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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.

OPERATED IN COOPERATION WITH:

Wisconsin Valley Improvement Company

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

Available Parameters Available Period
  
1986-10-01  2024-05-06
2017-10-01  2024-05-06
2019-10-01  2024-05-06







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Discharge, cubic feet per second, [SLOPE-SLPQ]
Most recent instantaneous value: 6630 05-06-2024   14:00 CDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for May 6 based on 79 water years of record more
Min
(2010)		 25th
percen-
tile		 Median Mean Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value May 6		 75th
percen-
tile		 Max
(1960)
1220 2780 3940 5400 6630 7280 27200

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 16.21 05-06-2024   14:00 CDT
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Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 1142.18 05-06-2024   14:00 CDT
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