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USGS Daily Statistics for Michigan

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USGS 04161820 CLINTON RIVER AT STERLING HEIGHTS, MI


Macomb County, Michigan
Hydrologic Unit Code 04090003
Latitude  42°36'52", Longitude  83°01'36" NAD27
Drainage area 309  square miles
Gage datum 600.06 feet above NAVD88
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00060, Discharge, cubic feet per second,
Day of
month		 Mean of daily mean values for each day for water year of record in, ft3/s   (Calculation Period 1978-10-01 -> 2025-09-30)

Calculation period restricted by USGS staff due to special conditions at/near site
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1 326 270 355 458 396 311 206 160 127 223 272 327
2 297 259 358 421 408 292 208 178 134 219 278 318
3 290 262 341 439 415 273 244 186 128 212 272 292
4 285 277 338 485 414 259 193 202 152 202 260 272
5 296 285 372 452 402 263 171 169 135 202 252 267
6 284 265 355 442 371 277 151 170 149 216 248 263
7 277 262 346 422 369 256 154 174 144 195 259 261
8 287 271 369 403 397 251 167 156 149 184 277 262
9 302 258 412 410 369 258 167 161 159 206 266 253
10 295 259 439 410 383 274 197 158 190 189 259 255
11 339 262 452 420 409 268 200 167 179 182 247 266
12 400 284 432 436 410 244 180 217 178 193 242 261
13 366 258 436 446 388 265 179 181 185 185 234 272
14 339 260 503 458 407 251 169 153 229 214 226 250
15 312 266 470 458 414 233 166 151 225 223 240 263
16 296 282 439 432 427 223 225 168 185 216 275 255
17 301 360 450 392 367 208 222 152 175 231 244 252
18 305 379 424 379 356 221 174 149 155 210 250 245
19 276 345 417 380 381 279 159 146 161 195 260 231
20 263 361 410 403 351 280 168 159 163 221 242 230
21 264 439 408 403 356 284 150 158 170 217 235 239
22 274 374 393 350 367 289 148 130 217 203 250 245
23 286 356 393 355 378 250 131 131 249 216 247 260
24 276 339 391 334 355 235 150 138 196 218 264 282
25 277 321 406 331 324 225 168 200 177 234 249 298
26 299 307 401 367 349 285 151 157 182 229 255 283
27 297 349 371 342 338 239 160 150 172 247 257 279
28 270 342 390 362 331 282 216 186 183 251 263 291
29 285 355 406 362 316 247 208 175 183 250 293 294
30 295   405 361 293 224 167 150 183 272 319 304
31 278   457   331   172 138   275   306