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USGS 05396000 BIG RIB RIVER AT RIB FALLS, WI

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LOCATION.--Lat 44°58'21", long 89°54'19", in NW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.27, T.29 N., R.5 E., Marathon County, Hydrologic Unit 07070002, at highway S bridge in Rib Falls.

DRAINAGE AREA.--303 square miles.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--May 1925 through September 1957. September 2009 to present.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1211.30 ft NAVD88 from GPS survey.

REMARKS.--Gage-height telemeter at station

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Available Parameters Available Period
  
2009-08-24  2026-05-28
2017-10-01  2026-05-28
2020-10-01  2026-05-28







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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 505 05-28-2026   09:00 CDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for May 28 based on 49 water years of record more
Min
(1931)		 25th
percen-
tile		 Median 75th
percen-
tile		 Mean Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value May 28		 Max
(2019)
30.0 81 190 384 398 505 2430

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 3.57 05-28-2026   09:00 CDT
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Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 1214.87 05-28-2026   09:00 CDT
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