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Bad River at US Highway 169 Near Mellen

Camera installed as part of a Great Lakes Restoration Initiative project to aide in discharge record computation. Camera is located on the downstream side of Hwy 169 on the left bank, looking towards riffle control. Gage discontinued 9/30/2026

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	04026511	n/a
Location name	BAD RIVER AT US HIGHWAY 169 NEAR MELLEN, WI	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	46.3352777777778	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-90.6519444444445	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Global positioning system (GPS), Standard Positioning Service (SPS) or Precise Positioning Service (PPS)	G
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
District	Wisconsin	55
State	Wisconsin	55
County	Ashland County	003
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	1225 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	Interpolated from topographic map.	M
Altitude accuracy	5 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Bad-Montreal	04010302
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	105.52 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area		n/a
Time zone abbreviation	CST	n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time	Y	n/a
National aquifer		n/a
Local aquifer		n/a
Local aquifer type		n/a
Well depth		n/a
Hole depth		n/a
Source of depth data		n/a

Monitoring location Bad River at US Highway 169 Near Mellen, WI - USGS-04026511