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Water Resources of Oakland County, Michigan

The U.S. Geological Survey and Oakland County have cooperated on two major hydrologic investigations in recent years. The first project, from 1998 to 2000, studied the occurrence of arsenic, nitrate, chloride, and other contaminants in ground water. The second project, from 2001-2004, involved a more comprehensive study of the status and trends in water quantity and quality in Oakland County.

These studies have produced two overview reports (in addition to an older report produced in 1972), three technical reports, a data report, two county-wide fact sheets, and twenty-five township-level fact sheets. These reports are available online through the hyperlinks below.

In addition, streamflow and stream water quality were measured at 14 sites and lake water quality was measured in 12 lake basins. Continuous streamflow monitors were operated at 12 sites, and continuous surface-water-quality monitors operated at 7 sites. Links to the site descriptions and data available for each site are provided below, by basin.

Overview Reports:
* Aichele, S.S., 2005, Water Resources in a Rapidly Growing Region-Oakland County, Michigan, U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 2005-1269.
* Aichele, S.S., 2000, Ground-water Quality Atlas of Oakland County, Michigan: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigation Report 00-4120.
* Twenter, F.R., and Knutilla, R.L., 1972, Water for a Rapidly Growing Urban Community-Oakland County, Michigan, U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2000.

 

Data Reports:
* Aichele, S.S., Crowley, S.L., Taricska, C.K., and Stopar, J., Water Resources Data, Oakland County, Michigan, 2001-2004, U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 2004-1417.

 

Technical Reports:
* Aichele, S.S., 2005, Effects of Urban Land-Use Change on Streamflow and Water Quality in Oakland County, Michigan 1970-2003, as Inferred from Urban Gradient and Temporal Analysis: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5016.
* Bissell, E.G., and Aichele, S.S., 2004, Geostatistical Analysis of Effective Vertical Hydraulic Conductivity and Presence of Confining Layers in the Shallow Glacial Drift Aquifer, Oakland County, Michigan: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5167.
* Fogarty, L.R., Duris, J.W., and Aichele, S.S., 2005, Preliminary Survey of Antibiotic-Resistant Fecal Indicator Bacteria and Pathogenic Eschericia coli from River-Water Samples Collected in Oakland County, Michigan, 2003: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5058.

 

Fact Sheets:
* Aichele, S.S., 2004, Factors affecting ground-water quality in Oakland County, Michigan: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2004-3102.
* Aichele, S.S., 2004, Arsenic, Nitrate, and Chloride in Groundwater, Oakland County, Michigan: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2004-3120. (update to USGS Fact Sheet 135-98).
* Arsenic, Nitrate, and Chloride by township, Oakland County, Michigan.

 

DATA LINKS

Stream data:

 

Shiawassee River Watershed
Site Number Site Name Data type
4143830 Shiawassee River at Holly, Mich. QW(c)
4143900 Shiawassee River at Linden, Mich. Flow(c)

 

Flint River Watershed
Site Number Site Name Data type
4148035 Kearsley Creek at Mill St. at Ortonville, Mich. QW

 

Clinton River Watershed
Site Number Site Name Data type
4160800 Sashabaw Creek near Drayton Plains, Mich. Flow(c),QW(c)
4160900 Clinton River near Dratyon Plains, Mich. Flow(c), QW
4161000 Clinton River at Auburn Hills, Mich. Flow(c), QW
4161540 Paint Creek at Rochester, Mich. Flow(c), QW(c)
4161580 Stoney Creek near Romeo, Mich. Flow(c), QW
4161810 Clinton River at Yates, Mich. Flow, QW(c)

 

River Rouge Watershed
Site Number Site Name Data type
4166000 River Rouge at Birmingham, Mich. Flow(c), QW
4166100 River Rouge at Southfield, Mich. Flow(c), QW(c)
4166200 Evans Ditch at Southfield, Mich. Flow(c), QW
4166300 Upper River Rouge at Farmington, Mich. Flow(c)
4166315 Upper River Rouge at Clarenceville, Mich. QW(c)

 

Huron River Watershed
Site Number Site Name Data type
4170000 Huron River at Milford, Mich. Flow(c), QW(c)
4170500 Huron River near New Hudson Mich. Flow(c), QW

 

Ground-water-level data
Site Number Site Name
423423083324001 Proud Lake Recreation Area
424109083384301 Fish Lake Rd.
424133083293201 White Lake Rd.
424133083293101 Teggerdine Rd.
425116083321501 Holly Recreation Area

 

 

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