USGS 05342000 KINNICKINNIC RIVER NEAR RIVER FALLS, WI

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LOCATION.--Lat 44°49'51", long 92°43'59", in NE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.18, T.27 N., R.19 W., Pierce County, Hydrologic Unit 07030005, on right bank, 325 ft upstream from County Trunk Hwy F, 1.9 mi. upstream from mouth , 4.8 mi. downstream from Lake Louise Dam, and 5.5 mi. west of River Falls.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 165 square miles.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1916 to September 1921 (monthly discharge for some periods published in WSP 1308), October 1998 to September 1999, July 2002 to present.

REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1308. WDR WI-99-1: Drainage area. WDR WI-02-1: Statistics table.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 678.42 (NAVD88) from GPS. April 9, 2012 gage was moved 325 ft upstream of County Hwy F bridge. Datum did not change, but stage increased about 0.80 ft due to slightly higher elevation at new location. October 1998 to April 9, 2012 gage located on left bank 50 ft upstream from County Hwy F. Prior to October 1998, recording gage near present site at different datum.

REMARKS.--Gage-height telemeter at station.

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Available Parameters Available Period
  
1998-12-05  2024-12-10
2017-10-01  2024-12-10
2019-10-01  2024-12-10







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Discharge, cubic feet per second

Most recent instantaneous value: 96.9 12-10-2024   02:00 CST
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Dec 10 based on 26 water years of record more
Min
(1917)
25th
percen-
tile
Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Dec 10
Mean Median 75th
percen-
tile
Max
(2020)
49.0 85 96.9 102 105 117 140


Gage height, feet

Most recent instantaneous value: 8.27 12-10-2024   02:00 CST
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Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet

Most recent instantaneous value: 686.69 12-10-2024   02:00 CST
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