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Water Conditions in Wisconsin
for quarter ending
March 31, 2006

Prepared by
United States Department of the Interior
U.S. Geological Survey
In cooperation with Local, State, and Federal Agencies

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SUMMARY:

Monthly mean river discharges in most basins were generally below average in winter months, but quite variable in early spring. Ground-water levels were generally below normal. Water levels for lakes Superior, Michigan, and Huron were below normal.

LAKE SUPERIOR BASIN
1s - Bad River - Odanah

UPPER GREEN BAY BASIN
2s - Oconto River - Gillett
2g - Marinette - 7

LOWER FOX BASIN
3s - Duck Creek - Howard

UPPER FOX BASIN
4s - Fox River - Berlin
4g - Marquette - 26

WOLF BASIN
5s - Embarrass River - Embarrass
5g - Waupaca - 13

LAKE SHORE BASIN
6s - Manitowoc River - Manitowoc
6g - Manitowoc - 28

SHEBOYGAN BASIN
7s - Sheboygan River - Sheboygan

MILWAUKEE BASIN
8s - Milwaukee River - Milwaukee

ROOT-PIKE BASIN
9s - Root River - Racine
9g - Milwaukee - 148

ST. CROIX BASIN
10s - St. Croix River - St. Croix Falls
10g - Washburn

UPPER CHIPPEWA BASIN
11s - Jump River - Sheldon

LOWER CHIPPEWA BASIN
12s - Hay River - Wheeler

BLACK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU BASIN
13s - Trempealeau River - Dodge
13g - Trempealeau - 71

LA CROSSE-BAD AXE BASIN
14s - LaCrosse River - LaCrosse
14g - Monroe - 17

UPPER WISCONSIN BASIN
15s - Prairie River - Merrill
15g - Langlade - 537

CENTRAL WISCONSIN BASIN
16s - Big Eau Pleine River Stratford
16g - Adams - 76

LOWER WISCONSIN BASIN
17s - Baraboo River - Baraboo
17g - Dane - 83

GRANT-PLATTE-SUGAR-PECATONICA BASIN
18s - Pecatonica River - Darlington
18g - Grant - 5

UPPER ROCK BASIN
19s - Rock River - Watertown
19g - Dodge -81

LOWER ROCK BASIN
20s - Turtle River - Clinton
20g - Dane - 1289

ILLINOIS-FOX BASIN
21s - Fox River - New Munster
21g - Waukesha - 1301

GREAT LAKES WATER LEVELS
23s - Lake Superior
24s - Lakes Michigan/Huron

 

