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Muskegon River conditions

Water report·near Croton2h ago
1,220CFSNormal

Running normal for late September. Above 56% of past September 22s on record.

Updated 12:00 PM UTC, Sep 22

66°Fwater4.67 ftgage

Muskegon River flow history

Aug 12typical 1,030 to 1,380 cfs
1,190cfs

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Aug 6Aug 9Aug 12
Aug 12typical 1,030 to 1,380 cfs
1,190cfs

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Jul 14Jul 28Aug 12
Aug 12typical 1,030 to 1,380 cfs
1,190cfs

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May 15Jun 28Aug 12
Aug 12typical 1,030 to 1,380 cfs
1,190cfs

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Sep 21Mar 2Aug 12

What this means

1,220 cfs puts Muskegon River in the 56th percentile for September 22, against 31 years of record.

The median for this date is 1,160 cfs, and half of all September 22s on record fell between 996 and 1,400.

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 436 cfs higher than on Sep 21.

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USGS monitoring location 04121970, MUSKEGON RIVER NEAR CROTON, MI, 6.8 miles from the center 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 center of Muskegon River. It reports water temperature, gage height and discharge. 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.

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