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10 data types available - data from 1989-10-01 to 2026-08-16

6 data types available - data from 1930-10-01 to 2026-08-15

2 data types available - data from 1948-10-14 to 2026-07-20

761 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1960-07-19 to 2026-07-15

520 Sampling activities

2 data types available - with data from 1931-03-28 to 2025-04-03

4 data types available - data from 1930-10-01 to 2026-08-15

Available location images

River Rouge at Detroit

River Rouge at Detroit, MI - Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) site looking upstream at river conditions

River Rouge at Detroit STANDPIPE

River Rouge at Detroit, MI - Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) site looking at Water Quality Standpipe

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	04166500	n/a
Location name	RIVER ROUGE AT DETROIT, MI	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	42.3730923362563	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-83.2546513021688	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from map	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
District	Michigan	26
State	Michigan	26
County	Wayne County	163
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	583.64 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	Level or other surveyed method.	L
Altitude accuracy	0.01 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Detroit	04090004
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	187 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