Warning: Javascript must be enabled to use all the features on this page!


Page Loading - Please Wait...

* We've detected you're using a mobile device. Find our Next Generation Station Page here.
Click to hideNews Bulletins

Water-Year Summary for Site 04116000

Click to hide state-specific text

NOTE: During winter months, stage and discharge may be significantly affected by backwater from ice, resulting in incorrect discharge data. Consequently, discharge data may not be displayed during periods of ice effect. Click here for more information.
Click to hide Water-Year Summary instructions and information
  • Water-Year Summary reports summarize a year of hydrologic data in a printer-friendly format.
  • For water years 2014 onward, choose a water year and parameter and an on-demand Water-Year Summary report will be generated.
  • For water years 2006 through 2013, choose a water year and an Annual Water Data Report will be provided.
  • For water years 2005 and earlier, Annual Water Data Reports may be available in digital format.
  • Not all sites have reports available for every water year.
Available Parameters
00060 Discharge(Mean)  

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
Print this page
USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
04116000 GRAND RIVER AT IONIA, MI
LOCATION - Lat 42°58'19", long 85°04'09" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 sec.30, T.7 N., R.6 W., Ionia County, MI, Hydrologic Unit 04050006, on left bank 15 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 66 in Ionia, 2.7 mi downstream from Prairie Creek, and at mile 87.
DRAINAGE AREA - 2,840 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - March to June 1931, July 1951 to current year. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity 1907-28 (flood seasons only) are contained in reports of the National Weather Service.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 614.63 ft above NAVD 88, converted on July 9, 2020 from NGVD 29. Mar. 19 to Sept. 24, 1931, nonrecording gage at site 1.5 mi upstream at different datum.
REMARKS - Diurnal fluctuation below approximately 5,000 ft³/s caused by powerplants upstream from station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 25,100 ft³/s, Apr. 20, 2013, gage height, 24.69 ft; minimum discharge, 40 ft³/s, May 13, 1968.