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USGS 04087070 LITTLE MENOMONEE RIVER AT MILWAUKEE, WI

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

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LOCATION.--Lat 43°07'25", long 88°02'37", in NW 1/4; SW 1/4; sec. 27, T.8 N., R.21 E., Milwaukee County, Hydrologic Unit 04040003, on right bank about 250 ft downstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 41.

DRAINAGE AREA.--19.7 square miles.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--November 1974 to September 1977 and April 2004 to present.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 695.20 ft above NAVD of 1988, from GPS.

REMARKS.--Gage-height telemeter at station.

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

Available Parameters Available Period
  
2004-04-02  2026-05-27
2007-10-01  2026-05-27
2023-05-27  2026-05-27







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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 17.0 05-27-2026   16:00 CDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for May 27 based on 23 water years of record more
Min
(1977)		 25th
percen-
tile		 Median Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value May 27		 75th
percen-
tile		 Mean Max
(2019)
0.50 5.8 9.4 17.0 20 23 142

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 3.74 05-27-2026   16:00 CDT
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Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 698.94 05-27-2026   16:00 CDT
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