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Water-Year Summary for Site 04057800

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Available Parameters
00010 Temperature, water(Max.,Mean,Min.)  
00060 Discharge(Mean)  
00095 Specific cond at 25C(Max.,Min.,Mean)  
00300 Dissolved oxygen(Max.,Min.,Mean)  
00400 pH(Max.,Min.,Med.)  

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
04057800 MIDDLE BRANCH ESCANABA RIVER AT HUMBOLDT, MI
LOCATION - Lat 46°29'57", long 87°53'11" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 sec.01, T.47 N., R.29 W., Marquette County, MI, Hydrologic Unit 04030110, on left bank 15 ft upstream from county road FX, 1.5 mi downstream from Halfway Creek, and 0.3 mi north of Humboldt.
DRAINAGE AREA - 45.7 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1911: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - June 1959 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. V-notch sharp-crested weir since Oct. 3, 1960. Datum of gage is 1,521.38 ft above NAVD 88, converted on July 9, 2020 from NGVD 29 (Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. bench mark). Prior to Sept. 1, 1960, nonrecording gage at same site and datum.
REMARKS - From July 1960 to June 1972, some diversion 100 ft upstream by industry for iron ore processing; figures of runoff adjusted.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 1,930 ft³/s, Apr. 20, 1985, gage height, 9.21 ft; minimum discharge, 3.14 ft³/s, Aug. 26, 2021.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - June 15, 2023 to current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE:  June 16, 2023 to current year.  SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE:  June 16, 2023 to current year.  pH:  June 16, 2023 to current year.  DISSOLVED OXYGEN:  June 16, 2023 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality monitor telemeter, set for 15-minute measurement interval.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 24.1 °C, June 22, 2023; minimum, 1.5 °C, Nov. 1, 2023. SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 171 microsiemens, Oct. 3, 2023; minimum, 64 microsiemens, June 30, 2023. pH: Maximum, 7.3 units, on several days in the 2023 water year; minimum, 6.1 units, Sept. 16-20, 2023. DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum, 11.0. mg/l, Nov. 1 and 2, 2023; minimum, 4.2 mg/l, Sept. 6, 2023.