USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
05406500 BLACK EARTH CREEK AT BLACK EARTH, WI
LOCATION - Lat 43°08'03", long 89°43'56" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SE 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.25, T.8 N., R.6 E., Dane County, WI, Hydrologic Unit 07070005, on right bank, 0.8 mi east of Black Earth and 2.1 mi upstream from Vermont Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA - 45.6 mi² of which 2.80 mi² probably is noncontributing.
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR WI-76-1: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - February 1954 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 812.76 ft above NAVD of 1988.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2009 to September 2013 (discontinued).
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: October 2009 to September 2013 (discontinued).
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: October 2009 to September 2013 (discontinued).
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: October 2009 to September 2013 (discontinued).
pH: October 2009 to September 2013 (discontinued).
TURBIDITY: October 2009 to September 2013 (discontinued).
INSTRUMENTATION - Stage-activated water-quality sampler October 2009 to February 2014. Water temperature recorder October 6, 2009 to October 2013. Specific conductance recorder October 6, 2009 to October 2013. Dissolved oxygen recorder October 6, 2009 to October 2013. pH recorder October 6, 2009 to October 2013. Turbidity recorder October 6, 2009 to October 2013.