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USGS 04095300 TRAIL CREEK AT MICHIGAN CITY, IN

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

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This gaging station is maintained in cooperation with:

  • The Sanitary District of Michigan City
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This station managed by the Indiana Water Science Center Office.

Available Parameters Available Period
  
2018-09-21  2021-04-13
2022-08-10  2025-10-15
2022-10-14  2025-02-21
2022-10-14  2025-02-21
2025-06-16  2025-10-15
1987-10-01  2025-10-15
2007-10-01  2025-10-15







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Summary of all available data for this site
Instantaneous-data availability statement

Temperature, water, degrees Celsius
 
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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius, FTS-DigiTemp
 
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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius, INW-T1
 
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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius, Sutron-AquaTemp
Most recent instantaneous value: 15.2 10-15-2025   00:30 EDT
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Precipitation, total, inches
Most recent instantaneous value: 0.00 10-15-2025   00:30 EDT
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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 39.3 10-15-2025   00:30 EDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Oct 15 based on 43 water years of record more
Min
(2008)		 25th
percen-
tile		 Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Oct 15		 Median 75th
percen-
tile		 Mean Max
(2018)
21.3 38 39.3 50 60 71 746

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 1.89 10-15-2025   00:30 EDT
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