USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
04044003 DEAD RIVER AT MARQUETTE, MI
LOCATION - Lat 46°34'18.1", long 87°24'37.3" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.10, T.48 N., R.25 W., Marquette County, MI, Hydrologic Unit 04020105, at right side of Tourist Park hydropower plant, 300 ft upstream from Marquette County Road 550, in the City of Marquette.
DRAINAGE AREA - 163 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2015 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 598.02 ft above NAVD88.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 3,190 ft³/s, May 21, 2019, gage height, 10.10 ft, from rating curve extended above 1,600 ft³/s.