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USGS 04087204 OAK CREEK AT SOUTH MILWAUKEE, WI

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LOCATION.--Lat 42°55'30", long 87°52'12", in SW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.2, T.5 N., R.22 E., Milwaukee County, Hydrologic Unit 04040002, on left bank 25 ft downstream from 15th Avenue bridge in South Milwaukee and 2.8 mi upstream from mouth.

DRAINAGE AREA.--25.0 square miles.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1963 to present.

REVISED RECORDS.--WDR WI-80-1: 1979 (average discharge).

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 631.13 ft above sea level in NAVD88.

REMARKS.--Gage-height telemeter at station.

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Available Parameters Available Period
  
1986-10-01  2024-11-23
2017-10-01  2024-11-23
2021-11-23  2024-11-23







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Discharge, cubic feet per second

Most recent instantaneous value: 19.0 11-23-2024   03:15 CST
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Nov 23 based on 61 water years of record more
Min
(1977)
25th
percen-
tile
Median 75th
percen-
tile
Mean Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Nov 23
Max
(1993)
1.20 3.8 6.2 14 15 19.0 216


Gage height, feet

Most recent instantaneous value: 2.65 11-23-2024   03:15 CST
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Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet

Most recent instantaneous value: 633.78 11-23-2024   03:15 CST
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