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USGS 04099000 ST. JOSEPH RIVER AT MOTTVILLE, MI

 

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 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN
 04099000  ST. JOSEPH RIVER AT MOTTVILLE, MI

 LOCATION.--Lat 41°48'03", long 85°45'22", in SW1/4 sec.6, T.8 S.,
 R.12 W., St. Joseph County, Hydrologic Unit 04050001, on right bank 575 ft 
 upstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 12 in Mottville, 0.4 mi downstream 
 from Indiana Michigan Power Co. hydroelectric plant, 4 mi upstream from 
 Pigeon River, and at mile 96.

 DRAINAGE AREA.--1,866 mi2.

 PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1923 to current year.  Monthly discharge
 only for some periods, published in WSP 1307.

 REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1387:  1930, 1932, 1938, 1940-42, 1945.  WSP
 1911:  Drainage area.

 GAGE.--Water-stage recorder.  Datum of gage is 755.3 ft above sea
 level (Indiana Michigan Power Co. bench mark).  Prior to Oct. 1,
 1951, at site 0.4 mi upstream at datum 4.2 ft higher.

 Station operated in cooperation with American Electric Power.

 
 

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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 1,240   11-19-2004  12:30
Graph of
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00060; DD 01
Daily mean flow statistics for 11/19 based on 79 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
1,240  471 1,386 3,910 844 1,240 1,830

Percent exceedance means that 80, 50, or 20 percent of all daily mean flows for 11/19 have been greater than the value shown.


Gage height, feet
Most recent value: 3.23   11-19-2004  12:30
Graph of
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 02

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