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USGS 05396000 BIG RIB RIVER AT RIB FALLS, WI

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

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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  2026-10-13
2017-10-01  2026-10-13
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Most recent instantaneous value: 37.5 10-13-2026   20:00 CDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Oct 14 based on 49 water years of record more
Min
(1938)
Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Oct 14
25th
percen-
tile
Median 75th
percen-
tile
Mean Max
(1955)
20.0 37.5 39 72 132 248 2190

Most recent instantaneous value: 1.99 10-13-2026   20:00 CDT
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Most recent instantaneous value: 1213.29 10-13-2026   20:00 CDT
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