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USGS 05425500 ROCK RIVER AT WATERTOWN, WI

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 43°11'17",   Longitude 88°43'34"   NAD83
Jefferson County, Wisconsin, Hydrologic Unit 07090001
Drainage area: 969 square miles
Datum of gage: 792.56 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1986-10-01  2025-10-18  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1931-06-01  2025-10-17  32275 
    Suspended solids, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  1998-09-01  2000-09-29  760 
    Phosphorus, water, unfiltered, pounds of phosphorus per day  1998-09-01  2000-09-29  760 
    Suspended solids dried at 105 degrees Celsius, water, unfiltered, short tons per day  1998-09-01  2000-09-29  760 
    Orthophosphate, water, dissolved, pounds per day  1998-09-01  2000-09-29  760 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1931-06-01  2023-10-02 31534 
    Suspended solids, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  1998-09-01  2000-09-29 760 
    Phosphorus, water, unfiltered, pounds of phosphorus per day  1998-09-01  2000-09-29 760 
    Suspended solids dried at 105 degrees Celsius, water, unfiltered, short tons per day  1998-09-01  2000-09-29 760 
    Orthophosphate, water, dissolved, pounds per day  1998-09-01  2000-09-29 760 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1931-06  2023-10  
    Suspended solids, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  1998-09  2000-09  
    Phosphorus, water, unfiltered, pounds of phosphorus per day  1998-09  2000-09  
    Suspended solids dried at 105 degrees Celsius, water, unfiltered, short tons per day  1998-09  2000-09  
    Orthophosphate, water, dissolved, pounds per day  1998-09  2000-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1931  2024  
    Suspended solids, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  1998  2000  
    Phosphorus, water, unfiltered, pounds of phosphorus per day  1998  2000  
    Suspended solids dried at 105 degrees Celsius, water, unfiltered, short tons per day  1998  2000  
    Orthophosphate, water, dissolved, pounds per day  1998  2000  
 Peak streamflow 1932-01-13  2023-04-10  86 
 Field measurements 1933-03-31  2025-08-14  358 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1966-11-16  2008-06-30  127 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2023  18 
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