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USGS 04112500 RED CEDAR RIVER AT EAST LANSING, MI

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

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Station operated in cooperation with the City of East Lansing,
  Michigan State University and Meridian Township.


This station managed by the LANSING FIELD OFFICE.

Available Parameters Available Period
  
1989-10-01  2025-11-01
2017-10-01  2025-11-01
2022-11-01  2025-11-01







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Summary of all available data for this site
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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 51.6 11-01-2025   21:30 EST
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Nov 1 based on 96 water years of record more
Min
(1935)		 25th
percen-
tile		 Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Nov 1		 Median Mean 75th
percen-
tile		 Max
(2022)
14.0 47 51.6 89 124 133 1110

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 3.31 11-01-2025   21:30 EST
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Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 827.27 11-01-2025   21:30 EST
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