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Wisconsin River below Prairie Du Sac Dam Total Discharge (cfs)Stage (ft)Observed: 15817 cfs at 7:03PM May 11, 2024Observed: 16193 cfs at 8:03PM May 11, 2024Observed: 17229 cfs at 9:03PM May 11, 2024Observed: 17458 cfs at 10:03PM May 11, 2024Highest Observation: 17470 cfs at 11:03PM May 11, 2024Observed: 17389 cfs at 12:03AM May 12, 2024Observed: 17008 cfs at 1:03AM May 12, 2024Observed: 16540 cfs at 2:03AM May 12, 2024Observed: 15538 cfs at 3:03AM May 12, 2024Observed: 15323 cfs at 4:03AM May 12, 2024Observed: 15264 cfs at 5:03AM May 12, 2024Observed: 15334 cfs at 6:03AM May 12, 2024Observed: 15299 cfs at 7:03AM May 12, 2024Observed: 15298 cfs at 8:03AM May 12, 2024Observed: 14374 cfs at 9:03AM May 12, 2024Observed: 14406 cfs at 10:03AM May 12, 2024Observed: 13971 cfs at 11:03AM May 12, 2024Observed: 13956 cfs at 12:03PM May 12, 2024Observed: 13606 cfs at 1:03PM May 12, 2024Observed: 13596 cfs at 2:03PM May 12, 2024Observed: 13166 cfs at 3:03PM May 12, 2024Observed: 13171 cfs at 4:03PM May 12, 2024Observed: 12312 cfs at 5:03PM May 12, 2024Observed: 12232 cfs at 6:03PM May 12, 2024Observed: 12303 cfs at 7:03PM May 12, 2024Observed: 12302 cfs at 8:03PM May 12, 2024Observed: 12223 cfs at 9:03PM May 12, 2024Observed: 12823 cfs at 10:03PM May 12, 2024Observed: 13476 cfs at 11:03PM May 12, 2024Observed: 13951 cfs at 12:03AM May 13, 2024Observed: 14990 cfs at 1:03AM May 13, 2024Observed: 16246 cfs at 2:03AM May 13, 2024Observed: 16505 cfs at 3:03AM May 13, 2024Observed: 16874 cfs at 4:03AM May 13, 2024Observed: 16911 cfs at 5:03AM May 13, 2024Observed: 16900 cfs at 7:03AM May 13, 2024Observed: 16426 cfs at 8:03AM May 13, 2024Observed: 16465 cfs at 9:03AM May 13, 2024Observed: 15663 cfs at 10:03AM May 13, 2024Observed: 15325 cfs at 11:03AM May 13, 2024Observed: 14953 cfs at 12:03PM May 13, 2024Observed: 13701 cfs at 1:03PM May 13, 2024Observed: 13649 cfs at 2:03PM May 13, 2024Observed: 13269 cfs at 3:03PM May 13, 2024Observed: 13321 cfs at 4:03PM May 13, 2024Observed: 13397 cfs at 5:03PM May 13, 2024Observed: 12907 cfs at 6:03PM May 13, 2024Observed: 12927 cfs at 7:03PM May 13, 2024Observed: 12969 cfs at 8:03PM May 13, 2024Observed: 12930 cfs at 9:03PM May 13, 2024Observed: 13204 cfs at 10:03PM May 13, 2024Observed: 13241 cfs at 11:03PM May 13, 2024Observed: 13308 cfs at 12:03AM May 14, 2024Observed: 13241 cfs at 1:03AM May 14, 2024Observed: 13224 cfs at 2:03AM May 14, 2024Observed: 13224 cfs at 3:03AM May 14, 2024Observed: 13250 cfs at 4:03AM May 14, 2024Observed: 13259 cfs at 5:03AM May 14, 2024Observed: 13239 cfs at 6:03AM May 14, 2024Observed: 12864 cfs at 7:03AM May 14, 2024Observed: 12407 cfs at 8:03AM May 14, 2024Observed: 12010 cfs at 9:03AM May 14, 2024Observed: 11999 cfs at 10:03AM May 14, 2024Observed: 12025 cfs at 11:03AM May 14, 2024Observed: 12081 cfs at 12:03PM May 14, 2024Observed: 11605 cfs at 1:03PM May 14, 2024Observed: 11650 cfs at 2:03PM May 14, 2024Observed: 11645 cfs at 3:03PM May 14, 2024Observed: 11624 cfs at 4:03PM May 14, 2024Observed: 11536 cfs at 5:03PM May 14, 2024Observed: 11513 cfs at 6:03PM May 14, 2024Observed: 11492 cfs at 7:03PM May 14, 2024Observed: 11484 cfs at 8:03PM May 14, 2024Observed: 11614 cfs at 9:03PM May 14, 2024Observed: 11504 cfs at 10:03PM May 14, 2024Observed: 11606 cfs at 11:03PM May 14, 