th
percen-
tile
Max
(1979)
30.0 118 227 328 353 401 2120


Gage height, feet

Most recent instantaneous value: 3.51 03-19-2024   03:00 CDT
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Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet

Most recent instantaneous value: 617.38 03-19-2024   03:00 CDT
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