Normal basin recharge rates at selected
U.S. Geological Survey streamflow gaging stations
in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan
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ID USGS Station name Normal Root Drainage Years
gaging basin mean- area of
station recharge square (mi2) record
number rate error
(inches (inches)
per year)
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1 04096400 St. Joseph River near Burlington, Mich. 10.66 2.072 201 27
2 04096515 South Branch Hog Creek near Allen, Mich. 9.99 1.900 48.7 20
3 04096600 Coldwater Creek near Hodunk, Mich. 10.10 2.128 293 25
4 04096900 Nottawa Creek near Athens, Mich. 10.80 1.981 162 24
5 04097170 Portage River near Vicksburg, Mich. 11.36 2.190 68.2 15
6 04097540 Prairie River near Nottawa, Mich. 10.70 1.416 106 27
7 04098500 Fawn River near White Pigeon, Mich. 11.00 1.695 192 16
8 04101800 Dowagiac River at Sumnerville, Mich. 13.66 1.104 255 29
9 04102500 Paw Paw River at Riverside, Mich. 13.86 1.658 390 38
10 04102700 South Branch Black River near Bangor, Mich. 13.12 1.075 83.6 23
11 04105000 Battle Creek at Battle Creek, Mich. 9.48 1.951 241 56
12 04105500 Kalamazoo River near Battle Creek, Mich. 8.80 1.782 824 52
13 04105700 Augusta Creek near Augusta, Mich. 11.55 1.141 38.9 24
14 04106000 Kalamazoo River at Comstock, Mich. 9.27 1.520 1,010 50
15 04108600 Rabbit River near Hopkins, Mich. 7.83 1.403 71.4 25
16 04108800 Macatawa River near Zeeland, Mich. 4.90 0.920 65.8 30
17 04109000 Grand River at Jackson, Mich. 6.21 1.805 174 48
18 04110000 Orchard Creek at Munith, Mich. 7.15 2.218 49. 11
19 04111500 Deer Creek near Dansville, Mich. 5.58 1.171 16.3 35
20 04112000 Sloan Creek near Williamston. Mich. 4.41 1.197 9.3 35
21 04112500 Red Cedar River at East Lansing, Mich. 5.52 1.322 355 59
22 04114500 Looking Glass River near Eagle, Mich. 6.99 1.965 281 45
23 04115000 Maple River at Maple Rapids, Mich. 6.24 1.926 434 46
24 04116500 Flat River near Smyrna, Mich. 9.28 1.581 528 34
25 04117000 Quaker Brook near Nashville, Mich. 9.03 1.636 7.6 20
26 04117500 Thornapple River near Hasting, Mich. 8.86 1.845 385 45
27 04118000 Thornapple River near Caledonia, Mich. 8.76 1.692 773 35
28 04118500 Rogue River near Rockford, Mich. 11.36 1.580 234 30
29 04121000 Muskegon River near Merritt, Mich. 8.00 1.574 355 26
30 04121300 Clam River at Vogel Center, Mich. 6.29 1.010 243 24
31 04121500 Muskegon River at Evart, Mich. 8.43 1.158 1,450 56
32 04121900 Little Muskegon River near Morley, Mich. 10.47 1.211 138 23
33 04122100 Bear Creek near Muskegon, Mich. 12.03 2.245 14.8 24
34 04122200 White River near Whitehall, Mich. 13.38 1.812 406 32
35 04122500 Pere Marquette River at Scottville, Mich. 12.76 1.411 681 50
36 04123000 Big Sable River near Freesoil, Mich. 14.34 .949 127 30
37 04123500 Manistee River near Grayling, Mich. 15.24 .498 159 30
38 04124000 Manistee River near Sherman, Mich. 15.61 .906 857 56
39 04124500 East Branch Pine River near Tustin, Mich. 4.14 NA 63 10
40 04125000 Pine River near Le Roy, Mich. 8.69 .619 118 10
41 04125500 Pine River near Hoxeyville, Mich. 14.32 .982 251 27
42 04126200 Little Manistee River near Freesoil, Mich. 11.38 .925 200 17
43 04128000 Sturgeon River near Wolverine, Mich. 13.75 .685 198 47
44 04129000 Pigeon River near Vanderbilt, Mich. 14.83 .765 62.6 38
45 04129500 Pigeon River at Afton, Mich. 10.52 .832 159 37
46 04131500 Rainy River near Ocqueoc, Mich. 5.39 1.259 87.9 26
47 04132500 Thunder Bay River near Hillman, Mich. 11.65 .970 232 26
48 04134000 North Branch Thunder Bay River near Bolton 6.91 1.714 184 34
49 04135500 Au Sable River at Grayling, Mich. 8.47 .618 110 47
50 04135600 East Branch Au Sable River at Grayling, Mich. 7.52 0.848 76.0 24
51 04135700 South Branch Au Sable River near Luzerne 7.10 .677 401 22
52 04138000 East Branch Au Gres River at McIvor, Mich. 8.88 1.365 84.0 23
53 04138500 Au Gres River near National City, Mich. 5.73 1.223 169 30
54 04139000 Houghton Creek near Lupton, Mich. 20.9 0.596 29.7 20
