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USGS 04084445 FOX RIVER AT APPLETON, WI

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LOCATION.--Lat 44°14'53", long 88°25'23" in NW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.34, T.21 N., R.17 E., Outagamie County, Hydrologic Unit 04030204, on left bank at south end of Lutz Park, approximately 2,600 ft upstream of Memorial Drive bridge at Appleton.

DRAINAGE AREA.--5,950 square miles.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--July 1986 to present.

GAGE.--Acoustic Velocity Meter (AVM) system. A two-path transducer installation was used to collect velocity data from 1986 to August 2002. In August 2002, a side-looking doppler current meter was installed to collect velocity data. Stage is monitored using a non-submersible pressure transducer. Datum of gage is 731.37 +/- 0.04 NAVD88.

REMARKS.--Gage-height telemeter at station.

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The water temperature data for this station are temporary and will only be displayed for 30 days. Water temperature instrumentation may not be calibrated, and other quality assurance measures may not be performed that would make the data acceptable for archival, retrieval, or future use in general scientific or interpretive studies.

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This station managed by the Wisconsin Water Science Center - Madison WI.

Available Parameters Available Period
  
2013-10-01  2026-02-24
1991-10-01  2026-02-24
2017-10-01  2026-02-24
2019-10-01  2026-02-24
2025-10-27  2026-02-24







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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius

Most recent instantaneous value: 2.0 02-24-2026   16:00 CST
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Discharge, cubic feet per second

Most recent instantaneous value: 6830 02-24-2026   16:00 CST
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Feb 24 based on 38 water years of record more
Min
(1995)
25th
percen-
tile
Median Mean 75th
percen-
tile
Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Feb 24
Max
(2017)
1720 2980 3930 3950 4640 6830 7700


Gage height, feet, [PIER]

Most recent instantaneous value: 5.70 02-24-2026   16:00 CST
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Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet

Most recent instantaneous value: 737.07 02-24-2026   16:00 CST
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Mean water velocity for discharge computation, feet per second, [(2)]

Most recent instantaneous value: 2.16 02-24-2026   16:00 CST
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