USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
04096405 ST. JOSEPH RIVER AT BURLINGTON, MI
LOCATION - Lat 42°06'11", long 85°04'48" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.23, T.4 S., R.7 W., Calhoun County, MI, Hydrologic Unit 04050001, on right bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on Eleven Mile Road in Burlington, 4.1 mi. upstream from Burnett Creek, 6.7 mi. downstream from Tekonsha Creek, and at mile 161.
DRAINAGE AREA - 206 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1962 to current year. Published as "near Burlington" prior to October 1991.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 900.30 ft above NAVD 88. October 1962 to September 1990 water-stage recorder and October 1990 to September 1991 nonrecording gage at site 2.7 mi upstream at different datum (station 04096400).
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 1,390 ft³/s, June 5, 1989, gage height, 5.82 ft, site and datum then in use; maximum gage height, 6.93 ft, Feb. 22, 2018, present site and datum; minimum discharge, 8.0 ft³/s, Aug. 9, 10, 11, 1964.