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SOUTH BRANCH TOBACCO RIVER NEAR BEAVERTON, MI

BEAVERTON TOWNSHIP, MI43.8670°N, -84.5453°W Updated 49 min ago

FLOW RATE

52.6cfs

GAUGE HT

4.22ft

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

52.6cfs 27.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 47–64 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

56.2cfs

PERIOD LOW

52.6cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

4.22ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Wet

Wetter than normal

2026 to date

22.3in

+33% vs normal

22.3 in of precipitation so far this year, 33% above the 30-year normal of 16.73 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

22.3in

This year so far

Normal to Date

16.7in

30-yr average

Typical Range

12.6–19.9in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+33%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 2.65" · normal 2.03" (1.0–3.3)

Jan

Feb: 1.67" · normal 1.71" (0.7–3.0)

Feb

Mar: 5.51" · normal 2.06" (1.0–3.2)

Mar

Apr: 6.97" · normal 3.45" (2.1–5.3)

Apr

May: 1.17" · normal 3.49" (2.1–4.8)

May

Jun: 3.68" · normal 3.40" (1.9–5.0)

Jun

Jul: 0.66" (so far)· normal 2.93" (1.7–4.2)

Jul

Aug: normal 2.97" (1.4–4.7)

Aug

Sep: normal 2.69" (1.3–4.1)

Sep

Oct: normal 2.93" (1.4–4.6)

Oct

Nov: normal 2.34" (1.1–4.5)

Nov

Dec: normal 2.09" (1.0–3.1)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo09:50 AM

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Station Location

43.8670, -84.5453

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-07 15:15 UTC

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