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Available Parameters
00010 Temperature, water(Max.,Min.,Mean)  
00045 Precipitation(Sum)  
00060 Discharge(Mean)  
00530 Suspended solids(Mean)  
00608 Ammonia, wf(Mean)  
00625 NH3+orgN, wu(Mean)  
00631 NO3+NO2, wf(Mean)  
00665 Phosphorus, wu(Mean)  
00671 Orthophosphate, wf(Mean)  
62961 Ammonia, dissolved(Mean)  
91050 Phosphorus, wu(Mean)  
91055 Susp solids @ 105C(Mean)  
91057 NH3+orgN, wu(Mean)  
91060 Orthophosphate, diss(Mean)  
91061 NO3+NO2, dissolved(Mean)  

Water year 2024: 2023-10-01 to 2024-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
05427880 SIXMILE CREEK AT HWY 19 NEAR WAUNAKEE, WI
LOCATION - Lat 43°11'32.0", long 89°28'22.4" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NW 1/4 SE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.6, T.8 N., R.9 E., Dane County, WI, Hydrologic Unit 07090002, 0.5 miles west of the HWY 19 and county road Q intersection in Waunakee, WI.
DRAINAGE AREA - 24.8 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - June 2012 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 911.98 ft. above NAVD of 1988, from GNSS.
REMARKS - Records are considered fair, except those for estimated 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. Gage-height telemeter at station.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Tipping bucket rain gage Jun. 2012 - present.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping bucket rain gage with electronic datalogger.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum daily rainfall, 2.32 in., Apr. 13, 2014.
REMARKS - Data are recorded to the nearest 5 or 15 minutes in the datalogger, depending upon flow conditions at the site. WY2012 Remarks: Records are good. All unit values and daily values are stored in ADAPS. WY2013: Rainfall estimated to be 0.00 on Dec. 10, 12-14, Jan. 3, Feb. 7-8, 14, 18, 22-24, Mar. 6, 14, and 18 because recorded precipitation was interpreted as collector snowmelt. Collector snowmelt was removed from the record. Daily values are marked as estimated on Jan. 26 and Mar. 9 because recorded precipitation was interpreted as a combination of rainfall and some collector snowmelt. Remarks.—Records are poor due to episodic clogging of drainage towers interfering with the tipping bucket system. Periods of high rainfall intensity and/or rainfall amounts may be biased low. All unit values and daily values are stored in ADAPS. WY2014: Rainfall estimated to be 0.00 on Dec. 2, 17, 28, Jan. 10, 16, Feb. 18, and Mar. 7 because recorded precipitation was interpreted as collector snowmelt. Collector snowmelt was removed from the record. Daily values are marked as estimated on Dec. 4 because recorded precipitation was interpreted as a combination of rainfall and some collector snowmelt. Daily value for Oct. 31 estimated from 05427927 DORN (SPRING) CREEK @ CT HIGHWAY Q NR WAUNAKEE, WI due to datalogger malfuntion. Remarks.—Records are poor due to episodic clogging of drainage towers interfering with the tipping bucket system. Periods of high rainfall intensity and/or rainfall amounts may be biased low. All unit values and daily values are stored in ADAPS. WY2015: Rainfall estimated to be 0.00 on Nov. 20, 29, Dec. 12, 21, Feb. 7, and Mar. 23 because recorded precipitation was interpreted as collector snowmelt. Collector snowmelt was removed from the record. Daily values for Apr. 9-10 estimated from 05427927 DORN (SPRING) CREEK @ CT HIGHWAY Q NR WAUNAKEE, WI due to rain gage malfunction. Remarks. Prior to Nov. 2014, records are poor due to episodic clogging of drainage towers interfering with the tipping bucket system. Periods of high rainfall intensity and/or rainfall amounts may be biased low. For periods after Nov. 2014, records are good. All unit values and daily values are stored in ADAPS.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Samples collected Jul. 2012 to current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - Suspended sediment loads: Jul. 2012 to Sep. 2013. Suspended solids loads: Jul. 2012 to current year. Total phosphorus loads: Jul. 2012 to current year. Orthophosphorus loads: Jul. 2012 to current year. Total Kjeldahl loads: Jul. 2012 to current year. Ammonia loads: Jul. 2012 to current year. Nitrate plus nitrate loads: Jul. 2012 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Refrigerated water-quality autosampler since Jul. 2012.
REMARKS - Records good. Chemical analyses are by the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District. Samples are point samples unless otherwise indicated. Daily loads and concentrations generated using GCLAS (Graphical Constituent Loading Analysis System) using linear interpolation between sample concentrations.