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BLACK EARTH CREEK

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BLACK EARTH CREEK AT BLACK EARTH, WI

DANE COUNTY, WI43.1342°N, -89.7322°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

93.2cfs

GAUGE HT

2.37ft

AIR TEMP

67°F

WIND

9mph WSW

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

93.2cfs 37.1% vs avg

Optimal band: 50–68 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

94.3cfs

PERIOD LOW

53.2cfs

RUNNABLE

92%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.37ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

77°

60°

THU

76°

59°

FRI

71°

56°

SAT

75°

52°

SUN

84°

62°

MON

88°

74°

TUE

89°

76°

TIME

WED

NOW

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TEMP

hourly forecast

74°

mild

74°

73°

76°

77°

66°

64°

63°

62°

63°

61°

60°

59°

62°

65°

67°

69°

71°

72°

73°

75°

76°

74°

72°

71°

68°

66°

65°

64°

63°

62°

61°

60°

58°

56°

58°

60°

63°

65°

67°

69°

70°

71°

70°

68°

64°

59°

58°

56°

55°

54°

53°

52°

53°

57°

62°

66°

70°

72°

74°

75°

74°

75°

72°

71°

70°

69°

67°

64°

63°

62°

64°

65°

66°

70°

71°

74°

77°

79°

80°

82°

84°

83°

81°

79°

77°

76°

75°

74°

75°

77°

80°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

11mph W

G 17 mph

G17

G13

WSW

G13

NNW

G11

ESE

SSE

SSW

WSW

G11

G16

WNW

G16

WNW

G15

WNW

G14

G12

WNW

G11

WNW

G10

WNW

G11

WNW

G12

WNW

G13

WNW

G11

NNE

ESE

G13

G17

G16

G15

G14

G13

G12

G15

G17

G18

G19

G12

G10

ENE

G10

ENE

G14

ENE

G14

G15

G13

G14

ESE

G13

ESE

G13

ESE

G13

ESE

G13

ESE

G14

ESE

G14

ESE

G17

ESE

G20

ESE

G20

ESE

G21

ESE

G22

ESE

G24

ESE

G25

ESE

G24

ESE

G21

ESE

G21

ESE

G22

ESE

G25

ESE

G26

G24

G23

G20

G21

G20

G23

G24

SSE

G23

SSE

G23

G26

SSE

G26

SSE

G26

SSE

G24

G23

G24

G25

SSW

G26

SSW

G26

SSW

G24

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

23%

12%

10%

23%

33%

26%

10%

28%

22%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

81%

100%

95%

74%

45%

82%

100%

96%

49%

27%

25%

15%

22%

21%

53%

28%

10%

35%

54%

74%

81%

99%

78%

100%

24%

65%

100%

72%

100%

91%

59%

24%

32%

100%

72%

87%

100%

60%

50%

63%

10%

21%

35%

46%

50%

52%

57%

70%

87%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

984

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:20 AM

SUNSET

08:42 PM

15H 22M OF DAYLIGHT5H 38M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

70% illuminated

Station Location

43.1342, -89.7322

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-24 15:04 UTC

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