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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
04121650 MUSKEGON RIVER AT BIG RAPIDS, MI
LOCATION - Lat 43°41'37", long 85°28'03" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.14, T.15 N., R.10 W., Mecosta County, MI, Hydrologic Unit 04060102, on right bank at sewage treatment plant in Big Rapids.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1,751 mi².
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1999 to current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: December 1999 to September 2001.
WATER TEMPERATURE: October 1998 to current year.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: October 1998 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality monitor. Automatic suspended sediment pump sampler from Dec. 22, 1999 to Apr. 14, 2002.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 461 microsiemens, Feb. 16, 2000; minimum, 200 microsiemens, May 17, 2001.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 30.1°C, July 6, 2012; minimum, -0.5°C, on many days during winter periods. Prior to Oct. 1, 2005, water temperature values were rounded to the nearest 0.5°C. DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum, 16.1 mg/L, Jan. 6, 2003; minimum, 3.7 mg/L, July 5, 6, 2000.
