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USGS Daily Statistics for Michigan

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USGS 04142000 RIFLE RIVER NEAR STERLING, MI


Arenac County, Michigan
Hydrologic Unit Code 04080101
Latitude  44°04'21", Longitude  84°01'12" NAD27
Drainage area 320  square miles
Gage datum 648.95 feet above NAVD88
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00060, Discharge, cubic feet per second,
Day of
month		 Mean of daily mean values for each day for water year of record in, ft3/s   (Calculation Period 1936-10-01 -> 2025-09-30)

Calculation period restricted by USGS staff due to special conditions at/near site
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1 296 274 333 839 502 388 235 181 207 226 278 310
2 282 277 334 793 505 421 223 177 199 218 293 316
3 277 277 356 762 505 407 210 185 186 225 303 317
4 280 263 345 805 477 354 214 188 181 234 293 310
5 281 258 356 790 442 316 216 188 191 240 289 300
6 277 264 400 783 412 301 213 179 194 233 295 293
7 267 263 434 756 395 285 210 174 182 235 288 288
8 261 257 454 716 399 288 209 177 184 231 281 295
9 263 258 469 712 419 307 213 184 187 237 279 295
10 260 265 478 698 441 300 200 192 188 237 289 290
11 257 275 472 681 432 292 198 196 197 238 294 286
12 259 284 498 666 425 285 203 186 206 228 283 298
13 256 278 542 675 401 292 206 182 197 228 282 327
14 256 274 586 684 389 294 197 176 195 239 289 316
15 258 267 580 670 401 290 198 175 202 252 287 299
16 256 266 577 661 388 301 205 178 194 251 289 296
17 247 262 565 642 373 290 189 190 192 247 286 289
18 248 268 554 609 406 304 190 198 198 241 283 274
19 251 276 555 577 453 302 193 183 199 239 296 268
20 258 300 576 561 435 292 188 181 204 238 302 266
21 250 360 628 559 429 273 192 181 211 239 297 267
22 250 362 639 551 389 266 191 182 215 239 290 267
23 262 344 642 495 378 273 206 176 215 248 289 268
24 266 345 675 471 380 272 205 173 202 284 298 280
25 270 359 691 469 385 256 192 172 199 281 297 290
26 284 359 729 497 392 259 189 172 214 264 289 283
27 272 355 743 501 377 265 188 183 217 263 314 282
28 268 344 805 503 380 255 184 182 211 258 343 299
29 265 336 776 499 400 247 181 191 215 245 339 302
30 278   771 496 390 242 179 197 228 248 323 297
31 278   811   390   180 198   269   301