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Muskegon River
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MUSKEGON RIVER
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MUSKEGON RIVER NEAR CROTON, MI

CROTON TOWNSHIP, MI43.4347°N, -85.6653°W Updated 19 min ago
FLOW RATE
1,440cfs
GAUGE HT
5.19ft
WATER TEMP
22°F
AIR TEMP
72°F
WIND
4mph SSE
FISH INDEX
75SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
1,440cfs 3.5% vs avg
Optimal band: 1,2411,679 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
1,590cfs
PERIOD LOW
1,440cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

5.19ft

Water Temperature

22.0°F
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Wet

Wetter than normal

2026 to date

22.5in

+22% vs normal

22.46 in of precipitation so far this year, 22% above the 30-year normal of 18.36 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

22.5in

This year so far

Normal to Date

18.4in

30-yr average

Typical Range

13.5–22.6in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+22%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 2.97" · normal 2.26" (1.2–3.8)
Jan
Feb: 1.26" · normal 1.83" (0.8–3.3)
Feb
Mar: 4.70" · normal 2.40" (1.0–3.5)
Mar
Apr: 6.86" · normal 3.94" (2.4–6.1)
Apr
May: 1.34" · normal 4.00" (1.8–6.4)
May
Jun: 5.16" · normal 3.68" (2.0–5.5)
Jun
Jul: 0.17" (so far)· normal 3.62" (2.1–4.8)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.48" (1.9–5.3)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.12" (1.5–5.3)
Sep
Oct: normal 3.48" (1.7–5.8)
Oct
Nov: normal 2.65" (1.3–4.3)
Nov
Dec: normal 2.31" (1.1–3.2)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo04:56 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
90°
72°
SAT
88°
70°
SUN
83°
65°
MON
73°
62°
TUE
87°
63°
WED
87°
65°
THU
87°
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TEMP
hourly forecast
83°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
9mph W
G 15 mph
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PRECIP
chance %
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CLOUDS
cover %
1%
clear
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17%
92%
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50%
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100%
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15%
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
993
993991991990991990988986987987987987988988988990991991991992
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
75
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
06:07 AM
SUNSET
09:26 PM
15H 19M OF DAYLIGHT10H 52M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated

Station Location

43.4347, -85.6653
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-03 10:34 UTC
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