Flow report

Michigan River Levels & Streamflow

As of Aug 29, 2026, Michigan rivers are running at 85% of normal across 124 USGS gauges — the highest is 1,900 cfs on the St. Joseph River At Niles. Live discharge, gauge height, and percent-of-normal for every USGS streamgauge in Michigan.

USGS gauges
124
State percent normal
85%
Paddle runs
0
Updated
Aug 29
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Flow briefing

Streamflow levels across Michigan are currently 85% of normal, with the St. Joseph River At Niles reporting the highest discharge in the state at 1,900 cfs and a gauge stage of 4.98 ft.

Meanwhile, the Brule River At Us Highway 2 Near Florence is seeing a spike today — up 16% since yesterday and currently running near peak.

Tap any gauge below for the full hydrograph, paired weather forecast, and historical context. Use the rivers panel to jump into Michigan's named rivers.

Michigan at a glance

State-wide streamflow overview

The Michigan flow picture in four data points -- where the state sits versus historical norms, what's flowing hardest, and what's spiking fastest.

Percent of normal

85%

100% is the historical norm. Below 70% indicates drought; above 130% can flag elevated flood risk.

Highest discharge

St. Joseph River At Niles 1,900 cfs

Gauge stage 4.98 ft

Biggest 24h spike

Brule River At Us Highway 2 Near Florence +16%

Now 205 cfs

Network coverage

Gauges + rivers tracked 124 + 0

USGS gauges feeding 0 named rivers in Michigan.

Full streamgauge inventory

Michigan USGS streamgauges

Every USGS gauge Snoflo tracks in Michigan. Sortable, quickly filterable. Numeric columns heat-mapped from light to deep. Tap any gauge for its full hydrograph and forecast.

