USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
04044755 MINERS RIVER NEAR MUNISING, MI
LOCATION - Lat 46°29'16", long 86°32'26" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.10, T.47 N., R.18 W., Alger County, MI, Hydrologic Unit 04020201, on left bank 100 ft upstream from bridge on Miner's Beach Road, and 8.2 mi NNE of Whetmore, MI.
DRAINAGE AREA - 12.72 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2016 to October 10, 2024.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 620 ft above NGVD 29 from topographic map.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 457 ft³/s, May 2, 2023, gage height, 3.40 ft.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - November 16, 2016 to October 10, 2024.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: November 16, 2016 to October 10, 2024.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality monitor, set for 15-minute measurement interval.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 24.3°C, July 4, 2018; minimum recorded, -0.2°C, on many days during the 2022 winter period and on several days during the 2023 and 2024 winter period.