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SOUTH BRANCH PAW PAW RIVER NEAR PAW PAW, MI

PAW PAW TOWNSHIP, MI42.2006°N, -85.9014°W Updated 31 min ago

FLOW RATE

126cfs

GAUGE HT

5.06ft

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

126cfs 202.9% vs avg

Optimal band: 197–267 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

309cfs

PERIOD LOW

126cfs

RUNNABLE

21%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

5.06ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

21.3in

≈ normal

21.25 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 21.09 in).

YTD Total

21.3in

This year so far

Normal to Date

21.1in

30-yr average

Typical Range

16.6–25.3in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+1%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 2.74" · normal 2.83" (1.3–4.4)

Jan

Feb: 1.08" · normal 2.25" (1.2–3.4)

Feb

Mar: 3.63" · normal 2.63" (1.3–4.2)

Mar

Apr: 6.52" · normal 3.88" (2.1–5.8)

Apr

May: 1.57" · normal 4.30" (2.0–6.0)

May

Jun: 4.47" · normal 4.27" (2.2–6.4)

Jun

Jul: 1.24" (so far)· normal 4.15" (2.6–5.4)

Jul

Aug: normal 4.13" (2.0–6.1)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.34" (1.4–5.5)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.54" (1.8–6.7)

Oct

Nov: normal 2.91" (1.7–4.5)

Nov

Dec: normal 2.56" (1.5–3.5)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo11:01 AM

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Station Location

42.2006, -85.9014

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