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USGS 05425912 BEAVERDAM RIVER AT BEAVER DAM, WI

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

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LOCATION.--Lat 43°26'40", long 88°50'42", in SE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.5, T.11 N., R.14 E., Dodge County, Hydrologic Unit 07090002, on left bank 50 ft downstream from bridge on Cooper Street, 1.3 mi downstream from outlet of Beaverdam Lake, at Beaver Dam.

DRAINAGE AREA.--157 square miles.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--March 1985 to present.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 0.0 ft NAVD 1988. Prior to Dec. 18, 2006 gage was located a half mi. upstream at a datum of 839.42 (NGVD 1929). Benchmarks provided by the City of Beaver Dam.

REMARKS.--Flow regulated by dam 1.3 mi upstream. Gage-height telemeter at station.

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The precipitation data for this station are temporary and will only be displayed for 120 days. Rainfall instrumentation may not be calibrated, and other quality assurance measures may not be performed that would make the data acceptable for archival, retrieval, or future use in general scientific or interpretive studies.
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Available Parameters Available Period
  
2024-07-23  2024-11-21
1986-10-01  2024-11-21
2017-10-01  2024-11-21
2019-10-01  2024-11-21







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Precipitation, total, inches

Most recent instantaneous value: 0.00 11-21-2024   05:00 CST
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Discharge, cubic feet per second

Most recent instantaneous value: 199 11-21-2024   05:00 CST
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Nov 21 based on 39 water years of record more
Min
(1989)
25th
percen-
tile
Median Mean 75th
percen-
tile
Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Nov 21
Max
(1986)
3.80 20 37 88 98 199 423


Gage height, feet

Most recent instantaneous value: 840.33 11-21-2024   05:00 CST
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Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet

Most recent instantaneous value: 840.33 11-21-2024   05:00 CST
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