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Water-Year Summary for Site 04137005

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00060 Discharge(Mean)  
00300 Dissolved oxygen(Max.,Min.,Mean)  

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
04137005 AU SABLE RIVER NEAR CURTISVILLE, MI
LOCATION - Lat 44°33'39", long 83°48'10" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.14, T.25 N., R.5 E., Alcona County, MI, Hydrologic Unit 04070007, on left bank 200 ft upstream from Bamfield Road, 3.2 mi east of Curtisville.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1,598 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1996 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 777.54 ft above NAVD 88, converted on July 9, 2020 from NGVD 29 (levels by Consumers Energy).
REMARKS - Flow completely regulated by Alcona Dam 600 ft upstream.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 5,520 ft³/s, Apr. 1, 1998, gage height, 13.56 ft; minimum discharge, 413 ft³/s, Mar. 5, 2012.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1997 to current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: October 1996 to current year. DISSOLVED OXYGEN: October 1996 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality monitor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 26.5°C, Aug. 8, 2001, July 4, 2002; minimum, -0.5°C, Feb. 18, 21, 2000. DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum, 14.1 mg/L, Feb. 20, 2002; minimum, 4.0 mg/L, July 6, 2002.