USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
04043150 SILVER RIVER NEAR L'ANSE, MI
LOCATION - Lat 46°48'15", long 88°19'01" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.24, T.51 N., R.32 W., Baraga County, MI, Hydrologic Unit 04020105, on left bank, 30 ft upstream from bridge on Skanee Road, 2.0 mi upstream from mouth, and 7.5 mi northeast of L'Anse.
DRAINAGE AREA - 64.7 mi². revised.
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR MI-03-1: 2002(M).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2001 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 630 ft above NGVD 29, from topographic map.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 3,180 ft³/s, May. 12, 2003, gage height, 15.18 ft, result of dam failure; minimum discharge, 3.5 ft³/s, Aug. 9, 11, 14 15, 17, 18, 2007.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 2002 to 2013.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: October 2005 to September 2013 (not operated during winter months).
WATER TEMPERATURE: May 2002 to September 2013 (beginning 2006, not operated during winter months).