USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
04102148 SOUTH BRANCH PAW PAW RIVER NEAR PAW PAW, MI
LOCATION - Lat 42°12'02", long 85°54'05" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 sec.23, T.3 S., R.14 W., Van Buren County, MI, Hydrologic Unit 04050001, at center of upstream side of bridge on 60th avenue, 1.5 mi southwest of Paw Paw.
DRAINAGE AREA - 56.93 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - May 2020 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 720.76 ft above NAVD88.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 492 ft³/s, Apr. 5, 2023, gage height, 7.10 ft, from rating curve extended above 270 ft³/s.