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LOWER RIVER ROUGE AT DEARBORN, MI

DEARBORN, MI42.3084°N, -83.2527°W Updated 24 min ago
FLOW RATE
43.4cfs
GAUGE HT
3.27ft
WATER TEMP
27°F
AIR TEMP
85°F
WIND
5mph W
FISH INDEX
56SCORE / 100
GOOD · 3 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
43.4cfs 57.2% vs avg
Optimal band: 3649 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
45.4cfs
PERIOD LOW
40.5cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

3.27ft

Water Temperature

26.7°F

Water Turbidity

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

17.7in

≈ normal

17.67 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 18.4 in).

YTD Total

17.7in

This year so far

Normal to Date

18.4in

30-yr average

Typical Range

14.5–21.6in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-4%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 1.91" · normal 2.49" (1.1–3.8)
Jan
Feb: 1.15" · normal 2.18" (1.2–3.3)
Feb
Mar: 3.62" · normal 2.57" (1.3–4.0)
Mar
Apr: 4.40" · normal 3.60" (2.1–5.6)
Apr
May: 2.01" · normal 3.67" (2.1–5.1)
May
Jun: 4.20" · normal 3.66" (2.0–5.8)
Jun
Jul: 0.38" (so far)· normal 3.24" (1.6–4.6)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.33" (2.0–4.9)
Aug
Sep: normal 2.83" (1.3–4.7)
Sep
Oct: normal 2.75" (1.5–4.1)
Oct
Nov: normal 2.73" (1.6–3.6)
Nov
Dec: normal 2.46" (1.4–3.4)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo12:31 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
56
Temperature
Too Hot
Wind
Light
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
06:00 AM
SUNSET
09:13 PM
15H 13M OF DAYLIGHT17H 49M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated

Station Location

42.3084, -83.2527
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-03 03:24 UTC
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