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ESCANABA RIVER

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ESCANABA RIVER AT CORNELL, MI

CORNELL TOWNSHIP, MI45.9089°N, -87.2135°W Updated 32 min ago

FLOW RATE

388cfs

GAUGE HT

1.51ft

WATER TEMP

69°F

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

388cfs 43.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 346–468 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

476cfs

PERIOD LOW

334cfs

RUNNABLE

89%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

1.51ft

Water Temperature

68.7°F

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Wet

Wetter than normal

2026 to date

22.7in

+45% vs normal

22.71 in of precipitation so far this year, 45% above the 30-year normal of 15.7 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

22.7in

This year so far

Normal to Date

15.7in

30-yr average

Typical Range

12.7–19.4in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+45%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 2.76" · normal 1.46" (0.6–2.5)

Jan

Feb: 2.43" · normal 1.20" (0.4–1.8)

Feb

Mar: 3.98" · normal 1.87" (0.7–3.4)

Mar

Apr: 6.14" · normal 2.80" (1.6–4.3)

Apr

May: 1.77" · normal 3.31" (2.0–5.0)

May

Jun: 4.82" · normal 3.60" (2.0–5.2)

Jun

Jul: 0.82" (so far)· normal 3.86" (2.2–5.4)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.11" (1.8–4.2)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.13" (1.7–4.5)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.10" (1.3–4.9)

Oct

Nov: normal 2.11" (1.0–3.5)

Nov

Dec: normal 1.75" (0.8–2.7)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo06:40 UTC

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45.9089, -87.2135

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 11:45 UTC

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