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BETSIE RIVER AT US HIGHWAY 31 NEAR BENZONIA, MI

BENZONIA TOWNSHIP, MI44.6006°N, -86.0993°W

AIR TEMP

63°F

WIND

4mph SE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

—cfs

No flow data available

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Wet

Wetter than normal

2026 to date

27.6in

+57% vs normal

27.62 in of precipitation so far this year, 57% above the 30-year normal of 17.59 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

27.6in

This year so far

Normal to Date

17.6in

30-yr average

Typical Range

13.4–21.9in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+57%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 4.66" · normal 2.38" (1.2–3.5)

Jan

Feb: 2.16" · normal 1.73" (0.9–2.7)

Feb

Mar: 6.54" · normal 2.36" (1.0–4.0)

Mar

Apr: 5.71" · normal 3.37" (2.1–5.2)

Apr

May: 3.13" · normal 3.39" (1.9–4.8)

May

Jun: 4.78" · normal 3.26" (1.7–4.7)

Jun

Jul: 0.63" (so far)· normal 3.16" (1.9–4.6)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.33" (1.7–4.7)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.57" (2.2–5.4)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.94" (2.0–6.7)

Oct

Nov: normal 3.14" (1.6–5.0)

Nov

Dec: normal 2.69" (1.7–3.8)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo07:00 UTC

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