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Wingra Boats

Black Earth Creek near Madison, WI

River19.6 mi
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Around Black Earth Creek

5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Black Earth Creek is a 19.6 mile river near Wingra Boats in Wisconsin. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Black Earth CK near Treatment Plnt @ Cross Plains,wi (site 05406479). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2014 to 2026

Black Earth Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 29 cfs, and lowest in January, at 21 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 999 cfs, in 2018.

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Typical flow by month at Black Earth CK near Treatment Plnt @ Cross Plains,wi, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January2116 to 30
February2315 to 32
March2922 to 36
April2823 to 37
May2718 to 32
June2620 to 34
July2519 to 41
August2417 to 31
September2516 to 33
October2217 to 34
November2618 to 39
December2420 to 33

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 12 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Black Earth CK near Treatment Plnt @ Cross Plains,wi (site 05406479). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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