North Franklin Storm Sewer at Madison water level

Name: North Franklin Storm Sewer at Madison water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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River gauge, North Franklin Storm Sewer, Wisconsin, United States

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Latest reading

Water level

0.03ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 09:43 PM CDT (14 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

The North Franklin Storm Sewer at Madison reads 0.03 ft as of Oct 19, 2026, 09:43 PM CDT. There is no published reference for this river yet, so we can't say whether that is high or low for the season.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

Floating and fishing near North Franklin Storm Sewer at Madison

Use the recent trend as your guide, and ask locally which gage height makes for a good float.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.72 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 57° 32° – Wind 12 mph

18 Sun 61° 39° – Wind 14 mph

19 Mon 64° 41° – Wind 7 mph

20 Tue 65° 45° – Wind 6 mph

21 Wed 67° 45° – Wind 10 mph

22 Thu 66° 54° – Wind 6 mph

23 Fri 70° 52° – Wind 12 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:18 AM Sunset 06:08 PM Daylight 10 hr, 51 min First quarter 64%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Lake Mendota at MadisonLake, Lake Mendota	9.85 ft	Normal	−0.02 ft	1.2 mi
Yahara River at East Main Street at MadisonRiver gauge, Yahara River	223 cfs	Normal	+7.0 cfs	1.3 mi
Lake Monona at MadisonLake, Lake Monona	844.78 ft	No reference yet	−0.03 ft	1.4 mi
N 3rd St Storm Sewer near E Johnson St MadisonRiver gauge, N 3rd St Storm Sewer	0.16 ft	No reference yet	−0.03 ft	1.7 mi
Spring Harbor Storm Sewer at MadisonRiver gauge, Spring Harbor Storm Sewer	0.0 cfs	Low	±0	4.5 mi
Yahara River at State Highway 113 at MadisonRiver gauge, Yahara River	50.7 cfs	Low	−32.5 cfs	5.0 mi
Dorn (Spring) Creek at Ct Highway M near WaunakeeRiver gauge, Dorn (Spring) Creek	3.6 cfs	Very low	+0.7 cfs	5.2 mi
Sixmile Creek @ County Trnk Hghwy M near WaunakeeRiver gauge, Sixmile Creek @ County Trnk Hghwy M	15.8 cfs	Low	−2.9 cfs	5.4 mi

Questions and answers

Is gage height the same as water depth?

No. Gage height is measured from a fixed reference point chosen by the agency, so a reading of 10 ft does not mean the river is 10 ft deep.

What is the water level of North Franklin Storm Sewer at Madison today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 09:43 PM CDT, the water level was 0.03 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is North Franklin Storm Sewer at Madison rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of North Franklin Storm Sewer at Madison normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

How often is this data updated?

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the U.S. Geological Survey, the official operator of this gauge, and are in the public domain. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:430446089225401 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 43.07944, -89.38167 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NAVD88
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	0.03 ft	2026-10-20 02:43	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: North Franklin Storm Sewer at Madison (usgs:430446089225401). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/wisconsin/north-franklin-storm-sewer-at-madison

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer