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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
04148500 FLINT RIVER NEAR FLINT, MI
LOCATION - Lat 43°02'20", long 83°46'18" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 sec.04, T.7 N., R.6 E., Genesee County, MI, Hydrologic Unit 04080204, on left bank on grounds of sewage-treatment plant, 1.2 mi upstream from Pirnie Creek, and 5.0 mi downstream from Swartz Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA - 956 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 954: 1941. WSP 1337: 1933-34(M), 1935-37. WDR MI-78-1: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - September 1903 to March 1904 (gage heights only), August 1932 to current year. Gage-height records for flood seasons collected in this vicinity 1911-32, are contained in reports of the National Weather Service.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 678.29 ft above NAVD 88, converted on July 9, 2020 from NGVD 29 (levels by the National Weather Service and City of Flint).
REMARKS - Some regulation by small reservoirs upstream from station and by Holloway Reservoir. From 1954 to 1991 annual mean discharge and runoff figures adjusted for change in contents in Holloway Reservoir. Occasional diversion for industrial use.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 14,900 ft³/s, Apr. 6, 1947, gage height, 16.35 ft; maximum gage height, 16.95 ft, Sept. 6, 1985; minimum discharge, 9.0 ft³/s, Aug. 7, 1934.