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Headwaters

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Elevation, modelled
185 m
Sunset, June solstice
21:30local time
Coordinates
43.4071, -86.2578
Headwaters, seen from above at true elevation

Headwaters is a spring in Michigan, at a modelled 185 m. The nearest named place is Blue Lake Township Trails - Trailhead, a attraction 1.2 miles away. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2019:57
June solstice06:0520:4621:30
September equinox07:3319:0719:44
December solstice08:1516:2617:13

Local time (America/Detroit).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634455564696861503930
Precip in2.61.42.33.83.33.33.03.33.24.13.11.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montague 4 NW, 9 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Apr, leanest in Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs457469633674535420319301330386453473

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge White River Near Whitehall, MI, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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