Click here to return to USGS publications U.S . Geological Survey Open-File Report 83-933 Drainage-Area Data For Wisconsin Streams Prepared in cooperation with the WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Drainage-Area Data For Wisconsin Streams By E .W . Henrich, U.S . Geological Survey, and D.N . Daniel, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources U .S . Geological Survey Open-File Report 83-933 Prepared in cooperation with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR . WILLIAM P. CLARK . SE,CRETAR } GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Dallas L . Peck, Director For additional information write to : Copies of this report can be purchased from : District Chief Open-File Services Section U.S. Geological Survey Western Distribution Branch 1815 University Avenue U.S . Geological Survey Madison, Wisconsin 53705-4096 Box 25425, Federal Center Denver, Colorado 80225 (Telephone : (303) 234-5888) CONTENTS Page Abstract . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... .. .. ... ... .. .. .. .. ... .. ... .. .. .. .. ..1 Introduction . .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ..1 Explanation of drainage area tables . .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... .. ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. .2 Station number .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. ... ... ... .. .. ... .. .. .. ... ... .. .. .. .. ..2 Stream name, rank, and location . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. ... ... ... .. .. .. .. ... ... .. .. .. .. .. ..2 Township, range, and section. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ..2 County . .. .. .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... .. ... ... ... ... .. ... .. .. ... ... .. .. ... ... ... ..2 Type of site . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ..2 Drainage area . .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... .. .. .. ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ..2 Significance of drainage-area boundries. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... .. ... ... ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ..5 Accuracy of drainage-area determlnation. .. ... ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... .. ..5 Use of tables . .. ... ... .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... ... .. ..5 Reference. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... .. ..5 ILLUSTRATIONS Page Figure 1-4. Maps showing: 1 . Typical stream network and tabular listing. .. ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... ... .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ..3 2. Federal system of land subdivision in Wisconsin. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... .. ..4 3. Example of topographic map showing an area that does not contribute surface-water runoff directly to a stream .. .. .. ... .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ..4 4. Example of topographic divide determination . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... .. .. .. .. ..6 5. Index map of Wisconsin showing drainage-basin outlines used in this report . .. .. .. ... ... .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. ..7 TABLES Page Table 1 . Lake Superior basin.. ... ... .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. ... ... .. ..8 2. Menominee-Oconto-Peshtigo River basin. ... ... ... .. .. ... ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ........ .. ... ... ... .. .. .... .. .. ... ... .. .. .... .. .. ... ... ..... .. .. .. .. ..22 3. Fox-Wolf River basin.. .. ... .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... ... .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. ... ... .. .. ...49 4. Lake Michigan basin. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. ... ... ... ... ... ... .. .. .. ... .. ..86 5. St . Croix River basin. .. .. .. .. ... ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... ... .. .. ... ... .. ... .. .. .. .. ... ..110 6. Chippewa River basin. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... ... .. .. ... .. ... ... .. .. ... ...127 7 . Trempealeau-Black River basin. .. .. .. ... ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... ... .. .. .. .. .. ... ... ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. ... ... .. .. .. ..177 8. Upper Wisconsin River basin. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .. .. ... ..199 9. Central Wisconsin River basin.. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... ... .. ... .. .. .. ... ... ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. ..... ...216 10. Lower Wisconsin River basin. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... .. .. ... ... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ..240 11 . Rock-Fox-Des Plaines River basin. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. ... ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ..273 CONVERSION TABLE For the convenience of readers who prefer metric (SI) units, the data may be converted by using the following factors: Mulitply By To obtain mile (mi) 1 .609 kilometer (km) foot (ft) 0.3048 meter (m) square mile (mil) 2.59 square kilometer (km2) Drainage Area Data For Wisconsin Streams By E . W. Henrich, U .S . Geological Survey, and D . N . Daniel, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources ABSTRACT determined drainage-area data for use in hydrologic investigations, such as low-flow frequency and Drainage areas were determined for more than flood-frequency studies . It makes drainage-area 7,000 sites in Wisconsin's 11 major river basins, data readily available in an easy to use format. including all named streams draining 5 or more square miles, and all unnamed streams draining 10 Drainage-basin divides were delineated on the or more square miles. Also determined are drainage latest available U.S. Geological Survey topographic areas for gaging stations, sewage-treatment plants, quadrangle maps and procedures recommended by dams, major highway crossings, and other sites the Subcommittee on Hydrology, Federal Inter- where discharge measurements or water-quality Agency River Basin Committee (written commun., data are available. 1951) were used to determine the drainage areas shown in this report. In some cases, the delineated Drainage areas were delineated on U.S. Geolog- basin divides were corrected to reflect manmade ical Survey topographic maps. Drainage areas are changes not shown on the maps, such as effects of shown in tabular form under six headings : station municipal storm-sewer systems and diversion of number; stream name, rank, and location; town- water for irrigation or agricultural purposes. For ship, range, and section; county; type of site; and streams with headwaters in Minnesota or Michigan, drainage area. Eleven major-river-basin maps show drainage-area data were obtained from the U .S. the location and station number of key sites . Geological Survey offices of those States at the most downstream station in the State; the drainage areas were then delineated to the mouths of the streams INTRODUCTION by the Wisconsin office of the U.S. Geological Survey . The purpose of this report is to present drain- age-area data for specified sites on Wisconsin Previous reports by Barry K. Holmstrom streams. The report lists drainage, areas at all sites (1972), Robert W. Devaul (1973), and Marvin D. on named streams of at least 5 mil and at all sites on Duerk (1974) are included in this report. We would unnamed streams of 10 mil or more. Also, areas like to acknowledge the contributions of Mark A. have been determined for sewage-treatment plants, Riggle and Bill Shaw (Wisconsin Department of dams, major highway crossings, gaging stations, Natural Resources), and of Mark J. Hansen, David and other sites where discharge measurements or J. Henle, and Randall W. Uteck (U.S . Geological water-quality data are available. Survey) . Their efforts were extremely valuable in digitizing and processing of the data in this report. Drainage area is one of the important factors required for planning and design of water-related projects. This report provides uniform, accurately EXPLANATION OF DRAINAGE-AREA TABLES Station Number 1 . Gaging stations: