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Middle River
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MIDDLE RIVER
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MIDDLE RIVER ROUGE NEAR GARDEN CITY, MI

DEARBORN HEIGHTS, MI42.3481°N, -83.3116°W Updated 56 min ago
FLOW RATE
20.9cfs
GAUGE HT
2.68ft
AIR TEMP
96°F
WIND
11mph SW
FISH INDEX
50SCORE / 100
GOOD · 3 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
20.9cfs 71.1% vs avg
Optimal band: 2028 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
28.2cfs
PERIOD LOW
20.9cfs
RUNNABLE
97%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.68ft
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

16.8in

≈ normal

16.78 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 18.31 in).

YTD Total

16.8in

This year so far

Normal to Date

18.3in

30-yr average

Typical Range

14.5–21.7in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-8%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 1.94" · normal 2.49" (1.1–3.8)
Jan
Feb: 1.05" · normal 2.18" (1.2–3.3)
Feb
Mar: 3.36" · normal 2.57" (1.3–4.0)
Mar
Apr: 4.53" · normal 3.60" (2.1–5.6)
Apr
May: 1.85" · normal 3.68" (2.1–5.2)
May
Jun: 3.96" · normal 3.67" (2.0–5.8)
Jun
Jul: 0.08" (so far)· normal 3.25" (1.6–4.6)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.32" (2.0–4.9)
Aug
Sep: normal 2.81" (1.3–4.7)
Sep
Oct: normal 2.76" (1.5–4.2)
Oct
Nov: normal 2.71" (1.6–3.5)
Nov
Dec: normal 2.46" (1.5–3.4)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo02:26 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
99°
77°
FRI
96°
77°
SAT
94°
75°
SUN
88°
73°
MON
80°
66°
TUE
81°
66°
WED
89°
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TEMP
hourly forecast
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
16mph WSW
G 24 mph
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PRECIP
chance %
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CLOUDS
cover %
4%
clear
4%
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3%
1%
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5%
3%
100%
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3%
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19%
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3%
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29%
35%
40%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
993
993994995994992993992994992993991992991991990990989990990992
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
50
Temperature
Too Hot
Wind
Moderate
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
06:00 AM
SUNSET
09:13 PM
15H 13M OF DAYLIGHT3H 2M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
92% illuminated

Station Location

42.3481, -83.3116
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-02 18:11 UTC
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