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	00010 Temperature, water(Max.,Min.,Mean)
	00060 Discharge(Mean)
	00095 Specific cond at 25C(Max.,Min.,Mean)
	00300 Dissolved oxygen(Max.,Min.,Mean)
	00400 pH(Max.,Min.,Med.)
	63680 Turbidity, Form Neph(Med.,Min.,Max.)

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023

04167150 MIDDLE RIVER ROUGE AT DEARBORN HEIGHTS, MI

LOCATION - Lat 42°19'50", long 83°14'53" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 sec.10, T.2 S., R.10 E., Wayne County, MI, Hydrologic Unit 04090004, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on Hines Drive in Dearborn Heights.

DRAINAGE AREA - 110 mi².

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1997 to December 2005, May to October 2008, May to October 2011, April 2015 to September 2016 (discontinued).

GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 585 ft above NGVD 29, from topographic map.

REMARKS - Regulation by storm water retention structures and occasional regulation by reservoirs upstream from station.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 3,220 ft³/s, May, 26, 2011, gage height, 14.95 ft; minimum discharge, 12 ft³/s, Sept. 14, 15, 2002, Oct. 30, 2005.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1999 to 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015-2018 (discontinued).

PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: April 2015 to September 2016 (discontinued). PH: April 2015 to September 2016 (discontinued). WATER TEMPERATURE: April 1999 to November 2005, May to October 2008, May to October 2011 (not operated during winter months), April 2015 to September 2016, May to October 2017 (discontinued). DISSOLVED OXYGEN: April 1999 to November 2005, May to October 2008, May to October 2011 (not operated during winter months), April 2015 to September 2016, May to October 2017 (discontinued). TURBIDITY: April 2015 to September 2016 (discontinued).

INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality monitor telemeter, set for 15-minute measurement interval.

REMARKS - Interruptions in the water-quality record were due to malfunction of the instrument.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 5160 microsiemens, Feb. 25, 2016; minimum recorded, 73 microsiemens Aug. 13, 2016. pH: Maximum recorded, 8.6 std. units, April 15-19, 2015; minimum recorded, 7.2 std. units, July 29, 30, Aug. 20, 2015. WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 29.3°C, July 21, 2011; minimum recorded, -0.2°C, Feb. 11, 2016. DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum recorded, 18.8 mg/L, Mar. 30, 2001; minimum recorded, 1.1 mg/L, May 11, 2000. TURBIDITY: Maximum recorded, 560 FNU June 15, 2015; minimum recorded, 2.7 FNU Feb. 18, 2016.