Flow report

Michigan streamflow

Live discharge, gauge height, water temperature, and percent-of-normal readings from every USGS streamgauge in Michigan. Built for paddlers, anglers, water managers, and flood researchers.

USGS gauges
126
State percent normal
98%
Paddle runs
0
Updated
Jul 16
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Flow briefing

Streamflow levels across Michigan are currently 98% of normal, with the St. Joseph River At Niles reporting the highest discharge in the state at 3,450 cfs and a gauge stage of 6.07 ft.

Meanwhile, the St. Joseph River At Three Rivers is seeing a spike today — up 27% 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.

Active weather warnings for Michigan

# Michigan Storm Center Report

Michigan is currently experiencing a statewide air quality crisis due to smoke plumes from Canadian wildfires, with pollutant levels ranging from Very Unhealthy to Hazardous through Friday, July 17. The entire state is affected, with particularly severe conditions in northern Michigan counties including Traverse City, Marquette, and Gaylord areas, as well as southwest Michigan counties (Berrien, Cass, St. Joseph, Branch, and Hillsdale) and major population centers like Detroit, Grand Rapids, and Lansing. Vulnerable populations—those with heart disease and respiratory conditions like asthma—should avoid strenuous outdoor activities and watch for wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, and throat/eye irritation. Residents are urged to keep windows closed, use MERV-13 or higher-rated air filters, eliminate outdoor burning and wood-burning devices, and monitor real-time air quality data at Michigan.gov/MiAir and AirNow.gov for health guidance.

Source: National Weather Service

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

98%

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

Highest discharge

St. Joseph River At Niles 3,450 cfs

Gauge stage 6.07 ft

Biggest 24h spike

St. Joseph River At Three Rivers +27%

Now 1,580 cfs

Network coverage

Gauges + rivers tracked 126 + 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.

