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USGS 05357335 BEAR RIVER NEAR MANITOWISH WATERS, WI

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

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LOCATION.--Lat 46°02'56", long 89°59'04", in SE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.10, T.41 N., R.4 E., Iron County, Hydrologic Unit 07050002, on right bank 10 ft upstream from East River Trail bridge, 2.3 mi upstream from Little Bear Creek, 7.7 mi southwest of Manitowish Waters, and 5.3 mi upstream from mouth.

DRAINAGE AREA.--81.3 square miles.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--May 1991 to current year.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest stage gage. Elevation of gage is 1574.46 +/- 0.02 ft NAVD88 by Aeropoint GPS. Prior to October 1, 2004 datum of gage was 2.00 ft lower

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This station managed by the Northeast Wisconsin Field Office - Rhinelander WI.

Available Parameters Available Period
  
1991-06-05  2026-05-18
2017-10-01  2026-05-18
2019-10-01  2026-05-18







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Discharge, cubic feet per second

Most recent instantaneous value: 85.8 05-18-2026   23:15 CDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for May 19 based on 33 water years of record more
Min
(2010)
25th
percen-
tile
Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value May 19
Median Mean 75th
percen-
tile
Max
(2017)
20.2 68 85.8 87 113 153 305


Gage height, feet

Most recent instantaneous value: 3.84 05-18-2026   23:15 CDT
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Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet

Most recent instantaneous value: 1578.30 05-18-2026   23:15 CDT
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