124 gauges
Streamgage Streamflow Gage height Water temp Air temp Elevation Watershed
St. Joseph River At Niles, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04101500
1,910 cfs 5.00 ft 74°F 82°F 664 ft St. Joseph
Grand River At Grand Rapids, Mi
13 hours ago · USGS 04119000
1,560 cfs 1.38 ft · 81°F 587 ft Lower Grand
Manistee River Near Wellston, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04125550
1,460 cfs 8.66 ft 68°F 80°F 621 ft Manistee
Au Sable River Near Au Sable, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04137500
1,440 cfs 8.98 ft 72°F 82°F 587 ft Au Sable
Au Sable River Near Curtisville, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04137005
1,250 cfs 8.40 ft 65°F 81°F 803 ft Au Sable
Menominee River At Koss, Mi
13 hours ago · USGS 04066800
1,240 cfs 9.88 ft · 54°F 663 ft Menominee
Au Sable River Near Mc Kinley, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04136900
1,130 cfs 7.63 ft 63°F 81°F 853 ft Au Sable
Menominee River Near Vulcan, Mi
14 hours ago · USGS 04065722
1,050 cfs 4.96 ft · 53°F 807 ft Menominee
Manistee River Near Mesick, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04124200
1,040 cfs 3.49 ft 66°F 80°F 754 ft Manistee
Menominee River At White Rapids Dam Near Banat, Mi
13 hours ago · USGS 04066030
1,030 cfs 6.24 ft · 53°F 689 ft Menominee
Menominee River Below Pemene Creek Near Pembine, Mi
13 hours ago · USGS 04066003
977 cfs 6.87 ft · 53°F 748 ft Menominee
Au Sable River At Mio, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04136500
973 cfs 3.10 ft 63°F 81°F 946 ft Au Sable
Muskegon River Near Croton, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04121970
962 cfs 4.35 ft 70°F 80°F 685 ft Muskegon
Manistee River Near Sherman, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04124000
961 cfs 11.89 ft 62°F 80°F 820 ft Manistee
Kalamazoo River At New Richmond, Mi
13 hours ago · USGS 04108660
929 cfs 9.99 ft 74°F 79°F 605 ft Kalamazoo
Au Sable River Near Red Oak, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04136000
815 cfs 3.17 ft 61°F 81°F 1,008 ft Au Sable
St. Joseph River At Mottville, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04099000
721 cfs 2.37 ft · 81°F 780 ft St. Joseph
Menominee River Near Florence, Mi
14 hours ago · USGS 04063000
714 cfs 3.11 ft · 53°F 1,118 ft Brule
Grand River At Ionia, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04116000
587 cfs 8.20 ft · 82°F 620 ft Lower Grand
Manistique River Near Manistique, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04056500
560 cfs 2.65 ft · 76°F 617 ft Manistique
Kalamazoo River At Comstock, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04106000
541 cfs 3.95 ft · 81°F 792 ft Kalamazoo
Thunder Bay River At Herron Road Near Bolton, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04133501
507 cfs 12.18 ft · 81°F 704 ft Thunder Bay
Tittabawassee River At Midland, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04156000
499 cfs 9.16 ft · 83°F 586 ft Tittabawassee
Ontonagon River Near Rockland, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04040000
489 cfs 5.25 ft 32°F 77°F 670 ft Ontonagon
Muskegon River At Evart, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04121500
444 cfs 6.76 ft · 81°F 997 ft Muskegon
Pere Marquette River At Scottville, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04122500
421 cfs · · 79°F 625 ft Pere Marquette-White
St. Joseph River At Three Rivers, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04097500
400 cfs 2.69 ft · 81°F 800 ft St. Joseph
Tahquamenon River Near Paradise, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04045500
363 cfs 3.50 ft · 80°F 729 ft Tahquamenon
Kalamazoo River Near Battle Creek, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04105500
329 cfs 2.83 ft · 81°F 804 ft Kalamazoo
Grand River At Portland, Mi
13 hours ago · USGS 04114000
319 cfs 5.72 ft · 59°F 719 ft Upper Grand
Michigamme River Near Crystal Falls, Mi
13 hours ago · USGS 04062500
281 cfs 2.79 ft · 48°F 1,305 ft Michigamme
Paw Paw River At Riverside, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04102500
272 cfs 5.46 ft · 81°F 610 ft St. Joseph
Escanaba River At Cornell, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04059000
246 cfs 1.34 ft 65°F 77°F 735 ft Escanaba
Kalamazoo River At Marshall, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04103500
243 cfs 4.18 ft · 81°F 882 ft Kalamazoo
White River Near Whitehall, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04122200
232 cfs · · 79°F 619 ft Pere Marquette-White
Rifle River Near Sterling, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04142000
232 cfs 1.66 ft 53°F 81°F 639 ft Au Gres-Rifle
Paint River Nr Alpha, Mi
13 hours ago · USGS 04062000
210 cfs 3.16 ft · 49°F 1,271 ft Brule
Sturgeon River At Wolverine, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04127997
207 cfs 2.83 ft · 81°F 778 ft Cheboygan
Pine River At High School Bridge Nr Hoxeyville, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04125460
204 cfs 3.90 ft 57°F 81°F 856 ft Manistee
Brule River At Us Highway 2 Near Florence, Mi
13 hours ago · USGS 04060993
183 cfs 3.47 ft · 53°F 1,241 ft Brule
Jordan River Near East Jordan, Mi
