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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
05382000 BLACK RIVER NEAR GALESVILLE, WI
LOCATION - Lat 44°03'37", long 91°17'14" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.1, T.18 N., R.8 W., La Crosse County, WI, Hydrologic Unit 07040007, on left bank 1,000 ft upstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 53, 3.5 mi southeast of Galesville, and 4.8 mi downstream from Fleming Creek. Prior to Apr. 2, 1941, nonrecording gage on bridge 1,000 ft downstream at same datum. Apr. 3, 1941, to Oct. 1, 1971, water-stage recorder at site 1,030 ft downstream at same datum.
DRAINAGE AREA - 2,080 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1438: 1932-34, 1935-36(M). WDR WI-81-1: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - December 1931 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 657.86 ft, NAVD of 1988. Prior to Apr. 2, 1941, nonrecording gage on bridge 1,000 ft downstream at same datum. Apr. 3, 1941, to Oct. 1, 1971, water- stage recorder at site 1,030 ft downstream at same datum.
REMARKS - Records are considered good except for estimated daily discharges which are poor and other periods as noted. For records status prior to October 1, 2013, see remarks printed in annual water-data reports. Flow regulated by dam and power plant upstream. Water diverted periodically from basin into Lemonweir River basin for cranberry culture. Gage-height telemeter and data-collection platform at station.
