Water report · Muskegon River
Muskegon River conditions
Running normal for mid August, and steady since yesterday. Above 58% of past August 13s on record.
Updated 6:00 PM UTC, Aug 13
Muskegon River flow history
What this means
1,230 cfs puts Muskegon River in the 58th percentile for August 13, against 31 years of record.
The median for this date is 1,160 cfs, and half of all August 13s on record fell between 1,030 and 1,370.
Over the last 7 days, Muskegon River ran between 1,150 and 1,280 cfs, lowest on Aug 11 and highest on Aug 9.
That is 70.0 cfs lower than on Aug 6.
Over the last 30 days, Muskegon River ran between 1,060 and 1,280 cfs, lowest on Jul 31 and highest on Jul 14.
That is 90.0 cfs lower than on Jul 14.
Over the last 90 days, Muskegon River ran between 1,060 and 3,200 cfs, lowest on Jul 31 and highest on May 26.
That is 1,000 cfs lower than on May 15.
Over the last 12 months, Muskegon River ran between 692 and 14,800 cfs, lowest on Sep 28 and highest on Apr 17.
That is 367 cfs higher than on Aug 12.
Water temperature, past 30 days
70 to 75 °F over the window.
On this water
No member has posted conditions here lately. The gauge says what the water is doing; an angler who was standing in it says what that felt like.
Post a reportUSGS monitoring location 04121970, MUSKEGON RIVER NEAR CROTON, MI, 6.8 miles from the centre of Muskegon River. Provisional data, subject to revision. Values refresh every 30 minutes. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.
About this gauge
Readings come from USGS monitoring location 04121970, MUSKEGON RIVER NEAR CROTON, MI, 6.8 miles from the centre of Muskegon River. It reports gage height, discharge and water temperature. Values refresh every 30 minutes and are provisional until the agency reviews them. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.
Muskegon River fishing records
The gauge is half the picture. The other half is what came out of the water: verified catches, the current record, and the anglers holding it.
See the Muskegon River record book