LOCATION
LOCATION.--Lat 43°00'32", long 89°18'18", in SW 1/4 sec.3, T.6 N., R.10 E., Dane County, Hydrologic
Unit 07090001, on left bank just upstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 51, downstream of dam at outlet of Lake
Waubesa and 1.0 mi southwest of McFarland.
DRAINAGE AREA.--327 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--September 1930 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 805, WDR WI-73-1: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 840.00 ft above sea level (levels by Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources). September 1930 to Dec. 22, 1934, nonrecording gage at same site at
datum 0.40 ft higher. Dec. 23, 1934 to Sept. 30, 1982, recording gage at same site at datum 0.40 ft higher.
REMARKS.--Flow regulated by dams at outlets of Lake Mendota and Lake Waubesa. The Madison
Metropolitan Sewerage District diverted an average of 61 cubic feet per second of effluent into the Badfish
Creek basin during 2002 water year. The data were provided by the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage
District. Prior to 1958 the effluent was discharged into the Yahara River above McFarland. Gage-height
telemeter at station.
Station operated in cooperation with the Dane County Department of
Public Works
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