This site will be discontinued on September 1, 2026. Currently stage and discharge for the Yahara River between Lake Waubesa and Mud Lake are also published from site 05429510 Yahara River @ Exchange St. Bridge @ Mc Farland, WI.

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Continuous data

4 data types available - data from 1986-10-01 to 2026-07-30

Daily data

2 data types available - data from 1930-09-10 to 2026-07-30

Field measurements

4 data types available - data from 1933-04-12 to 2026-04-09

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72 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1966-11-07 to 1994-09-13

262 Sampling activities

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1 data types available - data from 1930-09-10 to 2026-07-29

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Yahara River at McFarland

Yahara River at McFarland GATES, WI

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	05429500	n/a
Location name	YAHARA RIVER AT MC FARLAND, WI	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	43.0088888888889	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-89.305	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from MAP.	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
District	Wisconsin	55
State	Wisconsin	55
County	Dane County	025
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	839.91 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	Interpolated from Digital Elevation Model	N
Altitude accuracy	0.09 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Middle Rock	07090002
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	327 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area	290.4 square miles	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 Yahara River at MC Farland, WI - USGS-05429500