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	00010 Temperature, water(Max.,Min.,Mean)
	00060 Discharge(Mean)
	00095 Specific cond at 25C(Max.,Min.,Mean)
	00300 Dissolved oxygen(Max.,Min.,Mean)
	00400 pH(Max.,Min.,Med.)
	63680 Turbidity, Form Neph(Min.,Med.,Max.)

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

04161820 CLINTON RIVER AT STERLING HEIGHTS, MI

LOCATION - Lat 42°36'52", long 83°01'36" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.03, T.2 N., R.12 E., Macomb County, MI, Hydrologic Unit 04090003, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on Riverland Road in Sterling Heights.

DRAINAGE AREA - 309 mi².

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1978 to December 1982, March 1996 to May 1998, July 2001 to current year.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 600.06 ft above NAVD88.

REMARKS - Flow since the 1960's has been augmented by effluent from municipal sewage-treatment plants and cooling water from industrial plants, most of which originates from sources outside the basin.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 4,600 ft³/s, May 23, 2004, gage height, 16.51 ft, from rating curve extended above 2,300 ft³/s; minimum discharge, 26 ft³/s, Sept. 29, 2003.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1996 to 1998, 2002 to 2006, 2021 to current year.

PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: June 2004 to October, 2005, March 2021 to current year. pH: June 2004 to October, 2005. WATER TEMPERATURE: June 1996 to May 1998, June 2004 to October, 2005, March 2021 to current year. DISSOLVED OXYGEN: June 2004 to October, 2005, March 2021 to current year. TURBIDITY: March 2021 to current year.

INSTRUMENTATION - Water temperature recorder from June 6 to Aug. 22, 1996. Water-quality monitor from Aug. 22, 1996 to May 31, 1998. Water-quality monitor telemeter, set for 15-minute measurement interval, not operated during winter months 2004, 2005 water years.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum measured, 2,642 microsiemens, Feb. 25, 2004; minimum measured, 401 microsiemens, Sept. 10, 1997. pH: Minimum measured, 7.0 std. units, Jan. 29, 2004. DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum measured, 15.4 mg/L, Nov. 1997.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 4,624 microsiemens, Feb. 23, 2023; minimum recorded, 236 microsiemens, Aug. 4, 2022. pH: Maximum recorded, 8.7 std. units, on several days in 2021; minimum recorded, 7.3 std. units, on several days. WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 27.1.°C, July 6, 2021, June 20, 2024, minimum recorded, -0.6°C, Jan. 14, 19, 2024. DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum recorded, 17.0 mg/L, on Feb. 14, 2022; minimum recorded, 4.7 mg/L, June 24, 2005. TURBIDITY: Maximum recorded, 447 FNU, Mar. 26, 2021 FNU; minimum recorded, 1.8 FNU, May 22, Sept. 10, 2021.