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	00060 Discharge(Mean)
	00665 Phosphorus, wu(Mean)
	80155 Suspnd sedmnt disch(Mean)
	81206 Phosphorus, wd(Mean)
	91050 Phosphorus, wu(Mean)

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023

040857005 OTTER CREEK AT WILLOW ROAD NEAR PLYMOUTH, WI

LOCATION - Lat 43°47'20", long 87°55'17" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.7, T.15 N., R.22 E., Sheboygan County, WI, Hydrologic Unit 04030101, on left bank at bridge on Willow Rd., northeast of Plymouth, north of WI-23 and south of Co Rd J.

DRAINAGE AREA - 9.50 mi².

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1990 to September 2002, June 2011 to current year.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 760 ft above NAVD of 1988, from topographic map.

REMARKS - Records are considered good except for estimated daily discharges which are poor and other periods as noted. For records status prior to October 1, 2013, see remarks printed in annual water-data reports. Gage-height telemeter at station.

CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - July 2011 through current year

INSTRUMENTATION - Rain gage: 8-inch diameter tipping bucket rain gage mounted on post behind gage house, 6 feet above ground and above influcence from the gage house - No trees or other nearby obstructions. Rain gage is heated in winter.

FOOTNOTES - Rain gage was calibrated on July, 9th 2013 and was within the 5% acceptable range for error. A correction was applied to remove the calibration from the cumulative record. Record was lost from February 28th through March 5th. A nearby rain gage , Fisher Creek 040854592, showed no precipitation on those days. Days are estimated as zero.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1990 to September 2002, July 2011 to current year.

PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: October 1990 to September 2002. DISSOLVED OXYGEN: October 1990 to October 1997, open water periods. SUSPENDED-SOLIDS DISCHARGE: October 1990 to September 1997, August 1999 to September 2002 SUSPENDED SEDIMENT DISCHARGE: July 2011 to current year. TOTAL PHOSPHORUS DISCHARGE: October 1990 to September 1997, August 1999 to September 2002, July 2011 to current year. DISSOLVED PHOSPHORUS DISCHARGE: July 2011 to current year.

INSTRUMENTATION - Continuous water-temperature recorder October 1990 to September 2002. Stage activated water-quality sampler July 2011 to current year.

REMARKS - Chemical analyses are by the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum observed, 31.5°C, Aug. 12, 2000; minumum observed, 0.0°C, many days during winter period. DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum observed, 20.0mg/l, May 25-28, 1996; minimum observed, 0.2 mg/L, Sept. 18, 1992. SUSPENDED-SOLIDS DISCHARGE: Maximum daily, 140 tons, Apr.11, 2001; minimum daily, 0.01 ton, many days during 1992, 1993 and 2002 water years. SUSPENDED SEDIMENT DISCHARGE: Maximum daily, 152 ton, Mar. 8, 2012; Minimum daily, 0.01 ton, Oct. 3-4 2012. TOTAL PHOSPHORUS DISCHARGE: Maximum daily, 719 lb, Apr. 10, 2013; minimum daily, 0.19 lb, Oct. 9-10, 1996. DISSOLVED PHOSPHORUS DISCHARGE: Maximum daily, 227 lb, Apr. 10, 2013; minimum daily, 0.17 lb, Nov. 29, 2012.