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USGS 05367500 RED CEDAR RIVER NEAR COLFAX, WI

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LOCATION.--Lat 45°03'11", long 91°42'43", Dunn County, WI, Hydrologic Unit 07050007.

DRAINAGE AREA.--1,090 square miles.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--April 1914 to October 1961, October 1989 to October 1990, October 2013 to present.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 931.77 +/- 0.10 ft NAVD88.

REMARKS.-- Gage-height telemeter at station.

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Available Parameters Available Period
  
1989-10-01  2025-11-01
2017-10-01  2025-11-01
2019-10-01  2025-11-01







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Discharge, cubic feet per second

Most recent instantaneous value: 566 11-02-2025   00:00 CDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Nov 2 based on 60 water years of record more
Min
(1932)
25th
percen-
tile
Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Nov 2
Median Mean 75th
percen-
tile
Max
(2016)
325 472 566 646 709 872 1780


Gage height, feet

Most recent instantaneous value: 2.61 11-02-2025   00:00 CDT
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Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet

Most recent instantaneous value: 934.38 11-01-2025   23:00 CDT
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