Water report · Muskegon River
Running normal for mid October. Above 26% of past October 13s on record.
Updated 8:15 AM UTC, Oct 13
1,120 cfs puts Muskegon River in the 26th percentile for October 13, against 31 years of record.
The median for this date is 1,320 cfs, and half of all October 13s on record fell between 1,110 and 1,590.
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 694 and 14,800 cfs, lowest on Oct 16 and highest on Apr 17.
That is 486 cfs higher than on Oct 12.
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 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.
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.
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.
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