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N BR CHIPPEWA RIVER

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N BR CHIPPEWA RIVER MERIDIAN RD NR MT PLEASANT MI

UNION CHARTER TOWNSHIP, MI43.5927°N, -84.8479°W Updated 33 min ago

FLOW RATE

35cfs

GAUGE HT

3.30ft

AIR TEMP

71°F

WIND

4mph WSW

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

35cfs 34.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 30–41 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

36.4cfs

PERIOD LOW

35cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

3.30ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Wet

Wetter than normal

2026 to date

19.8in

+18% vs normal

19.82 in of precipitation so far this year, 18% above the 30-year normal of 16.83 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

19.8in

This year so far

Normal to Date

16.8in

30-yr average

Typical Range

12.9–20.0in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+18%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 2.58" · normal 2.08" (1.0–3.3)

Jan

Feb: 1.39" · normal 1.79" (0.7–3.0)

Feb

Mar: 4.96" · normal 2.13" (1.0–3.3)

Mar

Apr: 6.00" · normal 3.61" (2.0–5.0)

Apr

May: 1.25" · normal 3.63" (1.9–5.1)

May

Jun: 3.55" · normal 3.39" (2.0–4.6)

Jun

Jul: 0.10" (so far)· normal 3.01" (1.8–4.2)

Jul

Aug: normal 2.99" (1.5–5.2)

Aug

Sep: normal 2.70" (1.2–4.6)

Sep

Oct: normal 2.95" (1.3–4.9)

Oct

Nov: normal 2.43" (1.1–4.6)

Nov

Dec: normal 2.12" (1.0–3.2)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo07:12 AM

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