05436500 DATA: Discharge Tables, 2001

Station list Available data
ROCK RIVER BASIN

05436500 SUGAR RIVER NEAR BRODHEAD, WI

LOCATION.-- Lat 42°36'42", long 89°23'53", in SW 1/4 sec.26, T.2 N., R.9 E., Green County, Hydrologic Unit 07090004, on left bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 1.2 mi southwest of Brodhead, and 1.9 mi upstream from Sylvester Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 523 mi².

PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE

DISCHARGE: January 1914 to current year. Monthly discharge for January and February 1914 published in WSP 1308.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1238: 1914-16, 1918, 1922, 1927, 1933. WSP 1508: 1916-17(M), 1919(M), 1920, 1921(M), 1927-28(M), 1930(M), 1931, 1936(M), 1943(M). WDR WI-73-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder and phone telemeter. Datum of gage is 768.14 ft above sea level. Prior to Oct. 17, 1938, nonrecording gage 20 ft upstream at same datum.

REMARKS.-- Some regulation from dam and non-operational powerplant upstream.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 14,800 ft³/s. September 13, 1915, from rating curve extended above 7,500 ft³/s, gage height, 11.40 feet, from floodmarks; minimum discharge, 35 ft³/s, September 19, 1959.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.

DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2000 TO SEPTEMBER 2001 DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP

1	306	292	312	e260	e410	e480	464	413	455	380	269	289
2	303	296	306	e260	e480	e450	469	399	538	368	434	283
3	299	294	299	e260	e450	490	457	420	577	363	721	282
4	305	291	296	e260	e320	575	439	523	554	362	917	278
5	304	288	278	e260	e300	581	431	644	559	354	709	276

6	306	296	310	e260	e290	518	447	612	685	347	542	271
7	304	346	e250	e260	e280	473	485	547	765	346	407	283
8	301	396	e300	e260	e280	471	475	518	699	346	350	587
9	298	404	e300	e260	e480	457	518	512	587	344	327	753
10	298	379	e280	e260	e740	463	718	485	515	335	314	787

11	298	370	e280	e260	e780	526	907	518	478	323	299	631
12	321	351	e280	e250	e700	620	977	670	868	314	292	491
13	302	340	e270	e250	e660	713	841	709	1150	307	286	399
14	295	332	e270	e250	e560	761	749	595	1030	304	263	354
15	292	325	e270	e250	e470	816	642	509	848	303	268	341

16	289	323	e270	e250	e450	849	566	475	795	300	297	332
17	289	324	e270	e250	e440	806	524	451	874	299	304	325
18	293	324	e270	e250	e330	728	486	428	770	310	300	327
19	293	318	e270	e250	e320	674	475	410	629	318	307	354
20	303	314	e270	e250	e310	662	487	398	627	310	289	391

21	305	295	e270	e250	e310	657	547	520	543	312	277	506
22	292	282	e270	e250	e300	643	617	673	552	302	275	529
23	296	289	e270	e250	e300	636	646	754	504	296	273	579
24	302	331	e270	e250	e300	617	586	691	478	299	273	798
25	307	309	e260	e250	e480	577	531	663	451	292	307	892

26	308	302	e260	e250	e680	525	502	717	421	291	454	1020
27	305	297	e260	e250	e640	485	488	659	420	290	536	856
28	298	296	e260	e250	e560	469	462	565	406	283	452	546
29	295	302	e260	e250	---	461	440	512	377	280	350	454
30	291	308	e260	e260	---	461	430	473	381	278	340	425

31	291	---	e260	e310	---	461	---	451	---	271	282	---

TOTAL	9289	9614	8551	7930	12620	18105	16806	16914	18536	9827	11714	14639
MEAN	300	320	276	256	451	584	560	546	618	317	378	488
MAX	321	404	312	310	780	849	977	754	1150	380	917	1020
MIN	289	282	250	250	280	450	430	398	377	271	263	271
CFSM	.57	.61	.53	.49	.86	1.12	1.07	1.04	1.18	.61	.72	.93
IN.	.66	.68	.61	.56	.90	1.29	1.20	1.20	1.32	.70	.83	1.04

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1914 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN	285	307	271	294	430	659	464	374	375	304	261	299
MAX	788	836	597	1168	1690	1698	1159	1368	1320	1248	694	1579
(WY)	1928	1962	1929	1916	1938	1929	1993	1973	2000	1993	1924	1938
MIN	126	127	120	89.4	127	181	198	140	113	117	105	106
(WY)	1965	1965	1956	1956	1959	1934	1938	1934	1934	1958	1934	1958

SUMMARY STATISTICS	FOR 2000 CALENDAR YEAR		FOR 2001 WATER YEAR		WATER YEARS 1914 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL	161845		154545
ANNUAL MEAN	442		423		360
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN					694	1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN					172	1934
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN	5730	Jun 2	1150	Jun 13	10800	Mar 14 1929
LOWEST DAILY MEAN	(a)230	Feb 13,14	(a)250	(b) Dec 7	51	Jun 13 1934
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM	(a)237	Feb 10	(a)250	Jan 12	71	Jun 28 1934
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW			1300	Jun 12	(c)14800	Sep 13 1915
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE			4.16	Jun 12	(d)11.40	Sep 13 1915
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW					35	Sep 19 1959
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)	.85		.81		.69
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)	11.51		10.99		9.36
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS	625		687		588
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS	325		344		262
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS	260		260		150

	(a) Ice affected
	(b) Also occurred Jan. 12-29
	(c) From rating curve extended above 7,500 ft³/s
	(d) From floodmarks