LOCATION.--Lat 43°06'00", long 87°54'32", in NE 1/4 sec.5, T.7 N., R.22 E., Milwaukee County, Hydrologic Unit 04040003, on left bank near northeast limits of Milwaukee in Estabrook Park, 2,000 ft downstream from Port Washington Road bridge and 6.6 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--696 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--April 1914 to present. Published as "near Milwaukee" prior to 1936.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 564: 1918(M). WSP 924: 1940. WSP 1207: 1936(M). WSP 1337: 1915-17(M), 1918, 1919-21(M), 1922, 1923(M), 1924, 1925-33(M). WDR WI-79-1: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 606.91 ft NAVD 88 (levels by U. S. Army Corps of Engineers). Prior to Apr. 6, 1929, nonrecording gage near present site at different datum. Apr. 6, 1929, to Jan. 8, 1934, nonrecording gage at bridge 0.5 mi upstream at different datum.
REMARKS.--Prior to 2018, occasional regulation caused by recreation dam approximately 1,200 ft upstream. Gage- height telemeter at station.
OPERATED IN COOPERATION WITH:
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
Additional Information:
National Weather Service Flood Forecast Page
Boating safety tips |
Min (1933) | 25th percen- tile | Median | Mean | 75th percen- tile | Most Recent Instantaneous Value Nov 22 | Max (1986) |
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46.0 | 162 | 264 | 358 | 431 | 722 | 2160 |