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	00010 Temperature, water(Max.,Mean,Min.)
	00060 Discharge(Mean)
	00095 Specific cond at 25C(Max.,Mean,Min.)
	00300 Dissolved oxygen(Min.,Mean,Max.)
	00400 pH(Min.,Max.,Med.)
	63680 Turbidity, Form Neph(Max.,Med.,Min.)

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Water year 2025: 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2025

05545750 FOX RIVER NEAR NEW MUNSTER, WI

LOCATION - Lat 42°36'39", long 88°13'33" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.26, T.2 N., R.19 E., Kenosha County, WI, Hydrologic Unit 07120006, on right bank 40 ft downstream from bridge on County Trunk Highway JB, 2.2 mi north of New Munster, and 17.0 mi upstream from Fox Chain of Lakes.

DRAINAGE AREA - 811 mi².

REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1308: 1943(M), 1945(M). WDR WI-67-1: Drainage area. WDR WI-92-1: 1991.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1939 to current year. Prior to October 1993, published as "at Wilmot" under station number 05546500.

GAGE -

Water-stage recorder and crest stage gage. Datum of gage is 735.60 ft above NAVD of 1988 (GNSS). Prior to Sept. 2, 1965, nonrecording gage at bridge 400 ft above dam in Wilmot 11 mi downstream at datum 0.50 ft lower, and Sept. 2 1965 to Sept. 30, 1993, recording gage 100 ft downstream from bridge at the lower datum. Removal of dam due to damage was completed by Sept. 15, 1992.

REMARKS -

Discharge Records are considered good except for estimated daily discharges which are poor and other periods as noted. Records were considered fair during bridge construction on March 29, 2022 to July 19, 2022. For records status prior to October 1, 2013, see remarks printed in annual water-data reports. Gage-height telemeter at station. Occasional regulation from several dams upstream from gage.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

INSTRUMENTATION - Gage operates hach equipment measuring nitrate and nitrite, and phosphorus. Aswell as a multiparameter sonde for water quality parameters including; Temperature, SC, DO, Turbidity, CHL/PC, PH. Multiple vertical or EWI samples are taken from stream to compare to equipment on larger events and at baseflow conditions. QW monitoring began 2021.

REMARKS -

QW Records are considered good except for those noted otherwise.

Summer months between June-September for 2022, and 2023 are poor for the following parameters due to high biological fouling: turbidity, SC. DO is poor for May-June 2023.

2024: lower ratings due to fouling and issues with pumping system

- Turbidity poor

- temperature fair from 11/20/24 -2/29/24

- DO poor between 10/14-10/26/23, and 5/14-6/13/24 and 9/03 - 9/19/24