Pheasant Branch at Middleton, WI

USGS Site No: 05427948Pheasant Branch • Dane County, WI

Pheasant Branch at Middleton, WI on the Pheasant Branch is currently at 2 cfs (Low — 25th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 3.52 ft.

Reading from

2
CFS Discharge
3.52
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 1
25th Low threshold 2 Today: 2 cfs
50th (Median) Normal (median) 3
75th High threshold 5
95th Very High threshold 32

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.

90 45 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 2
May 27, 2026 2
May 26, 2026 2
May 25, 2026 2
May 24, 2026 3
May 23, 2026 4
May 22, 2026 5
May 21, 2026 7
May 20, 2026 9
May 19, 2026 13
May 18, 2026 21
May 17, 2026 33
May 16, 2026 11
May 15, 2026 4
Apr 20, 2026 14
Apr 19, 2026 18
Apr 18, 2026 82
Apr 17, 2026 45
Apr 16, 2026 46
Apr 15, 2026 61
Apr 14, 2026 71
Apr 13, 2026 16
Apr 12, 2026 13
Apr 11, 2026 8
Apr 10, 2026 11
Apr 9, 2026 10
Apr 8, 2026 9
Apr 7, 2026 10
Apr 6, 2026 14
Apr 5, 2026 20

Station Information

USGS Site No
05427948
State
WI
County
Dane County
Coordinates
43.1033, -89.5117
Drainage Area
18 mi²
Datum (ft)
908.0
HUC Code
07090002
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
85 cfs
Jun 24, 2025
Min discharge
1 cfs
Sep 27, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.