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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
04105500 KALAMAZOO RIVER NEAR BATTLE CREEK, MI
LOCATION - Lat 42°19'26", long 85°11'51" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 sec.01, T.2 S., R.8 W., Calhoun County, MI, Hydrologic Unit 04050003, on left bank 20 ft upstream from bridge on Kendall Street in Battle Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA - 824 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 924: 1938-39. WSP 1387: 1938, 1945-46, 1948.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 1937 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 799.13 ft above NAVD 88. Prior to Oct. 1, 1957, water-stage recorder at site 4.7 mi downstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1957 to June 15, 1959, nonrecording gage at bridge 1,800 ft upstream at different datum. June 16, 1959 to Oct. 13, 1960, nonrecording gage at same site and datum.
REMARKS - Diurnal fluctuation below 1,500 ft³/s caused by powerplants upstream from station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 7,290 ft³/s, Apr. 7, 1947, gage height, 9.13 ft, site and datum then in use; minimum discharge, 50 ft³/s, Sept. 2, 1939, site then in use.