126 gauges
Streamgage Streamflow Gage height Water temp Air temp Elevation Watershed
St. Joseph River At Niles, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04101500
3,760 cfs 6.29 ft 82°F 67°F 664 ft St. Joseph
Menominee River At Koss, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04066800
2,080 cfs 10.31 ft · 61°F 663 ft Menominee
Menominee River At White Rapids Dam Near Banat, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04066030
1,930 cfs 7.01 ft · 61°F 689 ft Menominee
Menominee River Near Vulcan, Mi
13 hours ago · USGS 04065722
1,830 cfs 5.81 ft · 61°F 807 ft Menominee
Grand River At Grand Rapids, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04119000
1,830 cfs 1.70 ft · 67°F 587 ft Lower Grand
Manistee River Near Wellston, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04125550
1,790 cfs 8.87 ft 73°F 63°F 621 ft Manistee
Menominee River Below Pemene Creek Near Pembine, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04066003
1,730 cfs 7.56 ft · 61°F 748 ft Menominee
St. Joseph River At Mottville, Mi
1 day ago · USGS 04099000
1,650 cfs 3.56 ft · 67°F 780 ft St. Joseph
Au Sable River Near Au Sable, Mi
11 hours ago · USGS 04137500
1,380 cfs 8.75 ft 79°F 65°F 587 ft Au Sable
Kalamazoo River At New Richmond, Mi
15 hours ago · USGS 04108660
1,260 cfs 10.55 ft 85°F 69°F 605 ft Kalamazoo
Au Sable River Near Curtisville, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04137005
1,210 cfs 8.42 ft 75°F 62°F 803 ft Au Sable
Au Sable River Near Mc Kinley, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04136900
1,210 cfs 7.73 ft 72°F 62°F 853 ft Au Sable
Manistee River Near Mesick, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04124200
1,180 cfs 3.82 ft 71°F 59°F 754 ft Manistee
Muskegon River Near Croton, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04121970
1,130 cfs 4.83 ft 74°F 64°F 685 ft Muskegon
Manistee River Near Sherman, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04124000
1,130 cfs 12.39 ft 73°F 58°F 820 ft Manistee
Au Sable River At Mio, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04136500
1,030 cfs 3.20 ft 74°F 61°F 946 ft Au Sable
Menominee River Near Florence, Mi
13 hours ago · USGS 04063000
981 cfs 3.53 ft · 60°F 1,118 ft Brule
Au Sable River Near Red Oak, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04136000
933 cfs 3.31 ft 71°F 60°F 1,008 ft Au Sable
Grand River At Ionia, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04116000
858 cfs 8.60 ft · 65°F 620 ft Lower Grand
Manistique River Near Manistique, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04056500
835 cfs 3.44 ft · 59°F 617 ft Manistique
St. Joseph River At Three Rivers, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04097500
818 cfs 3.66 ft · 66°F 800 ft St. Joseph
Grand River At Portland, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04114000
684 cfs 5.67 ft · 65°F 719 ft Upper Grand
Michigamme River Near Crystal Falls, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04062500
673 cfs 3.83 ft · 58°F 1,305 ft Michigamme
Kalamazoo River At Comstock, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04106000
662 cfs 4.14 ft · 66°F 792 ft Kalamazoo
Muskegon River At Evart, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04121500
611 cfs 7.22 ft · 62°F 997 ft Muskegon
Thunder Bay River At Herron Road Near Bolton, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04133501
584 cfs 12.41 ft · 63°F 704 ft Thunder Bay
Tittabawassee River At Midland, Mi
11 hours ago · USGS 04156000
584 cfs 9.36 ft · 65°F 586 ft Tittabawassee
Pere Marquette River At Scottville, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04122500
537 cfs 1.27 ft · 66°F 625 ft Pere Marquette-White
Ontonagon River Near Rockland, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04040000
512 cfs 5.30 ft 32°F 58°F 670 ft Ontonagon
River Raisin Near Monroe, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04176500
479 cfs 3.03 ft 67°F 71°F 618 ft Raisin
Grand River At Lansing, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04113000
473 cfs 2.75 ft · 65°F 808 ft Upper Grand
Kalamazoo River Near Battle Creek, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04105500
463 cfs 3.04 ft · 66°F 804 ft Kalamazoo
Escanaba River At Cornell, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04059000
426 cfs 1.55 ft 81°F 61°F 735 ft Escanaba
Paw Paw River At Riverside, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04102500
377 cfs 6.30 ft · 69°F 610 ft St. Joseph
Clinton River Near Fraser, Mi
11 hours ago · USGS 04164000
347 cfs 6.88 ft · 72°F 586 ft Clinton
Tahquamenon River Near Paradise, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04045500
314 cfs 3.36 ft · 54°F 729 ft Tahquamenon
Paint River Nr Alpha, Mi
1 day ago · USGS 04062000
292 cfs 3.38 ft · 58°F 1,271 ft Brule
Kalamazoo River At Marshall, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04103500
288 cfs 4.32 ft · 66°F 882 ft Kalamazoo
White River Near Whitehall, Mi
1 day ago · USGS 04122200
283 cfs 1.34 ft · 67°F 619 ft Pere Marquette-White
Dowagiac River At Sumnerville, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04101800
253 cfs 5.57 ft · 66°F 716 ft St. Joseph
Pine River At High School Bridge Nr Hoxeyville, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04125460
