USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
04045500 TAHQUAMENON RIVER NEAR PARADISE, MI
LOCATION - Lat 46°34'30", long 85°16'10" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 sec.11, T.48 N., R.8 W., Luce County, MI, Hydrologic Unit 04020202, on left bank 0.7 mi upstream from Upper Tahquamenon Falls (upper), 11.5 mi west of Paradise, and 19 mi northeast of Newberry.
DRAINAGE AREA - 790 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - August 1953 to current year. Prior to October 1989, published as "near Tahquamenon Paradise".
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 698.03 ft above NGVD 1929.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 6,990 ft³/s, May 10, 1960, gage height, 10.26 ft; minimum discharge, 122 ft³/s, Aug. 17, 2007.