USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
05399500 BIG EAU PLEINE RIVER AT STRATFORD, WI
LOCATION - Lat 44°49'19", long 90°04'46" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 NE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.13, T.27 N., R.3 E., Marathon County, WI, Hydrologic Unit 07070002, on left bank 15 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 97, 1.0 mi north of Stratford, and 1.4 mi downstream from small tributary.
DRAINAGE AREA - 224 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1308: 1917, 1920-22, 1926, 1946, 1948, 1950. WSP 1508: 1915-25(M), 1937, 1946(M), 1948(M).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 1914 to December 1925, April 1937 to current year. Monthly discharge for some periods published in WSP 1308. Published as "near Stratford, WI" prior to October 2002.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 1154.38 ft, NAVD of 1988. July 24, 1914, to Dec. 31, 1925, nonrecording gage at site 0.5 mi upstream at different datum. Apr. 30, 1937, to Sept. 15, 1938, nonrecording gage at present site and datum.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of June 5, 1914, reached a stage of 20.7 ft, from floodmarks; discharge, 40,000 ft³/s, former site and datum.