USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
05427910 SIXMILE CREEK AT HWY M NEAR WAUNAKEE, WI
LOCATION - Lat 43°08'48.6", long 89°26'12.6" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.28, T.8 N., R.9 E., Dane County, WI, Hydrologic Unit 07090002, 0.1 miles east of the Co Hwy M and Co Hwy K intersection near the northern fringe of Governor Nelson State Park.
DRAINAGE AREA - 48.3 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - June 2012 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Side-looking acoustical velocity meter system. Datum of gage is 839.95 ft above NAVD of 1988 (December 22, 2021 by GPS).
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Samples collected Jul. 2012 to current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - Suspended sediment loads: Jul. 2012 to Sep. 2013.
Suspended solids loads: Jul. 2012 to current year.
Total phosphorus loads: Jul. 2012 to current year.
Orthophosphorus loads: Jul. 2012 to current year.
Total Kjeldahl loads: Jul. 2012 to current year.
Ammonia loads: Jul. 2012 to current year.
Nitrate plus nitrate loads: Jul. 2012 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Refrigerated water-quality autosampler since Jul. 2012.