240 cfs 3.99 ft 66°F 60°F 856 ft Manistee
Huron River Near Hamburg, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04172000
239 cfs 4.71 ft · 67°F 852 ft Huron
River Raisin Near Adrian, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04176000
239 cfs 5.11 ft · 69°F 699 ft Raisin
Flint River Near Flint, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04148500
231 cfs 3.52 ft · 65°F 684 ft Flint
Sturgeon River At Wolverine, Mi
11 hours ago · USGS 04127997
228 cfs 2.92 ft · 59°F 778 ft Cheboygan
Rifle River Near Sterling, Mi
11 hours ago · USGS 04142000
222 cfs 1.61 ft 53°F 62°F 639 ft Au Gres-Rifle
Brule River At Us Highway 2 Near Florence, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04060993
221 cfs 3.61 ft · 59°F 1,241 ft Brule
Huron River At Ann Arbor, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04174500
215 cfs 12.15 ft 64°F 68°F 758 ft Huron
South Branch Au Sable River Near Luzerne, Mi
11 hours ago · USGS 04135700
209 cfs 4.76 ft 68°F 60°F 1,070 ft Au Sable
Jordan River Near East Jordan, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04127800
190 cfs 3.52 ft · 62°F 629 ft Boardman-Charlevoix
Clinton River At Moravian Drive At Mt. Clemens, Mi
11 hours ago · USGS 04165500
171 cfs 5.80 ft 82°F 69°F 574 ft Clinton
Sturgeon River Near Alston, Mi
14 hours ago · USGS 04041500
168 cfs 3.94 ft 76°F 59°F 735 ft Sturgeon
Platte River At Honor, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04126740
144 cfs 1.29 ft · 61°F 606 ft Betsie-Platte
Boardman R Above Brown Bridge Road Nr Mayfield, Mi
1 day ago · USGS 04126970
142 cfs 3.42 ft · 60°F 826 ft Boardman-Charlevoix
Chippewa River Near Mount Pleasant, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04154000
138 cfs 3.09 ft · 64°F 730 ft Pine
Shiawassee River At Owosso, Mi
19 hours ago · USGS 04144500
121 cfs 2.13 ft · 65°F 695 ft Shiawassee
Tobacco River At Glidden Road At Beaverton, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04152500
113 cfs 1.93 ft · 62°F 715 ft Tittabawassee
Thornapple River Near Hastings, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04117500
112 cfs 2.98 ft · 66°F 803 ft Thornapple
Cass River At Frankenmuth, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04151500
110 cfs 3.85 ft · 64°F 591 ft Cass
Ford River Near Hyde, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04059500
108 cfs 1.98 ft 46°F 62°F 707 ft Cedar-Ford
Middle Branch Escanaba River Nr Princeton, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04058100
108 cfs 1.68 ft · 60°F 1,114 ft Escanaba
Middle Branch Ontonagon River Near Paulding, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04033000
107 cfs 4.11 ft · 57°F 1,500 ft Ontonagon
Rogue River Near Rockford, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04118500
107 cfs 3.67 ft · 66°F 665 ft Lower Grand
Clinton River At Sterling Heights, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04161820
105 cfs 7.56 ft 82°F 71°F 612 ft Clinton
Prairie River Near Nottawa, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04097540
98 cfs 3.86 ft 36°F 67°F 872 ft St. Joseph
Flint River Near Otisville, Mi
11 hours ago · USGS 04147500
97 cfs 2.75 ft · 67°F 728 ft Flint
St. Joseph River At Burlington, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04096405
97 cfs 3.49 ft · 66°F 906 ft St. Joseph
Grand River At Jackson, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04109000
95 cfs 9.34 ft · 66°F 911 ft Upper Grand
Little Muskegon River Near Oak Grove, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04121944
94 cfs 3.12 ft 78°F 64°F 756 ft Muskegon
Sturgeon River Near Nahma Junction, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04057510
92 cfs 4.11 ft · 60°F 662 ft Fishdam-Sturgeon
Pigeon R At Sturgeon Valley Rd Near Vanderbilt, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04128990
82 cfs 2.29 ft · 60°F 914 ft Cheboygan
Clam River At Vogel Center, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04121300
77 cfs 2.73 ft · 59°F 1,134 ft Muskegon
Pine River Near Midland, Mi
14 hours ago · USGS 04155500
66 cfs 2.54 ft · 64°F 628 ft Pine
Battle Creek At Battle Creek, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04105000
64 cfs · · 66°F 824 ft Kalamazoo
Iron River At County Hwy-424 At Caspian, Mi
1 day ago · USGS 04060500
61 cfs 4.06 ft · 56°F 1,446 ft Brule
Red Cedar River At East Lansing, Mi
11 hours ago · USGS 04112500
61 cfs 3.32 ft · 65°F 829 ft Upper Grand
Looking Glass River Near Eagle, Mi
13 hours ago · USGS 04114498
59 cfs 2.70 ft · 65°F 754 ft Upper Grand
South Branch Hog Creek Near Allen, Mi
11 hours ago · USGS 04096515
58 cfs 2.97 ft · 66°F 1,013 ft St. Joseph
West Branch Ontonagon River Near Bergland, Mi
11 hours ago · USGS 04036000
52 cfs 1.61 ft · 58°F 1,304 ft Ontonagon
South Branch Tobacco River Near Beaverton, Mi
1 day ago · USGS 04152238
49 cfs 4.15 ft · 63°F 727 ft Tittabawassee
South Branch Flint River Near Columbiaville, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04146063
47 cfs 1.44 ft · 67°F 768 ft Flint
Lower River Rouge At Dearborn, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04168400
47 cfs 3.30 ft 77°F 73°F 582 ft Detroit
South Branch Black River Near Bangor, Mi
13 hours ago · USGS 04102700
45 cfs 2.73 ft · 68°F 613 ft Black-Macatawa
Portage Creek At Kalamazoo, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04106500
