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MIDDLE BRANCH

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MIDDLE BRANCH ONTONAGON RIVER NEAR PAULDING, MI

INTERIOR TOWNSHIP, MI46.3569°N, -89.0765°W Updated 15 hr ago

FLOW RATE

179cfs

AIR TEMP

79°F

WIND

11mph SW

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

179cfs 3.8% vs avg

Optimal band: 159–215 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

372cfs

PERIOD LOW

120cfs

RUNNABLE

55%

last 30 day in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

16.1in

≈ normal

16.12 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 14.74 in).

YTD Total

16.1in

This year so far

Normal to Date

14.7in

30-yr average

Typical Range

11.2–18.3in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+9%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 2.33" · normal 1.37" (0.6–2.4)

Jan

Feb: 1.36" · normal 1.16" (0.4–2.1)

Feb

Mar: 2.88" · normal 1.84" (0.8–2.8)

Mar

Apr: 2.93" · normal 2.94" (1.5–4.4)

Apr

May: 1.82" · normal 3.37" (1.9–4.7)

May

Jun: 4.71" · normal 3.84" (1.7–5.6)

Jun

Jul: 0.08" (so far)· normal 3.74" (2.5–5.4)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.20" (1.4–4.8)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.17" (1.9–4.3)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.29" (1.6–4.7)

Oct

Nov: normal 2.14" (1.1–3.0)

Nov

Dec: normal 1.70" (1.0–2.5)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo01:15 PM

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46.3569, -89.0765

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