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Water-Year Summary for Site 04136000

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00010 Temperature, water(Max.,Min.,Mean)  
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
04136000 AU SABLE RIVER NEAR RED OAK, MI
LOCATION - Lat 44°40'37", long 84°17'33" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.03, T.26 N., R.1 E., Oscoda County, MI, Hydrologic Unit 04070007, at Parmalee Bridge Campground, 2.6 mi south of Red Oak, on County Road 489, and 85.0 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1,108 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR MI-96-1: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1908 to May 1916, December 1930 to June 1931, October 1995 to current year. Prior to October 1914, published as "near Lovells".
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 984.21 ft above NAVD88. October 1908 to May 1916, nonrecording gage at site 5 mi upstream, datum of gage 1,004.69 ft above sea level (levels by Fargo Engineering Co.). December 1930 to June 1931, nonrecording gage at present site at different datum.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 3,300 ft³/s, Apr. 1, 1998, gage height, 6.66 ft, does not include water years 1909-16, 1931; maximum gage height, 6.88 ft, Apr. 15, 2014, backwater from debris, does not include water years 1909-16, 1931; minimum discharge, 400 ft³/s, Mar. 3, 2003, result of freezeup.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1996 to current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: July 1996 to current year. DISSOLVED OXYGEN: July 1996 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality monitor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 25.2°C, July 21, 2011; minimum, -0.5°C, on many days during winter periods. DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum recorded, 15.1 mg/L, Dec. 17, 19, 1999, but may have been higher during instrument malfunction Dec. 19, 1999; minimum, 5.9 mg/L, July 3, 2002.