42 cfs 2.24 ft · 66°F 766 ft Kalamazoo
Saline River Near Saline, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04176400
42 cfs 5.13 ft · 68°F 711 ft Raisin
Galien River Near Sawyer, Mi
13 hours ago · USGS 04096015
41 cfs 6.42 ft · 68°F 614 ft Little Calumet-Galien
Red Cedar River Near Williamston, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04111379
38 cfs 2.45 ft · 65°F 865 ft Upper Grand
Black River Near Jeddo, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04159492
32 cfs 3.15 ft · 67°F 664 ft St. Clair
River Rouge At Detroit, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04166500
32 cfs 4.84 ft 80°F 73°F 591 ft Detroit
Maple River At Maple Rapids, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04115000
32 cfs 2.96 ft · 65°F 646 ft Maple
Mill Creek Near Dexter, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04173500
31 cfs 5.70 ft · 67°F 856 ft Huron
Sturgeon River Near Sidnaw, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04040500
30 cfs 3.51 ft · 57°F 1,228 ft Sturgeon
Middle River Rouge Near Garden City, Mi
1 day ago · USGS 04167000
27 cfs 2.48 ft · 73°F 609 ft Detroit
Silver River Near L'Anse, Mi
1 day ago · USGS 04043150
27 cfs 6.48 ft · 61°F 625 ft Dead-Kelsey
Greenwood Release Near Greenwood, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04057814
24 cfs 2.37 ft · 60°F 1,478 ft Escanaba
Clinton River At Auburn Hills, Mi
18 hours ago · USGS 04161000
24 cfs · · 71°F 846 ft Clinton
Black River Near Bessemer, Mi
1 day ago · USGS 04031000
23 cfs 1.97 ft · 58°F 1,186 ft Black-Presque Isle
Augusta Creek Near Augusta, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04105700
22 cfs · · 66°F 817 ft Kalamazoo
Rabbit River Near Hopkins, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04108600
20 cfs 2.68 ft · 66°F 717 ft Kalamazoo
Kearsley Creek Near Davison, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04148140
20 cfs 3.33 ft · 67°F 759 ft Flint
North Branch Clinton River Near Mt. Clemens, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04164500
20 cfs 4.29 ft · 68°F 584 ft Clinton
Greenwood Diversion Near Greenwood, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04057813
19 cfs 1.53 ft · 60°F 1,439 ft Escanaba
River Rouge At Southfield, Mi
11 hours ago · USGS 04166100
18 cfs 3.73 ft 78°F 72°F 618 ft Detroit
Cisco Branch Ontonagon R At Cisco Lake Outlet, Mi
1 day ago · USGS 04037500
18 cfs 4.39 ft · 58°F 1,688 ft Ontonagon
Sycamore Creek At Holt Road Near Holt, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04112850
15 cfs 2.23 ft · 65°F 856 ft Upper Grand
Belle River At Memphis, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04160600
13 cfs 1.14 ft · 64°F 713 ft St. Clair
Middle Branch Escanaba River At Humboldt, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04057800
13 cfs 1.89 ft 72°F 59°F 1,526 ft Escanaba
Wanadoga Creek Near Battle Creek, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04104945
12 cfs 3.14 ft · 66°F 833 ft Kalamazoo
Fish Creek Near Crystal, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04115265
11 cfs 1.92 ft · 65°F 802 ft Maple
East Branch Pine River Near Tustin, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04124500
11 cfs 2.34 ft · 61°F 1,149 ft Manistee
Mill Creek Near Avoca, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04159900
10 cfs · · 63°F 714 ft St. Clair
Black River Near Garnet, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04046000
9 cfs 2.50 ft · 58°F 655 ft Brevoort-Millecoquins
Middle Branch Clinton River At Macomb, Mi
17 hours ago · USGS 04164800
8 cfs 5.98 ft · 69°F 610 ft Clinton
West Fork Portage Creek At Kalamazoo, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04106400
7 cfs 2.35 ft · 66°F 883 ft Kalamazoo
Upper River Rouge At Farmington, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04166300
6 cfs 2.97 ft · 71°F 692 ft Detroit
Farmers Creek Near Lapeer, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04146000
6 cfs 15.21 ft · 64°F 827 ft Flint
Trap Rock River Near Lake Linden, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04043050
6 cfs 3.04 ft · 61°F 633 ft Keweenaw Peninsula
Schweitzer Creek Near Palmer, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04058200
6 cfs 2.94 ft · 61°F 1,277 ft Escanaba
West Fork Portage Creek Near Oshtemo, Mi
18 hours ago · USGS 04106320
5 cfs 1.39 ft · 66°F 875 ft Kalamazoo
East Pond Creek At Romeo, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04164100
5 cfs 1.07 ft · 67°F 778 ft Clinton
Macatawa River At State Road Near Zeeland, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04108800
5 cfs 1.97 ft · 68°F 598 ft Black-Macatawa
Bear Creek Near Muskegon, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04122100
4 cfs 10.53 ft · 68°F 609 ft Muskegon
Malletts Creek At Ann Arbor, Mi
1 day ago · USGS 04174518
3 cfs 3.17 ft · 69°F 749 ft Huron
Plum Brook At Utica, Mi
11 hours ago · USGS 04163400
3 cfs 2.03 ft · 69°F 633 ft Clinton
Ecorse River At Dearborn Heights, Mi
23 hours ago · USGS 04168580
1 cfs 2.28 ft · 73°F 611 ft Detroit
Sloan Creek Near Williamston, Mi
12 hours ago · USGS 04112000
0 cfs 1.47 ft · 65°F 870 ft Upper Grand
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Flow report FAQ

About Michigan streamflow

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.