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MIDDLE BRANCH

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MIDDLE BRANCH ESCANABA RIVER NR PRINCETON, MI

FORSYTH TOWNSHIP, MI46.3172°N, -87.5021°W Updated 21 min ago

FLOW RATE

152cfs

GAUGE HT

1.89ft

AIR TEMP

72°F

WIND

10mph WSW

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

152cfs 22.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 159–215 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

221cfs

PERIOD LOW

88.7cfs

RUNNABLE

46%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

1.89ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

88°

68°

FRI

80°

62°

SAT

73°

55°

SUN

55°

51°

MON

70°

53°

TUE

84°

58°

WED

88°

62°

TIME

THU

NOW

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

TEMP

hourly forecast

81°

mild

81°

83°

85°

86°

87°

88°

83°

80°

76°

74°

73°

72°

70°

69°

67°

68°

67°

66°

67°

71°

74°

75°

78°

80°

77°

72°

75°

73°

64°

63°

62°

60°

59°

58°

57°

56°

60°

64°

67°

69°

73°

72°

69°

68°

65°

60°

66°

65°

61°

58°

55°

54°

52°

51°

52°

53°

54°

53°

52°

53°

52°

51°

52°

53°

54°

53°

54°

55°

56°

57°

58°

57°

58°

59°

62°

64°

69°

70°

69°

68°

70°

68°

65°

61°

60°

59°

58°

59°

60°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

10mph WSW

G 16 mph

G16

WSW

G14

G13

WSW

G15

WSW

G16

WSW

G14

G10

WNW

G10

ENE

SSW

G10

WSW

G13

G17

G15

NNW

NNE

G10

G12

NNE

ENE

G12

ESE

G10

G14

NNE

G13

NNE

G14

NNE

G13

G10

NNE

SSW

G12

NNE

ENE

G14

ENE

G10

ESE

G11

G14

G13

G12

ENE

G13

ENE

G14

G26

NNE

G29

G27

G30

G26

G28

G32

NNE

G29

G26

G24

G23

G24

G23

NNE

G25

NNE

G26

NNE

G26

NNE

G24

G25

G30

G35

NNE

G36

NNE

G32

G27

G24

NNE

G23

NNE

G22

NNE

G20

NNE

G17

G16

NNE

G17

NNE

G17

NNE

G15

NNE

G12

NNE

G10

NNE

G10

NNE

NNW

NNE

WNW

PRECIP

chance %

13%

18%

20%

22%

27%

21%

18%

26%

32%

22%

17%

49%

13%

12%

23%

37%

40%

31%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

89%

58%

46%

41%

98%

100%

74%

77%

100%

68%

10%

41%

86%

100%

98%

90%

100%

13%

100%

12%

100%

86%

74%

94%

100%

89%

57%

12%

10%

12%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

974

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Moderate

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:02 AM

SUNSET

09:45 PM

15H 43M OF DAYLIGHT9H 54M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

93% illuminated

Station Location

46.3172, -87.5021

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-02 11:51 UTC

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