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USGS 05391000 WISCONSIN RIVER @ RAINBOW LAKE NR LAKE TOMAHAWK,WI

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

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LOCATION.--Lat 45°49'50", long 89°33'08", in NE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.36, T.39 N., R.7 E., Oneida County, Hydrologic Unit 07070001, on right bank 500 ft downstream from Gilmore Creek, 0.4 mi downstream from Rainbow Lake, and 2.3 mi northeast of Lake Tomahawk.

DRAINAGE AREA.--757 square miles.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--July 1936 to present. Prior to October 1955, published as "at Rainbow Reservoir, near Lake Tomahawk."

REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 895: 1937(M). WSP 1508: 1944. WDR WI-83-1: Drainage area. WDR WI-80-1: Datum.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,569.13 +/- 0.06 ft NAVD88.

REMARKS.--Flow regulated by Rainbow Lake and 12 smaller reservoirs upstream from station. Gage height telemeter at station.

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This station managed by the Northeast Wisconsin Field Office - Rhinelander WI.

Available Parameters Available Period
  
1986-10-01  2026-05-31
2017-10-01  2026-05-31
2020-10-01  2026-05-31







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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 561 05-31-2026   02:00 CDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for May 31 based on 89 water years of record more
Min
(1987)		 25th
percen-
tile		 Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value May 31		 Median Mean 75th
percen-
tile		 Max
(1939)
192 402 561 620 698 915 2280

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 1.81 05-31-2026   02:00 CDT
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Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 1570.94 05-31-2026   02:00 CDT
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