USGS Crest-Stage Gaging Station - Elizabeth Lake, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin - August 2020
We were out walking around Elizabeth Lake in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin a couple of weekends back and we came across this setup near Sunset Park. It is out near the waterline and is kind of set back from the park. But, because it is shiny, metallic and has that big solar panel and the antenna, it sticks out. We walked up to it and the sticker on the front told us what it is. See below: It is a Crest-Stage Gaging Station operated by the US Geological Survey (USGS). The sticker goes on to read: This station is part of a national network for obtaining water-resources information. The high-water mark recorded by this gage and the discharge of the stream related to it are use for flood forecasting, reservoir operations, design of bridges and culverts, interstate and intrastate water-rights claims and many other projects. It ends with: for information contact: (nobody). So, I went digging. And turns out, the USGS runs a nice little dashb...