Latitude: 45° 3.7' N Longitude: 83° 25.7' W Established: Apr 26 2006 NOAA Chart #: 14864 Time Meridian: 75 W

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TO REACH THE NOS GAUGING STATION, IN ALPENA COUNTY, ALPENA, MICHIGAN, FROM THE INTERSECTION OF US-23 (CHISHOLM ST) AND M-32W (THIRD AVE), PROCEED SOUTH ALONG US-23 (CHISHOLM ST) FOR 0.2 KM (0.10 MI) TO THE INTERSECTION OF US-23 (CHISHOLM ST) AND SECOND AVE, PROCEED EAST ON SECOND AVE FOR 0.3 KM (0.20 MI) TO THE INTERSECTION OF SECOND AVE AND FLETCHER ST, PROCEED SOUTHEAST ON FLETCHER ST FOR 0.2 KM (0.10 MI) TO THE D.N.R. PROPERTY ENTRANCE, THE NOAA - NOS WATER LEVEL GAUGE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE PROPERTY, ON THE NORTH SHORE AND NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE ALPENA RIVER, ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE CITY OF ALPENA BOAT LAUNCH RAMP.