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ESCANABA RIVER

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ESCANABA RIVER AT CORNELL, MI

CORNELL TOWNSHIP, MI45.9089°N, -87.2135°W Updated 3 hr ago

FLOW RATE

529cfs

AIR TEMP

64°F

WIND

5mph NE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

529cfs 26.8% vs avg

Optimal band: 523–707 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,218cfs

PERIOD LOW

444cfs

RUNNABLE

48%

last 30 day in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Wet

Wetter than normal

2026 to date

20.4in

+45% vs normal

20.39 in of precipitation so far this year, 45% above the 30-year normal of 14.03 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

20.4in

This year so far

Normal to Date

14.0in

30-yr average

Typical Range

11.1–17.1in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+45%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 2.76" · normal 1.46" (0.6–2.5)

Jan

Feb: 2.43" · normal 1.20" (0.4–1.8)

Feb

Mar: 3.98" · normal 1.87" (0.7–3.4)

Mar

Apr: 6.14" · normal 2.80" (1.6–4.3)

Apr

May: 1.77" · normal 3.31" (2.0–5.0)

May

Jun: 3.32" (so far)· normal 3.60" (2.0–5.2)

Jun

Jul: normal 3.86" (2.2–5.4)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.11" (1.8–4.2)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.13" (1.7–4.5)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.10" (1.3–4.9)

Oct

Nov: normal 2.11" (1.0–3.5)

Nov

Dec: normal 1.75" (0.8–2.7)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo01:59 AM

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

77°

51°

SUN

76°

56°

MON

82°

64°

TUE

94°

74°

WED

95°

66°

THU

94°

67°

FRI

76°

60°

TIME

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TEMP

hourly forecast

58°

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WIND

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PRECIP

chance %

10%

16%

14%

22%

20%

39%

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29%

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17%

32%

16%

30%

36%

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25%

39%

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55%

20%

30%

27%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

100%

79%

100%

24%

80%

99%

81%

99%

54%

100%

98%

100%

94%

43%

35%

29%

60%

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44%

100%

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27%

54%

12%

89%

75%

56%

100%

99%

100%

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100%

86%

100%

23%

70%

100%

62%

14%

100%

21%

94%

52%

100%

96%

91%

85%

77%

69%

65%

67%

73%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

987

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:00 AM

SUNSET

09:43 PM

15H 43M OF DAYLIGHT18H 31M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

96% illuminated

Station Location

45.9089, -87.2135

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-28 03:12 UTC

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