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USGS 05398000 WISCONSIN RIVER AT ROTHSCHILD, WI

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

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LOCATION.--Lat 44°53'13", long 89°38'08.7", in sec.26, T.28 N., R.7 E., Marathon County, Hydrologic Unit 07070002, on right bank at Rothschild, 0.5 mi downstream from Rothschild Dam, 1.7 mi north of bridge on U.S. Highway 51, 2.0 mi downstream from Eau Claire River, and 5.0 mi upstream from Black Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA.--4,020 square miles.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1944 to present.

REVISED RECORDS.--WDR WI-77-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stagerecorder and crest stage gage. Datum of gage is 1,125.97 ft (NAVD 1988). Prior to Oct. 1, 1975, at datum 10.00 ft higher.

REMARKS.--Flow regulated by 20 reservoirs and 12 powerplants 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  2026-05-30
2017-10-01  2026-05-30
2019-10-01  2026-05-30







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Discharge, cubic feet per second, [SLOPE-SLPQ]
Most recent instantaneous value: 1750 05-30-2026   22:00 CDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for May 30 based on 81 water years of record more
Min
(2010)		 Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value May 30		 25th
percen-
tile		 Median Mean 75th
percen-
tile		 Max
(1991)
750 1750 2350 3080 4130 5160 16400

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 13.02 05-30-2026   22:00 CDT
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Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 1138.99 05-30-2026   22:00 CDT
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