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DOWAGIAC RIVER

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DOWAGIAC RIVER AT STATE HWY 51 NEAR DOWAGIAC, MI

MICHIGAN42.0278°N, -86.1075°W Updated 59 min ago

FLOW RATE

81.3cfs

GAUGE HT

2.94ft

AIR TEMP

80°F

WIND

4mph NNE

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

81.3cfs 2.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 71–96 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

86.7cfs

PERIOD LOW

80.2cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.94ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

86°

64°

MON

88°

64°

TUE

89°

68°

WED

88°

71°

THU

85°

66°

FRI

82°

56°

SAT

74°

61°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

84°

mild

84°

85°

86°

84°

82°

79°

75°

73°

71°

70°

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68°

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64°

68°

73°

78°

81°

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78°

75°

74°

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76°

79°

83°

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87°

89°

88°

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82°

77°

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74°

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76°

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82°

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71°

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69°

68°

70°

68°

70°

74°

78°

80°

83°

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83°

81°

77°

72°

68°

66°

67°

65°

62°

60°

58°

56°

58°

60°

64°

69°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

7mph N

G 12 mph

G12

NNE

G10

NNW

NNE

ESE

SSE

WSW

WNW

SSE

SSW

G11

G13

SSW

WSW

WNW

WSW

G10

G11

WNW

G12

G13

WNW

G13

WNW

G12

WNW

G12

WNW

G12

G13

WNW

G13

WNW

G13

WNW

G14

G17

G14

G15

NNW

G16

NNW

NNE

NNW

G12

NNW

G14

NNW

G16

G20

NNW

G22

NNW

G28

NNW

G23

NNE

G21

G19

NNE

G16

G13

ENE

G11

ENE

G12

ENE

G14

ENE

G15

ENE

G13

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

100%

69%

33%

67%

100%

15%

21%

76%

56%

100%

86%

64%

100%

10%

12%

44%

12%

53%

11%

14%

22%

66%

86%

79%

37%

84%

76%

100%

66%

97%

64%

100%

78%

11%

100%

72%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

995

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:20 AM

SUNSET

09:20 PM

15H 0M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

42.0278, -86.1075

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 14:15 UTC

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