USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
04125550 MANISTEE RIVER NEAR WELLSTON, MI
LOCATION - Lat 44°15'34", long 85°56'30" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.36, T.22 N., R.14 W., Manistee County, MI, Hydrologic Unit 04060103, on right bank 700 ft downstream from Tippy Dam, at public access site, 3.2 mi north of Wellston, and 5.0 mi southeast of Brethren.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1,451 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1996 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 618.672 ft above NAVD88.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 6,700 ft³/s, Apr. 14, 2014, gage height, 11.14 ft.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1997 to current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: October 1996 to current year.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: October 1996 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality monitor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 24.3°C, July 19, 20, 2012; minimum, 0.0°C, on several days during winter periods.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum, 16.0 mg/L, Mar. 11, 12, 1997; minimum, 4.9 mg/L, July 5, 2012.