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TOBACCO RIVER

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TOBACCO RIVER AT GLIDDEN ROAD AT BEAVERTON, MI

MICHIGAN43.8795°N, -84.4739°W Updated 12 hr ago

FLOW RATE

168cfs

AIR TEMP

69°F

WIND

3mph WSW

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

168cfs 14.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 199–269 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

3,580cfs

PERIOD LOW

114cfs

RUNNABLE

21%

last 1 year in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Wet

Wetter than normal

2026 to date

21.9in

+33% vs normal

21.85 in of precipitation so far this year, 33% above the 30-year normal of 16.45 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

21.9in

This year so far

Normal to Date

16.4in

30-yr average

Typical Range

12.4–19.5in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+33%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 2.41" · normal 1.96" (1.0–3.0)

Jan

Feb: 1.62" · normal 1.67" (0.6–2.9)

Feb

Mar: 5.87" · normal 2.02" (0.9–3.0)

Mar

Apr: 6.45" · normal 3.34" (1.9–5.0)

Apr

May: 1.12" · normal 3.36" (2.1–4.8)

May

Jun: 3.47" · normal 3.39" (1.9–5.4)

Jun

Jul: 0.91" (so far)· normal 2.85" (1.7–3.9)

Jul

Aug: normal 2.95" (1.5–4.6)

Aug

Sep: normal 2.69" (1.4–3.8)

Sep

Oct: normal 2.89" (1.4–4.8)

Oct

Nov: normal 2.30" (1.0–4.2)

Nov

Dec: normal 2.06" (0.9–3.2)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo09:47 AM

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