USGS Water-Year Summary 2025
05429700 YAHARA RIVER AT FORTON STREET BRIDGE AT STOUGHTON, WI
LOCATION - Lat 42°55'11", long 89°13'13" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.05, T.5 N., R.11 E., Dane County, WI, Hydrologic Unit 07090002, at Forton Street Bridge in Stoughton.
DRAINAGE AREA - 407 mi² of which 36.6 mi² probably is noncontributing.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - November 2003 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Side-looking velocity meter system. Elevation of gage is 834.79 ft above mean sea level NAVD88 by RTK GPS on Jul. 28, 2020. Prior to that, elevation of gage was 835 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to Aug. 3, 2007, elevation of gage was 840 ft above NGVD of 1929.