USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
04039500 SOUTH BRANCH ONTONAGON RIVER AT EWEN, MI
LOCATION - Lat 46°32'05", long 89°16'35" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in sec.23, T.48 N., R.40 W., Ontonagon County, MI, Hydrologic Unit 04020102,
DRAINAGE AREA - 348 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1307: 1942(M). WSP 1707: 1954. WSP 1911: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1939-42 (annual maximums only published in WSP 1307), April 1942 to Sept. 1971 (continuous recording gage), Water years 1971-82 (operated as a Crest Stage Gage), May 2012 to Sept. 2014, discontinued.
GAGE - Water stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1136.07 ft above NAVD 88.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum gage height, 33.87 ft, Apr. 30, 2013, present site and datum, from CSG; peak stage at previous site and datum, 22.07 ft, Apr.24, 1960, from floodmark.