2024Observed: 11603 cfs at 12:03AM May 15, 2024Observed: 11671 cfs at 1:03AM May 15, 2024Observed: 11679 cfs at 2:03AM May 15, 2024Observed: 11657 cfs at 3:03AM May 15, 2024Observed: 11612 cfs at 4:03AM May 15, 2024Observed: 11649 cfs at 5:03AM May 15, 2024Observed: 11702 cfs at 6:03AM May 15, 2024Observed: 11662 cfs at 7:03AM May 15, 2024Observed: 11345 cfs at 8:03AM May 15, 2024Observed: 11284 cfs at 9:03AM May 15, 2024Observed: 11270 cfs at 10:03AM May 15, 2024Observed: 11270 cfs at 11:03AM May 15, 2024Observed: 11005 cfs at 12:03PM May 15, 2024Observed: 11010 cfs at 1:03PM May 15, 2024Observed: 10978 cfs at 2:03PM May 15, 2024Observed: 11023 cfs at 3:03PM May 15, 2024Observed: 10745 cfs at 4:03PM May 15, 2024Observed: 10734 cfs at 5:03PM May 15, 2024Observed: 10720 cfs at 6:03PM May 15, 2024Observed: 10675 cfs at 7:03PM May 15, 2024Observed: 10705 cfs at 8:03PM May 15, 2024Observed: 10712 cfs at 9:03PM May 15, 2024Observed: 10703 cfs at 10:03PM May 15, 2024Observed: 10701 cfs at 11:03PM May 15, 2024Observed: 10715 cfs at 12:03AM May 16, 2024Observed: 10682 cfs at 1:03AM May 16, 2024Observed: 10673 cfs at 2:03AM May 16, 2024Observed: 10672 cfs at 3:03AM May 16, 2024Observed: 10659 cfs at 4:03AM May 16, 2024Observed: 10680 cfs at 5:03AM May 16, 2024Observed: 10685 cfs at 6:03AM May 16, 2024Observed: 10699 cfs at 7:03AM May 16, 2024Observed: 10270 cfs at 8:03AM May 16, 2024Observed: 10303 cfs at 9:03AM May 16, 2024Observed: 10276 cfs at 10:03AM May 16, 2024Observed: 10117 cfs at 11:03AM May 16, 2024Observed: 9558 cfs at 12:03PM May 16, 2024Observed: 8676 cfs at 1:03PM May 16, 2024Observed: 8700 cfs at 2:03PM May 16, 2024Observed: 8604 cfs at 3:03PM May 16, 2024Observed: 8531 cfs at 4:03PM May 16, 2024Observed: 8193 cfs at 5:03PM May 16, 2024Observed: 7001 cfs at 6:03PM May 16, 2024Observed: 7063 cfs at 7:03PM May 16, 2024Observed: 7051 cfs at 8:03PM May 16, 2024Observed: 7073 cfs at 9:03PM May 16, 2024Observed: 7421 cfs at 10:03PM May 16, 2024Observed: 7474 cfs at 11:03PM May 16, 2024Observed: 7793 cfs at 12:03AM May 17, 2024Observed: 8222 cfs at 1:03AM May 17, 2024Observed: 8305 cfs at 2:03AM May 17, 2024Observed: 8299 cfs at 3:03AM May 17, 2024Observed: 8292 cfs at 4:03AM May 17, 2024Observed: 8606 cfs at 5:03AM May 17, 2024Observed: 8913 cfs at 6:03AM May 17, 2024Observed: 8870 cfs at 7:03AM May 17, 2024Observed: 8886 cfs at 8:03AM May 17, 2024Observed: 8892 cfs at 9:03AM May 17, 2024Observed: 8780 cfs at 10:03AM May 17, 2024Observed: 8430 cfs at 11:03AM May 17, 2024Observed: 8346 cfs at 12:03PM May 17, 2024Observed: 8453 cfs at 1:03PM May 17, 2024Observed: 8444 cfs at 2:03PM May 17, 2024Observed: 8429 cfs at 3:03PM May 17, 2024Observed: 8499 cfs at 4:03PM May 17, 2024Observed: 8509 cfs at 5:03PM May 17, 2024Observed: 8527 cfs at 6:03PM May 17, 2024Observed: 8464 cfs at 7:03PM May 17, 2024Observed: 8233 cfs at 8:03PM May 17, 2024Observed: 8216 cfs at 9:03PM May 17, 2024Observed: 8207 cfs at 10:03PM May 17, 2024Observed: 8184 cfs at 11:03PM May 17, 2024Observed: 8192 cfs at 12:03AM May 18, 2024Observed: 8196 cfs at 1:03AM May 18, 2024Observed: 8212 cfs at 2:03AM May 18, 2024Observed: 8033 cfs at 3:03AM May 18, 2024Observed: 7992 cfs at 4:03AM May 18, 2024Observed: 7557 cfs at 5:03AM May 18, 2024Observed: 7127 cfs at 6:03AM May 18, 2024Observed: 7086 cfs at 7:03AM May 18, 2024Observed: 