HCDN: Streamflow Data Set, 1874 - 1988
By J.R. Slack, Alan M. Lumb, and Jurate Maciunas Landwehr
USGS Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4076


Station 04001000 WASHINGTON CREEK AT WINDIGO, MICH.


Description, qualifying comments, and acceptable water years.

Drainage area is 13.2 sq.mi.                            Datum is 605.00 ft.
Located in hydrologic unit 04020300 at Latitude: 47:55:23N  Longitude: 089:08:42W
Station is in the state of MI (county code 083) and serviced by the MI office.
Channel slope is 51.20 feet/mile
Stream length is 6.80 miles
Mean basin elevation is 920.00 feet above National Geodetic Vertical Datum
Percent of contributing drainage area covered by 
   Storage: 20.00%    Lakes: 0.00%        Forests: 99.00%     Glaciers: N.A.%
Soil infiltration index is 4.00 inches
Annual precipitation is 30.00 inches
Precipitation intensity is 2.10 inches/24 hour (expected on the average once each two years)
January minimum temperature is -0.40 degrees Fahrenheit

This is a Hydrologic Benchmark station.
Comments and qualifications on the data:
   Winter records are unsuitable for analysis at less than monthly resolution due to ice affects.


Monthly and longer averages for 24 water years are acceptable (all years except partial years).
A water year with acceptable data is indicated by an asterisk in the time line, which spans 1874 through 1988.

                                                   Water year
1     1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1       1
8     8         8         9         9         9         9         9         9         9         9         9       9
7     8         9         0         1         2         3         4         5         6         7         8       8
4-----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5--8
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The streamflow data Daily values, monthly mean values, and yearly mean values of streamflow data are available in tablular form. Select the desired option from the list below.

The data tables do not have column heading for ease of reading into statistical programs. For a detailed description of the format of the data tables, select the corresponding file from the list below.

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