USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
04146063 SOUTH BRANCH FLINT RIVER NEAR COLUMBIAVILLE, MI
LOCATION - Lat 43°09'34", long 83°21'03" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.36, T.9 N., R.9 E., Lapeer County, MI, Hydrologic Unit 04080204, on right bank at upstream side of bridge on Columbiaville Road, 3.0 mi east of Columbiaville, and 3.2 mi upstream from confluence of North and South Branches.
DRAINAGE AREA - 221 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR MI-00-1: 1999 (M).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - March 1980 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 763.00 ft above NAVD 88. Jan. 9, 1996, to Jan. 15, 1997, nonrecording gage at same site and datum.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 3,090 ft³/s, Sept. 9, 1985, gage height, 9.60 ft; maximum gage height, 9.61 ft, Feb. 26, 1985, backwater from ice; minimum discharge, 12 ft³/s, July 11, 1988.