13 hours ago · USGS 04127800
176 cfs 3.42 ft · 81°F 629 ft Boardman-Charlevoix
Dowagiac River At Sumnerville, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04101800
171 cfs 5.00 ft · 82°F 716 ft St. Joseph
Tobacco River At Glidden Road At Beaverton, Mi
13 hours ago · USGS 04152500
165 cfs 2.34 ft · 83°F 715 ft Tittabawassee
Grand River At Lansing, Mi
13 hours ago · USGS 04113000
157 cfs 2.31 ft · 82°F 808 ft Upper Grand
Shiawassee River At Owosso, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04144500
149 cfs 2.25 ft · 82°F 695 ft Shiawassee
Platte River At Honor, Mi
13 hours ago · USGS 04126740
143 cfs 1.28 ft · 79°F 606 ft Betsie-Platte
South Branch Au Sable River Near Luzerne, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04135700
134 cfs 4.51 ft 59°F 80°F 1,070 ft Au Sable
Clinton River At Moravian Drive At Mt. Clemens, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04165500
126 cfs 5.70 ft 71°F 84°F 574 ft Clinton
Little Muskegon River Near Oak Grove, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04121944
125 cfs 3.00 ft 64°F 80°F 756 ft Muskegon
Thornapple River Near Hastings, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04117500
124 cfs 3.07 ft · 82°F 803 ft Thornapple
River Raisin Near Monroe, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04176500
120 cfs 2.20 ft 67°F 82°F 618 ft Raisin
Boardman R Above Brown Bridge Road Nr Mayfield, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04126970
114 cfs 3.20 ft · 79°F 826 ft Boardman-Charlevoix
Chippewa River Near Mount Pleasant, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04154000
112 cfs 3.13 ft · 83°F 730 ft Pine
Huron River At Ann Arbor, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04174500
110 cfs 11.80 ft 64°F 83°F 758 ft Huron
Flint River Near Flint, Mi
13 hours ago · USGS 04148500
104 cfs 3.07 ft · 84°F 684 ft Flint
Rogue River Near Rockford, Mi
13 hours ago · USGS 04118500
101 cfs 3.63 ft · 81°F 665 ft Lower Grand
Middle Branch Escanaba River Nr Princeton, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04058100
97 cfs 1.62 ft · 76°F 1,114 ft Escanaba
River Raisin Near Adrian, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04176000
92 cfs 3.59 ft · 82°F 699 ft Raisin
Flint River Near Otisville, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04147500
88 cfs 2.64 ft · 83°F 728 ft Flint
Middle Branch Ontonagon River Near Paulding, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04033000
81 cfs 4.01 ft · 73°F 1,500 ft Ontonagon
Clinton River Near Fraser, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04164000
81 cfs 5.05 ft · 84°F 586 ft Clinton
Clinton River At Sterling Heights, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04161820
74 cfs 7.37 ft 69°F 84°F 612 ft Clinton
Pigeon R At Sturgeon Valley Rd Near Vanderbilt, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04128990
74 cfs 2.22 ft · 81°F 914 ft Cheboygan
Looking Glass River Near Eagle, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04114498
71 cfs 2.91 ft · 82°F 754 ft Upper Grand
Huron River Near Hamburg, Mi
13 hours ago · USGS 04172000
68 cfs 4.28 ft · 82°F 852 ft Huron
Cass River At Frankenmuth, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04151500
64 cfs 3.54 ft · 83°F 591 ft Cass
Battle Creek At Battle Creek, Mi
13 hours ago · USGS 04105000
64 cfs · · 81°F 824 ft Kalamazoo
Clam River At Vogel Center, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04121300
61 cfs 2.65 ft · 80°F 1,134 ft Muskegon
Sturgeon River Near Nahma Junction, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04057510
57 cfs 3.80 ft · 77°F 662 ft Fishdam-Sturgeon
Grand River At Jackson, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04109000
56 cfs 8.86 ft · 82°F 911 ft Upper Grand
St. Joseph River At Burlington, Mi
13 hours ago · USGS 04096405
56 cfs 3.11 ft · 81°F 906 ft St. Joseph
Iron River At County Hwy-424 At Caspian, Mi
13 hours ago · USGS 04060500
55 cfs 3.96 ft · 48°F 1,446 ft Brule
Pine River Near Midland, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04155500
54 cfs 2.48 ft · 83°F 628 ft Pine
South Branch Tobacco River Near Beaverton, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04152238
53 cfs 4.28 ft · 83°F 727 ft Tittabawassee
Red Cedar River At East Lansing, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04112500
52 cfs 3.28 ft · 82°F 829 ft Upper Grand
Galien River Near Sawyer, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04096015
41 cfs 6.34 ft · 82°F 614 ft Little Calumet-Galien
West Branch Ontonagon River Near Bergland, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04036000
41 cfs 1.37 ft · 73°F 1,304 ft Ontonagon
Prairie River Near Nottawa, Mi
13 hours ago · USGS 04097540
36 cfs 2.81 ft 36°F 81°F 872 ft St. Joseph
Ford River Near Hyde, Mi
13 hours ago · USGS 04059500
36 cfs 1.56 ft 46°F 76°F 707 ft Cedar-Ford
South Branch Flint River Near Columbiaville, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04146063
36 cfs 1.37 ft · 83°F 768 ft Flint
Black River Near Jeddo, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04159492
35 cfs 3.17 ft · 82°F 664 ft St. Clair
Portage Creek At Kalamazoo, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04106500