55 03139500 Rifle River at "The Ranch" near Lupton, Mich. 19.7 .996 56.8 20
56 04140000 Prior Creek near Selkirk, Mich. 8.42 1.007 21.4 21
57 04140500 Rifle River at Selkirk, Mich. 14.31 .975 117 30
58 04141000 South Branch Shepards Creek near Selkirk 2.60 .867 1.15 24
59 04141500 West Branch Rifle River near Selkirk, Mich. 12.9 1.120 52.0 11
60 04142000 Rifle River near Sterling, Mich. 10.7 1.320 320 53
61 04143500 North Branch Kawkawlin River nr Kawkawlin 5.00 1.639 101 29
62 04144000 Shiawassee River at Byron, Mich. 6.91 1.459 368 34
63 04145000 Shiawassee River near Fergus, Mich. 6.50 1.345 637 44
64 04146000 Farmers Creek near Lapeer, Mich. 5.57 1.613 55.3 56
65 04146063 South Branch Flint River near Columbiaville 7.58 2.120 221 10
66 04147990 Butternut Creek near Genesee, Mich. 6.07 2.026 34.7 14
67 04148200 Swartz Creek near Holly, Mich. 7.85 1.844 12.1 18
68 04148300 Swartz Creek at Flint, Mich. 6.29 0.985 115 12
69 04148440 Thread Creek near Flint, Mich. 5.58 1.577 54.4 13
70 04148720 Brent Run near Montrose, Mich. 4.90 .885 20.8 14
71 04150000 S. Branch Cass River near Cass City, Mich. 3.05 1.230 238 31
72 04150500 Cass River at Cass City, Mich. 3.81 1.292 359 42
73 04151500 Cass River at Frankenmuth, Mich. 4.06 1.175 841 48
74 04152500 Tobacco River at Beaverton, Mich. 7.40 1.028 487 18
75 04153500 Salt River near North Bradley, Mich. 3.96 1.221 138 36
76 04154000 Chippewa River near Mount Pleasant, Mich. 9.30 1.413 416 27
77 04154500 Chippewa River near Midland, Mich. 7.63 1.284 597 25
78 04157500 State Drain near Sebewaing, Mich. 2.37 .817 67.3 14
79 04158000 Columbia Drain near Sebewaing, Mich. 1.89 .815 33.9 16
80 04158500 Pigeon River near Owendale, Mich. 4.90 1.513 53.2 28
81 04159500 Black River near Fargo, Mich. 3.31 1.333 480 45
82 04159900 Mill Creek near Avoca, Mich. 4.12 1.195 169 14
83 04160000 Mill Creek near Abbottsford, Mich. 3.67 .989 208 16
84 04160570 North Branch Belle River at Imlay City, Mich. 5.77 1.541 18 24
85 04160600 Belle River at Memphis, Mich. 4.40 1.421 151 28
86 04160800 Sashabaw Creek near Drayton Plains, Mich. 6.99 1.951 20.9 30
87 04160900 Clinton River near Drayton Plains, Mich. 7.50 1.782 79.2 30
88 04161100 Galloway Creek near Auburn Heights, Mich. 5.33 1.217 17.9 30
89 04161500 Paint Creek near Lake Orion, Mich. 8.67 1.897 38.5 19
90 04161540 Paint Creek at Rochester, Mich. 8.11 1.847 70.9 30
91 04161580 Stony Creek near Romeo, Mich. 7.15 1.896 25.6 25
92 04161800 Stony Creek near Washington, Mich. 6.77 1.603 68.2 31
93 04163400 Plum Brook at Utica, Mich. 5.37 1.168 16.5 25
94 04163500 Plum Brook near Utica, Mich. 3.69 1.012 22.9 12
95 04164100 East Pond Creek at Romeo, Mich. 8.02 1.902 21.8 31
96 04164300 East Branch Coon Creek at Armada, Mich. 2.58 1.333 13 32
97 04164500 North Branch Clinton River nr Mount Clemens 4.01 1.094 199 42
98 04164800 Middle Branch Clinton River at Macomb, Mich. 5.21 1.071 41.0 15
99 04166000 River Rouge at Birmingham, Mich. 5.03 1.281 33.3 39
100 04166100 River Rouge at Southfield, Mich. 5.55 1.111 87.9 31
101 04166200 Evans Ditch at Southfield, Mich. 4.78 0.968 9.5 31
102 04166300 Upper River Rouge at Farmington, Mich. 6.03 1.194 17.5 31
103 04167000 Middle River Rouge near Garden City, Mich. 5.97 1.248 99.9 35
104 04168000 Lower River Rouge at Inkster, Mich. 3.25 .758 83.2 42
105 04169500 Huron River at Commerce, Mich. 7.76 1.732 57.3 27
106 04170000 Huron River at Milford, Mich. 8.28 1.622 132 41
107 04171500 Ore Creek near Brighton, Mich. 8.56 1.736 31.0 16
108 04172000 Huron River near Hamburg, Mich. 8.20 1.680 308 38
109 04173000 Huron River near Dexter, Mich. 7.18 1.495 522 24
110 04173500 Mill Creek near Dexter, Mich. 6.44 1.313 128 29
111 04175340 Stony Creek at Oakville, Mich. 5.69 1.288 68.0 11
112 04175600 River Raisin near Manchester, Mich. 8.87 1.706 132 17
113 04175700 River Raisin near Tecumseh, Mich. 7.87 1.759 267 22
114 04176000 River Rasin near Adrian, Mich. 7.14 1.442 463 28
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