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USGS 05395000 WISCONSIN RIVER AT MERRILL, WI

 

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LOCATION.--Lat 45°10'41", long 89°40'52", on line between secs.12 and 13, T.31 N., R.6 E., Lincoln County, Hydrologic Unit 07070002, on left bank 300 ft downstream from U.S. Highway 51 bridge at east end of Merrill, and 0.5 mi downstream from Prairie River.

DRAINAGE AREA.--2,760 square miles.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--November 1902 to present.

REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1308: 1904-7, 1909-11, 1913. WSP 1508: 1908, 1915-16(M), 1917, 1920-21(M), 1925(M), 1930, 1935-36. WDR WI-77-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,228.85 ft above sea level. Prior to June 18, 1903, nonrecording gage at different datum. June 18, 1903, to Sept. 10, 1914, non recording gage at present datum.

REMARKS.--Flow regulated by 20 reservoirs and 9 powerplants upstream from station. Gage-height telemeter at station.

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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 1,160   11-23-2009  14:15 CST
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