USGS 05430175 YAHARA RIVER NEAR FULTON, WI

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LOCATION.--Lat 42°49'35", long 89°10'19", in SE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.10, T.4 N., R.11 E., Rock County, Hydrologic Unit 07090001, on left bank, 20 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 59, 0.5 mi downstream from Badfish Creek, and 2.6 mi northwest of Fulton.

DRAINAGE AREA.--518 square miles, 36.6 is non-contributing.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--July 1977 to present.

REVISED RECORDS.--WDR WI-96-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 790.15 ft above sea level. July 1977 to April 1996, recording gage at site about 2,000 ft upstream at datum 2.85 ft higher.

REMARKS.--Diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant at Dunkirk 6.1 mi upstream, and additional regulation from other dams upstream.

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Discharge, cubic feet per second

Most recent instantaneous value: 149 03-18-2024   22:00 CDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Mar 19 based on 45 water years of record more
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Value Mar 19
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130 149 367 481 512 668 1240


Gage height, feet

Most recent instantaneous value: 3.84 03-18-2024   22:00 CDT
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