USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
041482663 ALGER CREEK AT HILL ROAD NEAR SWARTZ CREEK, MI
LOCATION - Lat 42°56'31", long 83°50'46" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.02, T.6 N., R.5 E., Genesee County, MI, Hydrologic Unit 04080204, on right bank at upstream side of bridge on Hill Road, 1.8 mi southwest of Swartz Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA - 19.3 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - April 2012 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 761.5 feet above NAVD88.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 748 ft³/s, Feb. 21, 2018, gage height, 10.22 ft; maximum gage height, 10.59 ft, June 16, 2015.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - April 2014 to April 2019.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: April 2014 to April 2019. pH: April 2014 to April 2019. WATER TEMPERATURE: April 2014 to April 2019. DISSOLVED OXYGEN: April 2014 to April 2019. TURBIDITY: April 2014 to April 2019.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality monitor telemeter, set for 15-minute interval.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 1520 microsiemens, Nov. 23, 2015; minimum recorded, 95 microsiemens, Mar. 10, 2019. pH: Maximum recorded, 9.2 std. units, Apr. 26, 27, 2014, May 5, 2016, Apr. 25, 2018; minimum recorded, 7.0 std. units, June 14, 16, 2015. WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 29.5°C, July 22, 2016; minimum recorded, -0.1°C, several days during 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 winter periods. DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum recorded, 25.5 mg/L, May 6, 2014; minimum recorded, 0.2 mg/L, June 14, 2015. TURBIDITY: Maximum recorded, 3950 FNU, Mar. 14, 2019; minimum recorded, 1.1 FNU, June. 26, 27, 2017.