33 cfs 2.14 ft · 81°F 766 ft Kalamazoo
South Branch Black River Near Bangor, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04102700
32 cfs 2.35 ft · 81°F 613 ft Black-Macatawa
Lower River Rouge At Dearborn, Mi
13 hours ago · USGS 04168400
32 cfs 3.12 ft 69°F 83°F 582 ft Detroit
Red Cedar River Near Williamston, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04111379
30 cfs 2.31 ft · 81°F 865 ft Upper Grand
River Rouge At Detroit, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04166500
29 cfs 4.66 ft 68°F 84°F 591 ft Detroit
Greenwood Release Near Greenwood, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04057814
27 cfs 2.46 ft · 74°F 1,478 ft Escanaba
Clinton River At Auburn Hills, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04161000
26 cfs · · 83°F 846 ft Clinton
Maple River At Maple Rapids, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04115000
25 cfs 2.50 ft · 83°F 646 ft Maple
Saline River Near Saline, Mi
13 hours ago · USGS 04176400
25 cfs 4.75 ft · 82°F 711 ft Raisin
Augusta Creek Near Augusta, Mi
13 hours ago · USGS 04105700
24 cfs · · 81°F 817 ft Kalamazoo
Mill Creek Near Dexter, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04173500
23 cfs 5.50 ft · 82°F 856 ft Huron
Greenwood Diversion Near Greenwood, Mi
13 hours ago · USGS 04057813
22 cfs 1.65 ft · 74°F 1,439 ft Escanaba
Silver River Near L'Anse, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04043150
20 cfs 6.36 ft · 78°F 625 ft Dead-Kelsey
Middle River Rouge Near Garden City, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04167000
19 cfs 2.14 ft · 84°F 609 ft Detroit
Sturgeon River Near Sidnaw, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04040500
18 cfs 3.30 ft · 75°F 1,228 ft Sturgeon
Rabbit River Near Hopkins, Mi
13 hours ago · USGS 04108600
16 cfs 2.56 ft · 81°F 717 ft Kalamazoo
Sycamore Creek At Holt Road Near Holt, Mi
13 hours ago · USGS 04112850
14 cfs 2.18 ft · 81°F 856 ft Upper Grand
Wanadoga Creek Near Battle Creek, Mi
13 hours ago · USGS 04104945
14 cfs 3.11 ft · 82°F 833 ft Kalamazoo
Black River Near Bessemer, Mi
13 hours ago · USGS 04031000
13 cfs 1.87 ft · 52°F 1,186 ft Black-Presque Isle
North Branch Clinton River Near Mt. Clemens, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04164500
13 cfs 4.13 ft · 83°F 584 ft Clinton
River Rouge At Southfield, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04166100
12 cfs 3.52 ft 67°F 84°F 618 ft Detroit
Upper River Rouge At Farmington, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04166300
9 cfs 3.03 ft · 83°F 692 ft Detroit
East Branch Pine River Near Tustin, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04124500
9 cfs 2.33 ft · 80°F 1,149 ft Manistee
Fish Creek Near Crystal, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04115265
8 cfs 1.87 ft · 82°F 802 ft Maple
Kearsley Creek Near Davison, Mi
13 hours ago · USGS 04148140
8 cfs 3.07 ft · 83°F 759 ft Flint
West Fork Portage Creek At Kalamazoo, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04106400
8 cfs 2.40 ft · 81°F 883 ft Kalamazoo
Middle Branch Escanaba River At Humboldt, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04057800
8 cfs 1.74 ft 62°F 73°F 1,526 ft Escanaba
West Fork Portage Creek Near Oshtemo, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04106320
7 cfs 1.53 ft · 81°F 875 ft Kalamazoo
Belle River At Memphis, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04160600
6 cfs · · 82°F 713 ft St. Clair
Middle Branch Clinton River At Macomb, Mi
13 hours ago · USGS 04164800
6 cfs 5.92 ft · 84°F 610 ft Clinton
Black River Near Garnet, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04046000
6 cfs 2.40 ft · 75°F 655 ft Brevoort-Millecoquins
Schweitzer Creek Near Palmer, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04058200
6 cfs 2.88 ft · 75°F 1,277 ft Escanaba
South Branch Hog Creek Near Allen, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04096515
5 cfs 1.54 ft · 81°F 1,013 ft St. Joseph
Mill Creek Near Avoca, Mi
13 hours ago · USGS 04159900
4 cfs · · 82°F 714 ft St. Clair
East Pond Creek At Romeo, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04164100
4 cfs 1.03 ft · 83°F 778 ft Clinton
Macatawa River At State Road Near Zeeland, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04108800
3 cfs 1.98 ft · 80°F 598 ft Black-Macatawa
Bear Creek Near Muskegon, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04122100
3 cfs 10.41 ft · 78°F 609 ft Muskegon
Malletts Creek At Ann Arbor, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04174518
2 cfs 3.11 ft · 83°F 749 ft Huron
Farmers Creek Near Lapeer, Mi
13 hours ago · USGS 04146000
2 cfs 15.05 ft · 83°F 827 ft Flint
Plum Brook At Utica, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04163400
2 cfs 1.94 ft · 84°F 633 ft Clinton
Cisco Branch Ontonagon R At Cisco Lake Outlet, Mi
13 hours ago · USGS 04037500
1 cfs 3.90 ft · 51°F 1,688 ft Ontonagon
Ecorse River At Dearborn Heights, Mi
13 hours ago · USGS 04168580
0 cfs 2.19 ft · 83°F 611 ft Detroit
Sloan Creek Near Williamston, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04112000
0 cfs 1.36 ft · 81°F 870 ft Upper Grand
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Flow report FAQ

