USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
04102700 SOUTH BRANCH BLACK RIVER NEAR BANGOR, MI
LOCATION - Lat 42°21'15", long 86°11'15" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 sec.28, T.1 S., R.16 W., Van Buren County, MI, Hydrologic Unit 04050002, on left bank 50 ft upstream from bridge on 66th Street, 4.9 mi northwest of Bangor.
DRAINAGE AREA - 83.6 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR MI-81-1: 1973-75(M), 1979(M).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - June 1966 to current year. Prior to October 1981, published as Black River near Bangor.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 596.22 ft above NAVD88.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 2,440 ft³/s, Dec. 28, 2008, gage height, 15.27 ft, from rating curve extended above 1,900 ft³/s; minimum discharge, 16 ft³/s, Sept. 7, 1999, Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 2002, Sept. 7-12, 2005.