World Water Levels

Detroit River at Windmill Point

The Detroit River at Windmill Point read 175.147 m above IGLD 1985 at .

That is within the normal range for the date.

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Normal range and official levels

The normal range for 5 October is 174.66 m to 175.47 m: the 10th to 90th percentile of the daily averages from 28 September to 12 October in 74 years between 1950 and 2025.

Records

  • Highest daily average in our series since 1 January 1950: 176.033 m on 19 May 2020.
  • Lowest daily average in our series since 1 January 1950: 173.729 m on 25 January 1964.

About this gauge

Windmill Point is a gauge on the Detroit River in Michigan, United States.

It lies at 42.3578° N, 82.9300° W.

Its readings come from NOAA's Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS).

Heights are given above IGLD 1985, the datum the source names (IGLD 1985).

The newest reading is provisional: the source may still correct it.

See also