About Michigan streamflow

What are river levels like in Michigan right now?

As of August 29, 2026, Michigan rivers are running at 85% of normal across 124 USGS streamgauges, and the St. Joseph River At Niles is reporting the highest discharge at 1,900 cfs. The full sortable gauge table is below.

Which Michigan river is running highest right now?

As of August 29, 2026, the highest discharge in Michigan is 1,900 cfs on the St. Joseph River At Niles. See the sortable gauge table for the full statewide ranking.

Are Michigan rivers high or low right now?

Compare the statewide percent-of-normal on this page: above 100% means Michigan rivers are running higher than the seasonal average for the date, below 100% means lower (a dry spell or drought). Each gauge also shows its own percent of median.

Where does the Michigan streamflow data come from?

The U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System. USGS streamgauges report continuously (every 15 minutes) and the data is the canonical real-time record for U.S. rivers. Snoflo pulls the latest readings and joins them to a 7-day NOAA weather forecast for each station.

What is cfs?

Cubic feet per second — the standard unit for streamflow. One cfs is about 7.5 gallons per second. Small creeks run at single-digit cfs; the Mississippi at hundreds of thousands.

What does Gauge Height mean?

The water level at the gauge in feet above the reference datum. Used together with discharge to track river state. Flood stage and runnable levels are typically expressed in gauge height (e.g., "flood at 16 ft").

How fresh is the Michigan data?

USGS streamgauges report every 15 minutes; Snoflo re-pulls throughout the day. The AI briefing regenerates daily.

Can I get a flow alert for a Michigan gauge?

Yes. Save any USGS gauge as a favorite in the Snoflo iOS app, set a discharge or stage threshold (e.g. "alert me when discharge crosses 2,000 cfs"), and you'll get a push the moment it crosses.

Is this a substitute for an NWS flood warning?

No. Snoflo is informational. For flood life-safety decisions always follow guidance from your local NWS forecast office and state emergency management. Snoflo data is one input among several.