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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
04165710 DETROIT RIVER AT FORT WAYNE AT DETROIT, MI
LOCATION - Lat 42°17'53", long 83°05'34" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in T.2 S., R.11 E., Wayne County, MI, Hydrologic Unit 04090004, on right bank at U S Army Corp of Engineers boat yard, 1.3 miles downstream from Detroit Windsor Ambassador Bridge, 1.8 miles upstream from mouth of Rouge River and 18 miles upstream from Lake Erie.
DRAINAGE AREA - 228,800 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2008 to current year.
GAGE - Acoustic velocity meter. Stage provided by NOAA International Great Lakes water level gage, station number 9044036 (NOAA Fort Wayne IGLD 85).
COOPERATION - International Joint Commission, Great Lakes and Environment Canada.
REMARKS - Discharge affected by wind direction and seiche on Lake Saint Clair and Lake Erie. Diversion upstream from gage for municipal and industrial use.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 327,000 ft³/s, Jan. 12, 2020; minimum discharge, 39,700 ft³/s, Mar. 3, 2012.
