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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
442400084472801 HOUGHTON LAKE NEAR HOUGHTON LAKE HEIGHTS, MI
LOCATION - Lat 44°24'16", long 84°47'28" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.10, T.23 N., R.4 W., Roscommon County, MI, Hydrologic Unit 04060102, on right bank of Muskegon River at upstream side of bridge on Old U.S. Highway 27, 0.4 mi downstream from Houghton Lake, and 5.2 mi north of Houghton Lake Heights.
DRAINAGE AREA - 222 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - June 1942 to September 1991, September 1993 to current year, except winter period of 1942-43.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,129.61 ft above NAVD88, converted on July 9, 2020 from 1,130.00 ft above NGVD29 (levels by Michigan Department of Natural Resources). Prior to Sept. 28, 1960, nonrecording gage at datum 6.21 ft higher. Sept. 28, 1960 to Sept. 30, 1991, water-stage recorder. September 1993 to Nov. 26, 1996, nonrecording gage.
REMARKS - Backus Creek and "The Cut" from Higgins Lake, join about 1 mi upstream from Houghton Lake and become the major inlet. There are also many small tributaries which feed the lake. The outlet is Muskegon River. Houghton Lake is the largest inland lake in Michigan.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum gage height, 10.18 ft, Apr. 23, 1985; minimum observed, 6.95 ft, Sept. 3, 5, Nov. 8, 1958, present datum.
