USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
04156000 TITTABAWASSEE RIVER AT MIDLAND, MI
LOCATION - Lat 43°35'43", long 84°14'08" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.28, T.14 N., R.2 E., Midland County, MI, Hydrologic Unit 04080201, on right bank 2,000 ft downstream from dam at Dow Chemical Co. in Midland, 0.7 mi upstream from Bullock Creek, 1.4 mi downstream from Chippewa River, and 23 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 2,400 mi². approximately.
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1045: 1945. WSP 1144: 1948.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - March 1936 to current year. Gage-height records for flood seasons collected in this vicinity 1910-26, 1928, are contained in reports of National Weather Service.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 579.47 ft above NAVD88, converted on July 9, 2020 from NGVD29 (levels by Wade-Trim Assoc.). Prior to Sept. 30, 1955, at datum 10.20 ft higher, Oct. 1, 1955 to Sept. 30, 1993, at datum 0.20 ft higher.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 51,800 ft³/s, May 20, 2020, gage height, 35.14 ft, from floodmark, result of failure of upstream dams; minimum discharge, 39 ft³/s, Oct. 1, 1942.