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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
04043275 YELLOW DOG RIVER NEAR BIG BAY, MI
LOCATION - Lat 46°42'49", long 87°50'26" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.20, T.50 N., R.28 W., Marquette County, MI, Hydrologic Unit 04020105, on left bank at end of unnamed road, 1.1 mi downstream from Wylie Falls, and 9.1 mi southwest of Big Bay.
DRAINAGE AREA - 31.8 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - December 2004 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 1,370 ft above NGVD 29, from topographic map.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 611 ft³/s, May 1, 2013, from crest-stage gage mark; maximum gage height, 6.61 ft, Apr. 22, 2008; minimum discharge, 3.5 ft³/s, Aug. 28, 2007.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 2005 to current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: December 2004 to current year.
WATER TEMPERATURE: December 2004 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality monitor telemeter, set for one-hour measurement interval Dec. 2004 to April 3, 2013; April 4, 2013 to current, 15 minute data.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 100 microsiemens, Sept. 1, 2, 3, 2008; minimum, 16 microsiemens, May 2, 2013. WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 26.0°C, July 20, 21, 2012; minimum, -0.1°C, Mar. 22-24, 26, 27, Apr. 4, 2015, Mar. 19, 23, 25, Apr. 8, 2016.
