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	00060 Discharge(Mean)
	80154 Suspnd sedmnt conc(Mean)
	80155 Suspnd sedmnt disch(Mean)
	81206 Phosphorus, wd(Mean)
	91050 Phosphorus, wu(Mean)

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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023

05432927 PLEASANT VALLEY CREEK AT COUNTY HIGHWAY H NEAR BLANCHARDVILLE, WI

LOCATION - Lat 42°52'29", long 89°47'57" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.29, T.5 N., R.6 E., Dane County, WI, Hydrologic Unit 07090004, on left bank just upstream from bridge on County Trunk Highway H, 0.7 mi east of State Highway 78 and 5.5 mi northeast of Blanchardville.

DRAINAGE AREA - 19.3 mi².

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2006 to current year.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 880 ft, NAVD of 1988 from topographic map.

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

CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2006 to current year.

INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping bucket rain gage with electronic data logger.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum daily rainfall, 5.70 in., Aug. 5, 2007.

REMARKS - Rainfall was estimated to be 0.00 for Nov. 30, Dec. 4, 8, 29-31, Jan. 1, 11, 12, 27, 29, 30, Feb. 1, 3, 6, 8, 13, 18, 24, 27, and Mar. 1, 8, 10, 12 because recorded precipitation was interpreted as snowmelt. Rain gage calibration on April 21 found an error of -4.4%. No calibration corrections were applied. The check tips made were edited and removed from the database by editing the computed unit values to zero. The edited unit values will still show these tips. The rain gage worked the entire year and record is considered good.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2006 to current year.

PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SUSPENDED SEDIMENT DISCHARGE: October 2006 to current year. TOTAL PHOSPHORUS DISCHARGE: October 2006 to current year. DISSOLVED PHOSPHORUS DISCHARGE: October 2009 to current year.

INSTRUMENTATION - Stage-activated water-quality sampler since October 2006.

REMARKS - Chemical analyses are done by the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene. Samples are point samples unless otherwise indicated.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SUSPENDED SEDIMENT DISCHARGE: Maximum daily, 779 tons, Mar. 10, 2013; minimum daily, 0.06 ton, Sep. 13-15, 2011. TOTAL PHOSPHORUS DISCHARGE: Maximum daily, 1260 lb, Feb. 26, 2009; minimum daily, 0.39 lb, May 22, 2007.