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.

OPERATED IN COOPERATION WITH:

Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District

Additional Information:

National Weather Service Flood Forecast Page

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