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WEST FORK PORTAGE CREEK

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WEST FORK PORTAGE CREEK AT KALAMAZOO, MI

PORTAGE, MI42.2445°N, -85.6144°W Updated 9 hr ago

FLOW RATE

10cfs

AIR TEMP

68°F

WIND

3mph SSW

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

10cfs 20.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 10–14 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

19cfs

PERIOD LOW

9cfs

RUNNABLE

58%

last 30 day in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

20.8in

≈ normal

20.84 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 21.43 in).

YTD Total

20.8in

This year so far

Normal to Date

21.4in

30-yr average

Typical Range

16.6–25.1in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-3%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 2.63" · normal 2.81" (1.2–4.5)

Jan

Feb: 1.37" · normal 2.24" (1.1–3.5)

Feb

Mar: 3.59" · normal 2.67" (1.2–4.3)

Mar

Apr: 5.67" · normal 3.85" (2.3–5.7)

Apr

May: 1.75" · normal 4.37" (1.9–6.5)

May

Jun: 4.53" · normal 4.33" (2.4–6.6)

Jun

Jul: 1.30" (so far)· normal 3.93" (2.1–5.0)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.84" (1.9–5.9)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.09" (1.5–5.4)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.45" (1.6–6.7)

Oct

Nov: normal 2.87" (1.5–4.5)

Nov

Dec: normal 2.51" (1.4–3.5)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo08:36 AM

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