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SWARTZ CREEK AT CLAUDE AVENUE AT FLINT, MI

FLINT CHARTER TOWNSHIP, MI42.9859°N, -83.7388°W Updated 7 hr ago

FLOW RATE

9cfs

AIR TEMP

63°F

WIND

3mph SSW

FISH INDEX

88SCORE / 100

EPIC · 5 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

9cfs 32.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 20–26 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,981cfs

PERIOD LOW

2cfs

RUNNABLE

last 1 year in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

18.8in

≈ normal

18.77 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 17.99 in).

YTD Total

18.8in

This year so far

Normal to Date

18.0in

30-yr average

Typical Range

13.9–21.5in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+4%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 2.40" · normal 2.34" (1.1–4.0)

Jan

Feb: 1.29" · normal 1.99" (1.0–3.3)

Feb

Mar: 4.17" · normal 2.27" (1.3–3.5)

Mar

Apr: 4.46" · normal 3.48" (2.1–5.6)

Apr

May: 1.12" · normal 3.62" (2.2–4.9)

May

Jun: 4.18" · normal 3.63" (2.2–5.5)

Jun

Jul: 1.15" (so far)· normal 3.12" (1.6–4.2)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.10" (1.6–4.7)

Aug

Sep: normal 2.86" (1.1–4.4)

Sep

Oct: normal 2.96" (1.6–5.5)

Oct

Nov: normal 2.53" (1.1–4.2)

Nov

Dec: normal 2.16" (1.4–3.1)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo07:03 AM

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Station Location

42.9859, -83.7388

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-08 00:00 UTC

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