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USGS 053813595 BLACK RIVER DS ST HWY 54 AT BLACK RIVER FALLS, WI

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LOCATION.--Lat 44°17'37", long 90°50'47", in SE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.15, T.21 N., R.4 W., JacksonCounty, Hydrologic Unit 07040007, on right bank 500 ft. downstream from bridge on state highway 54 in Black River Falls, 1000 ft. downstream from Town Creek and about 0.4 mi downstream from power plant.

DRAINAGE AREA.--1,590 square miles.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 2008 to present. October 1986 to October 2008 working data only.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 700.93 ft NAVD 1988.

REMARKS.--Cellular telemetry at station.

OPERATED IN COOPERATION WITH:

The City of Black River Falls

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Available Parameters Available Period
  
2008-10-01  2026-07-16
2017-10-01  2026-07-16
2019-10-01  2026-07-16







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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 591 07-16-2026   07:00 CDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Jul 16 based on 17 water years of record more
Min
(2012)		 25th
percen-
tile		 Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Jul 16		 Median Mean 75th
percen-
tile		 Max
(2020)
151 300 591 1260 1750 2180 7120

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 36.30 07-16-2026   07:00 CDT
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Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 736.30 07-16-2026   07:00 CDT
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