Black Earth Creek near Brewery Road at Cross Plains,wi

USGS Site No: 05406457 • Black Earth Creek • Dane County, WI

Black Earth Creek near Brewery Road at Cross Plains,wi on the Black Earth Creek is currently at 10 cfs (Low — 23th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 1.92 ft.

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Downstream on Black Earth Creek ↓
Black Earth Ck near Treatment Plnt @ Cross Plains,wi
10
CFS Discharge
1.92
Gage Height (ft)
Low
Flow Condition
N/A
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 8
25th Low threshold 10 Today: 10 cfs
50th (Median) Normal (median) 14
75th High threshold 15
95th Very High threshold 0

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

37 18 0 cfs Apr 5 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 16 —
May 27, 2026 12 —
May 26, 2026 13 —
May 25, 2026 17 —
May 24, 2026 18 —
May 23, 2026 18 —
May 22, 2026 19 —
May 21, 2026 19 —
May 20, 2026 20 —
May 19, 2026 22 —
May 18, 2026 22 —
May 17, 2026 23 —
May 16, 2026 19 —
May 15, 2026 17 —
Apr 20, 2026 23 —
Apr 19, 2026 26 —
Apr 18, 2026 33 —
Apr 17, 2026 33 —
Apr 16, 2026 32 —
Apr 15, 2026 34 —
Apr 14, 2026 32 —
Apr 13, 2026 20 —
Apr 12, 2026 18 —
Apr 11, 2026 16 —
Apr 10, 2026 17 —
Apr 9, 2026 17 —
Apr 8, 2026 17 —
Apr 7, 2026 18 —
Apr 6, 2026 20 —
Apr 5, 2026 22 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
05406457
State
WI
County
Dane County
Coordinates
43.1097, -89.6408
Drainage Area
11 mi²
Datum (ft)
874.7
HUC Code
07070005
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
34 cfs
Apr 15, 2026
Min discharge
6 cfs
Sep 30, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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