USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
04036000 WEST BRANCH ONTONAGON RIVER NEAR BERGLAND, MI
LOCATION - Lat 46°35'15", long 89°32'30" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.03, T.48 N., R.42 W., Ontonagon County, MI, Hydrologic Unit 04020102, on right bank 0.4 mi downstream from dam at outlet of Lake Gogebic, and 1.5 mi east of Bergland.
DRAINAGE AREA - 162 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1911: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 1942 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 1,290.79 ft above NAVD 88, converted on July 9, 2020 from NGVD 29. Prior to Nov. 5, 1942, nonrecording gage 0.4 mi upstream at different datum.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 1,700 ft³/s, Apr. 19, 2002, gage height, 6.06 ft.