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Water-Year Summary for Site 041482663

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Available Parameters
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.)  
00608 Ammonia, wf(Mean)  
00625 NH3+orgN, wu(Mean)  
00631 NO3+NO2, wf(Mean)  
00665 Phosphorus, wu(Mean)  
00671 Orthophosphate, wf(Mean)  
00940 Chloride, wf(Mean)  
62961 Ammonia, dissolved(Mean)  
63680 Turbidity, Form Neph(Max.,Med.,Min.)  
70290 Chloride, dissolved(Mean)  
80154 Suspnd sedmnt conc(Mean)  
80155 Suspnd sedmnt disch(Mean)  
91050 Phosphorus, wu(Mean)  
91057 NH3+orgN, wu(Mean)  
91060 Orthophosphate, diss(Mean)  
91061 NO3+NO2, dissolved(Mean)  

Water year 2024: 2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
041482663 ALGER CREEK AT HILL ROAD NEAR SWARTZ CREEK, MI
LOCATION - Lat 42°56'31", long 83°50'46" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.02, T.6 N., R.5 E., Genesee County, MI, Hydrologic Unit 04080204, on right bank at upstream side of bridge on Hill Road, 1.8 mi southwest of Swartz Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA - 19.3 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - April 2012 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 761.5 feet above NAVD88.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 748 ft³/s, Feb. 21, 2018, gage height, 10.22 ft; maximum gage height, 10.59 ft, June 16, 2015.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - April 2014 to April 2019.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: April 2014 to April 2019. pH: April 2014 to April 2019. WATER TEMPERATURE: April 2014 to April 2019. DISSOLVED OXYGEN: April 2014 to April 2019. TURBIDITY: April 2014 to April 2019.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality monitor telemeter, set for 15-minute interval.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 1520 microsiemens, Nov. 23, 2015; minimum recorded, 95 microsiemens, Mar. 10, 2019. pH: Maximum recorded, 9.2 std. units, Apr. 26, 27, 2014, May 5, 2016, Apr. 25, 2018; minimum recorded, 7.0 std. units, June 14, 16, 2015. WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 29.5°C, July 22, 2016; minimum recorded, -0.1°C, several days during 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 winter periods. DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum recorded, 25.5 mg/L, May 6, 2014; minimum recorded, 0.2 mg/L, June 14, 2015. TURBIDITY: Maximum recorded, 3950 FNU, Mar. 14, 2019; minimum recorded, 1.1 FNU, June. 26, 27, 2017.