USGS 04087220 ROOT RIVER NEAR FRANKLIN, WI

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LOCATION.--Lat 42°52'25", long 87°59'45", in SW 1/4, SE 1/4 sec.22, T.5 N., R.21 E., Milwaukee County, Hydrologic Unit 04040002, on right bank 400 ft upstream from State Highway 100, 2.1 mi upstream from Root River Canal, 2.4 mi southeast of Franklin, 5.5 mi southeast of Hales Corners, and about 24 mi upstream from mouth.

DRAINAGE AREA.--49.2 square miles.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1963 to present.

REVISED RECORD.--WDR WI-81-1: Drainage area. WDR WI-83-1: 1981.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 674.2 ft NAVD 88.

REMARKS.--Flow affected by urbanization in the drainage basin. Gage-height telemeter at station.

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Discharge, cubic feet per second

Most recent instantaneous value: 64.7 03-19-2024   01:00 CDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Mar 19 based on 59 water years of record more
Min
(2000)
25th
percen-
tile
Median Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Mar 19
75th
percen-
tile
Mean Max
(1979)
9.60 24 47 64.7 87 114 1210


Gage height, feet

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