USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
04097528 PRAIRIE RIVER AT ORLAND ROAD NEAR BRONSON, MI
LOCATION - Lat 41°50'22", long 85°11'40" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in sec.25, T.7 S., R.8 W., Branch County, MI, Hydrologic Unit 04050001, on left upstream wingwall of bridge on Orland Road, 2.3 mi south of Bronson.
DRAINAGE AREA - 42.5 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2016 to September 2019 (discontinued).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 905 ft above NGVD 29.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 612 ft³/s, Feb. 21, 2018, gage height, 7.16 ft.