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4 data types available - data from 1990-10-01 to 2026-10-23

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2 data types available - data from 1966-10-01 to 2026-10-22

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2 data types available - data from 1971-04-14 to 2026-10-21

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23 Observed properties (data types) available - data from 1963-08-30 to 1967-04-03

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South Branch Au Sable River near Luzerne

South Branch Au Sable River near Luzerne, MI. At the gage looking at upstream side of Smith bridge. Public awareness and hydrologic monitoring. Funded by USGS Federal Priority Streamgage Network.

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	04135700	n/a
Location name	SOUTH BRANCH AU SABLE RIVER NEAR LUZERNE, MI	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	44.6147384936177	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-84.4555749503779	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from map	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 min.	M
District	Michigan	26
State	Michigan	26
County	Crawford County	039
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	1059.26 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.1 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Au Sable	04070007
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	401 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area		n/a
Time zone abbreviation	EST	n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time	N	n/a
National aquifer		n/a
Local aquifer		n/a
Local aquifer type		n/a
Well depth		n/a
Hole depth		n/a
Source of depth data		n/a

Monitoring location South Branch AU Sable River Near Luzerne, MI - USGS-04135700