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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
04101535 DOWAGIAC RIVER AT STATE HWY 51 NEAR DOWAGIAC, MI
LOCATION - Lat 42°01'40", long 86°06'27" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.13, T.5 S., R.16 W., Cass County, MI, Hydrologic Unit 04050001, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 51, 2.0 mi north of Dowagiac.
DRAINAGE AREA - 74.3 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - August 2012 to current year. Miscellaneous discharge measurements made in water years 1977, 2011.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 718.92 ft above NAVD88.
REMARKS - At times, low flow affected by irrigation pumpage.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 813 ft³/s, Feb. 21, 2018, gage height, 8.73 ft; minimum discharge, 19 ft³/s, Aug. 4, 2012.
