USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
04127997 STURGEON RIVER AT WOLVERINE, MI
LOCATION - Lat 45°16'28", long 84°36'00" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.06, T.33 N., R.2 W., Cheboygan County, MI, Hydrologic Unit 04070004, on right bank at Cedar Street in Wolverine, 0.2 mi downstream from West Branch, and 11.7 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 192 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1307: 1944(M), 1948(M). WSP 1727: 1951(M). WDR MI-83-1: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - April 1942 to current year. Published as "near Wolverine" prior to October 1994.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 763.327 ft above NAVD88. Prior to June 15, 1942, nonrecording gages at site 1.7 mi downstream and June 16, 1942 to Sept. 30, 1958, at site 2.0 mi downstream at different datums. Oct. 1, 1958 to Sept. 30, 1994, water-stage recorder at site 2.7 mi downstream at different datum (Station 04128000).
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 1,350 ft³/s, Oct. 24, 2020, gage height, 6.14 ft; maximum gage height, 6.99 ft, Feb. 14, 2003, backwater from ice; peak stage at previous site and datum, 4.48 ft, Sept. 14, 1961 (Station 04128000).