6559 cfs at 8:03AM May 18, 2024Observed: 6194 cfs at 9:03AM May 18, 2024Observed: 6189 cfs at 10:03AM May 18, 2024Observed: 6176 cfs at 11:03AM May 18, 2024Observed: 5653 cfs at 12:03PM May 18, 2024Observed: 5004 cfs at 1:03PM May 18, 2024Observed: 4652 cfs at 2:03PM May 18, 2024Observed: 4672 cfs at 3:03PM May 18, 2024Observed: 4672 cfs at 4:03PM May 18, 2024Observed: 4676 cfs at 5:03PM May 18, 2024Observed: 4716 cfs at 6:03PM May 18, 2024Observed: 4703 cfs at 7:03PM May 18, 2024Observed: 4696 cfs at 8:03PM May 18, 2024Observed: 5939 cfs at 9:03PM May 18, 2024Observed: 5958 cfs at 10:03PM May 18, 2024Observed: 5963 cfs at 11:03PM May 18, 2024Observed: 6522 cfs at 12:03AM May 19, 2024Observed: 6531 cfs at 1:03AM May 19, 2024Observed: 6519 cfs at 2:03AM May 19, 2024Observed: 6538 cfs at 3:03AM May 19, 2024Observed: 7320 cfs at 4:03AM May 19, 2024Observed: 7265 cfs at 5:03AM May 19, 2024Observed: 7277 cfs at 6:03AM May 19, 2024Observed: 8187 cfs at 7:03AM May 19, 2024Observed: 8549 cfs at 8:03AM May 19, 2024Observed: 8625 cfs at 9:03AM May 19, 2024Observed: 8601 cfs at 10:03AM May 19, 2024Observed: 8754 cfs at 11:03AM May 19, 2024Observed: 8828 cfs at 12:03PM May 19, 2024Observed: 8838 cfs at 1:03PM May 19, 2024Observed: 8809 cfs at 2:03PM May 19, 2024Observed: 8906 cfs at 3:03PM May 19, 2024Observed: 8842 cfs at 4:03PM May 19, 2024Observed: 8845 cfs at 5:03PM May 19, 2024Observed: 8858 cfs at 6:03PM May 19, 2024Observed: 8849 cfs at 7:03PM May 19, 2024Observed: 8872 cfs at 8:03PM May 19, 2024Observed: 8828 cfs at 9:03PM May 19, 2024Observed: 8871 cfs at 10:03PM May 19, 2024Observed: 8811 cfs at 11:03PM May 19, 2024Observed: 8828 cfs at 12:03AM May 20, 2024Observed: 8831 cfs at 1:03AM May 20, 2024Observed: 8847 cfs at 2:03AM May 20, 2024Observed: 8757 cfs at 3:03AM May 20, 2024Observed: 8823 cfs at 4:03AM May 20, 2024Observed: 8791 cfs at 5:03AM May 20, 2024Observed: 8864 cfs at 6:03AM May 20, 2024Observed: 8810 cfs at 7:03AM May 20, 2024Observed: 8673 cfs at 8:03AM May 20, 2024Observed: 8719 cfs at 9:03AM May 20, 2024Observed: 8697 cfs at 10:03AM May 20, 2024Observed: 8708 cfs at 11:03AM May 20, 2024Observed: 8761 cfs at 12:03PM May 20, 2024Observed: 8826 cfs at 1:03PM May 20, 2024Observed: 9527 cfs at 2:03PM May 20, 2024Observed: 8724 cfs at 3:03PM May 20, 2024Observed: 10128 cfs at 4:03PM May 20, 2024Observed: 10188 cfs at 5:03PM May 20, 2024Observed: 10184 cfs at 6:03PM May 20, 2024Observed: 10177 cfs at 7:03PM May 20, 2024Observed: 10214 cfs at 8:03PM May 20, 2024Observed: 10330 cfs at 9:03PM May 20, 2024Observed: 10342 cfs at 10:03PM May 20, 2024Observed: 10556 cfs at 11:03PM May 20, 2024Observed: 10736 cfs at 12:03AM May 21, 2024Observed: 11056 cfs at 1:03AM May 21, 2024Observed: 11159 cfs at 2:03AM May 21, 2024Observed: 11202 cfs at 3:03AM May 21, 2024Observed: 8068 cfs at 4:03AM May 21, 2024Observed: 10833 cfs at 5:03AM May 21, 2024Observed: 10839 cfs at 6:03AM May 21, 2024Observed: 10848 cfs at 7:03AM May 21, 2024Observed: 10775 cfs at 8:03AM May 21, 2024PDSW3(plotting QTIRP) Graph Created (9:00AM May 21, 2024)ObservedLatest observed value: 10775 cfs at 8:03 AM CDT 21-May-2024.
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Latitude: 43.308530° N, Longitude: 89.726830° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

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