LAKE SUPERIOR BASIN
MONTHLY MEAN DISCHARGE (cubic feet per second)	MONTHLY GROUND-WATER LEVELS (feet below land surface)
1s BAD RIVER - ODANAH RECORD BEGAN 1914
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UPPER GREEN BAY BASIN
MONTHLY MEAN DISCHARGE (cubic feet per second)	MONTHLY GROUND-WATER LEVELS (feet below land surface)
2s OCONTO RIVER - GILLETT RECORD BEGAN 1913	2g MARINETTE - 7 RECORD BEGAN 1939
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LOWER FOX BASIN
MONTHLY MEAN DISCHARGE (cubic feet per second)	MONTHLY GROUND-WATER LEVELS (feet below land surface)
3s DUCK CREEK - HOWARD RECORD BEGAN 1988
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UPPER FOX BASIN
MONTHLY MEAN DISCHARGE (cubic feet per second)	MONTHLY GROUND-WATER LEVELS (feet below land surface)
4s FOX RIVER - BERLIN RECORD BEGAN 1898	4g MARQUETTE - 26 RECORD BEGAN 1965
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WOLF BASIN
MONTHLY MEAN DISCHARGE (cubic feet per second)	MONTHLY GROUND-WATER LEVELS (feet below land surface)
5s EMBARRASS RIVER - EMBARRASS RECORD BEGAN 1919	5g WAUPACA - 13 RECORD BEGAN 1983
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LAKE SHORE BASIN
MONTHLY MEAN DISCHARGE (cubic feet per second)	MONTHLY GROUND-WATER LEVELS (feet below land surface)
6s MANITOWOC RIVER - MANITOWOC RECORD BEGAN 1972	6g MANITOWOC - 28 RECORD BEGAN 1968
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SHEBOYGAN BASIN
MONTHLY MEAN DISCHARGE (cubic feet per second)	MONTHLY GROUND-WATER LEVELS (feet below land surface)
7s SHEBOYGAN RIVER - SHEBOYGAN RECORD BEGAN 1950
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MILWAUKEE BASIN
MONTHLY MEAN DISCHARGE (cubic feet per second)	MONTHLY GROUND-WATER LEVELS (feet below land surface)
8s MILWAUKEE RIVER - MILWAUKEE RECORD BEGAN 1914
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ROOT-PIKE BASIN
MONTHLY MEAN DISCHARGE (cubic feet per second)	MONTHLY GROUND-WATER LEVELS (feet below land surface)
9s ROOT RIVER - RACINE RECORD BEGAN 1963	9g MILWAUKEE RECORD BEGAN 1946
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ST. CROIX BASIN
MONTHLY MEAN DISCHARGE (cubic feet per second)	MONTHLY GROUND WATER LEVELS (feet below land surface)
10s ST. CROIX RIVER - ST. CROIX FALLS RECORD BEGAN 1902	10g WASHBURN - 48 RECORD BEGAN 1960
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UPPER CHIPPEWA BASIN
MONTHLY MEAN DISCHARGE (cubic feet per second)	MONTHLY GROUND-WATER LEVELS (feet below land surface)
11s JUMP RIVER - SHELDON RECORD BEGAN 1915
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LOWER CHIPPEWA BASIN
MONTHLY MEAN DISCHARGE (cubic feet per second)	MONTHLY GROUND-WATER LEVELS (feet below land surface)
12s HAY RIVER - WHEELER RECORD BEGAN 1950
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BLACK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU BASIN
MONTHLY MEAN DISCHARGE (cubic feet per second)	MONTHLY GROUND-WATER LEVELS (feet below land surface)
13s TREMPEALEAU RIVER - DODGE RECORD BEGAN 1934	13g TREMPEALEAU - 71 RECORD BEGAN 1979
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LA CROSSE-BAD AXE BASIN
MONTHLY MEAN DISCHARGE (cubic feet per second)	MONTHLY GROUND-WATER LEVELS (feet below land surface)
14s LA CROSSE RIVER - LA CROSSE RECORD BEGAN 1999	14g MONROE - 17 RECORD BEGAN 1949
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UPPER WISCONSIN BASIN
MONTHLY MEAN DISCHARGE (cubic feet per second)	MONTHLY GROUND-WATER LEVELS (feet below land surface)
15s PRAIRIE RIVER - MERRILL RECORD BEGAN 1914	15g LANGLADE - 537 RECORD BEGAN 1981
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CENTRAL WISCONSIN BASIN
MONTHLY MEAN DISCHARGE (cubic feet per second)	MONTHLY GROUND-WATER LEVELS (feet below land surface)
16s BIG EAU PLEINE R. - STRATFORD RECORD BEGAN 1914	16g ADAMS - 76 RECORD BEGAN 1969
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LOWER WISCONSIN BASIN
MONTHLY MEAN DISCHARGE (cubic feet per second)	MONTHLY GROUND-WATER LEVELS (feet below land surface)
17s BARABOO RIVER - BARABOO RECORD BEGAN 1913	17g DANE - 83 RECORD BEGAN 1953
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GRANT-PLATTE-SUGAR-PECATONICA BASIN
MONTHLY MEAN DISCHARGE (cubic feet per second)	MONTHLY GROUND-WATER LEVELS (feet below land surface)
18s PECATONICA RIVER - DARLINGTON RECORD BEGAN 1939	18g GRANT - 5 RECORD BEGAN 1946
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UPPER ROCK BASIN
MONTHLY MEAN DISCHARGE (cubic feet per second)	MONTHLY GROUND-WATER LEVELS (feet below land surface)
19s ROCK RIVER - WATERTOWN RECORD BEGAN 1931	19g DODGE - 81 RECORD BEGAN 1980
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LOWER ROCK BASIN
MONTHLY MEAN DISCHARGE (cubic feet per second)	MONTHLY GROUND-WATER LEVELS (feet below land surface)
20s TURTLE RIVER - CLINTON RECORD BEGAN 1939	20g DANE - 1289 RECORD BEGAN 1946
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ILLINOIS-FOX BASIN
MONTHLY MEAN DISCHARGE (cubic feet per second)	MONTHLY GROUND-WATER LEVELS (feet below land surface)
21s FOX RIVER - NEW MUNSTER RECORD BEGAN 1939	21g WAUKESHA - 1301 RECORD BEGAN 1992
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GREAT LAKES WATER LEVEL
Lake stage in meters above International Great Lakes Datum of 1985 Data from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
23s LAKE SUPERIOR RECORD BEGAN 1918	24s LAKES MICHIGAN/HURON RECORD BEGAN 1918
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