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USGS 04087233 ROOT RIVER CANAL NEAR FRANKLIN, WI

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

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LOCATION.--Lat 42°48'55", long 87°59'40", in SE 1/4, SE 1/4 sec.10, T.4 N., R.21 E., Racine County, Hydrologic Unit 04040002, on right bank 10 ft downstream from highway bridge 3.5 mi upstream from mouth, 5.5 mi southeast of intersection U.S. 45 and State Highway 100 in Franklin, and 8.7 mi southeast of Hales Corners.

DRAINAGE AREA.--57.0 square miles.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1963 to present.

REVISED RECORD.--WDR WI-80-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 677.41 ft above sea level at NAVD of 1988, from GPS.

REMARKS.--Gage-height telemeter at station.

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The precipitation data for this station are temporary and will only be displayed for 120 days. Although the instrumentation is calibrated at least annually, the temporary classification means that documented routine inspections and other quality-assurance measures are not performed that would make the data acceptable for archival, retrieval, or future use in general scientific or interpretive studies.

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Available Parameters Available Period
  
2024-07-15  2024-11-12
1986-10-01  2024-11-12
2017-10-01  2024-11-12
2021-11-13  2024-11-12







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Precipitation, total, inches

Most recent instantaneous value: 0.00 11-12-2024   18:00 CST
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Discharge, cubic feet per second

Most recent instantaneous value: 5.07 11-12-2024   18:00 CST
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Nov 12 based on 60 water years of record more
Min
(1964)
25th
percen-
tile
Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Nov 12
Median Mean 75th
percen-
tile
Max
(1983)
0.80 3 5.07 9.5 36 45 252


Gage height, feet

Most recent instantaneous value: 2.09 11-12-2024   18:00 CST
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Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet

Most recent instantaneous value: 679.50 11-12-2024   18:00 CST
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