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CLINTON RIVER

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CLINTON RIVER AT STERLING HEIGHTS, MI

MICHIGAN42.6145°N, -83.0266°W Updated 15 hr ago

FLOW RATE

184cfs

GAUGE HT

8.03ft

WATER TEMP

76°F

AIR TEMP

79°F

WIND

5mph ENE

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

184cfs 8.8% vs avg

Optimal band: 177–239 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,842cfs

PERIOD LOW

57cfs

RUNNABLE

20%

last 1 year in band

Gauge Height

8.03ft

Water Temperature

75.9°F

Water Turbidity

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

86°

62°

MON

95°

64°

TUE

102°

73°

WED

97°

67°

THU

87°

66°

FRI

76°

61°

SAT

76°

62°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

86°

mild

86°

84°

82°

78°

74°

72°

70°

69°

67°

66°

65°

64°

69°

76°

81°

78°

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100°

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97°

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80°

72°

67°

68°

73°

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73°

71°

70°

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66°

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80°

82°

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86°

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82°

76°

72°

69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

63°

62°

61°

62°

64°

66°

70°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

6mph ENE

G 8 mph

ENE

G10

ESE

SSE

G11

WSW

G11

G10

WNW

G37

NNE

G18

WNW

G10

ENE

G11

ESE

G10

ESE

G10

ESE

G13

G12

SSE

G13

SSW

G13

SSW

G12

G15

G17

WNW

G15

G14

G15

WSW

G16

G14

G13

WNW

G10

WNW

G10

WNW

G11

WNW

G10

WNW

G13

G17

G20

G23

G24

WNW

G24

WNW

G24

WNW

G23

G22

G21

WNW

G19

WNW

G14

WNW

G11

NNW

NNE

G10

G13

G30

SSE

G18

WSW

NNW

WSW

G13

G17

NNW

G18

G17

NNW

G18

NNW

G18

G20

G16

G18

NNW

G14

NNW

G15

NNW

G18

NNW

G19

NNW

G17

NNW

G18

G15

NNE

G15

NNE

G14

G17

G21

G20

NNE

G14

NNE

G13

G12

NNW

G11

NNW

G11

NNE

G11

NNE

G11

NNE

PRECIP

chance %

15%

10%

14%

15%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

68%

100%

78%

100%

25%

35%

30%

48%

100%

12%

43%

100%

72%

39%

100%

55%

21%

11%

66%

11%

100%

58%

99%

100%

59%

100%

95%

100%

85%

11%

10%

100%

20%

15%

30%

83%

26%

47%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1000

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:05 AM

SUNSET

09:09 PM

15H 4M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

42.6145, -83.0266

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 00:00 UTC

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