USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
04095300 TRAIL CREEK AT MICHIGAN CITY, IN
LOCATION - Lat 41°43'00", long 86°51'35" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, LaPorte County, IN, Hydrologic Unit 04040001, in NE1/4 SE1/4 sec. 27, T.38 N., R.4 W., LaPorte County, Hydrologic Unit 04040001, on right upstream side of bridge on Springland Avenue in Michigan City, 0.4 river miles downstream from the Chicago South Shore Railroad bridge, 1.0 mile upstream from Otter Creek, and 4.2 miles upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 54.1 mi². drainage area derived from the "Drainage Areas of Indiana Streams" publication
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - June 1969 to October 1994, and November 2006 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 583.44 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Formerly 584.02 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - September 2018 to current.
INSTRUMENTATION - Temperature sensor.