USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
04152500 TOBACCO RIVER AT GLIDDEN ROAD AT BEAVERTON, MI
LOCATION - Lat 43°52'46", long 84°28'26" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in sec.07, T.17 N., R.1 W., Gladwin County, MI, Hydrologic Unit 04080201, 15 ft upstream from bridge on Glidden Road, 0.6 mi southwest of Beaverton, 1.0 mi downstream from Ross Lake Dam, and 2.0 mi upstream from Venison Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA - 487 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1307: 1948(M).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 1948 to September 1982, October 2014 to present.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 682.73 ft above NAVD88, converted on July 9, 2020 from NGVD29 (levels by Michigan Department of Natural Resources).
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 8,480 ft³/s, May 19, 2020, gage height, 14.32 ft; minimum discharge, 4.0 ft³/s, July 28, 2018.