USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
04136500 AU SABLE RIVER AT MIO, MI
LOCATION - Lat 44°39'36", long 84°07'52" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.12, T.26 N., R.2 E., Oscoda County, MI, Hydrologic Unit 04070007, on right bank 150 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 33 in Mio, 500 ft downstream from Mio Dam, 9.5 mi downstream from Big Creek, and 73.0 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1,361 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR MI-96-1: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 1952 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 929.15 ft above NAVD88, converted on July 9, 2020 from NGVD29.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 4,380 ft³/s, Sept. 30, 1986, gage height, 6.16 ft, also occurred Apr. 1, 1998; maximum gage height, 6.37 ft, Apr. 1, 1998; minimum discharge, 7.0 ft³/s, Aug. 4, 1977.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1996 to current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
WATER TEMPERATURE: July 1996 to current year.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: July 1996 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality monitor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 26.1°C, July. 5, 2018; minimum, 0.0°C, on many days during winter periods.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum, 14.9 mg/L, Feb. 25, 2014; minimum, 5.4 mg/L, July 31, 2010.