USGS · 04126600

BETSIE RIVER

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BETSIE RIVER AT US HIGHWAY 31 NEAR BENZONIA, MI

BENZONIA TOWNSHIP, MI44.6006°N, -86.0993°W

AIR TEMP

52°F

WIND

4mph SE

FISH INDEX

88SCORE / 100

EPIC · 5 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

—cfs

No flow data available

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Wet

Wetter than normal

2026 to date

26.3in

+65% vs normal

26.26 in of precipitation so far this year, 65% above the 30-year normal of 15.92 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

26.3in

This year so far

Normal to Date

15.9in

30-yr average

Typical Range

12.3–20.5in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+65%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 4.66" · normal 2.38" (1.2–3.5)

Jan

Feb: 2.16" · normal 1.73" (0.9–2.7)

Feb

Mar: 6.54" · normal 2.36" (1.0–4.0)

Mar

Apr: 5.71" · normal 3.37" (2.1–5.2)

Apr

May: 3.13" · normal 3.39" (1.9–4.8)

May

Jun: 4.05" (so far)· normal 3.26" (1.7–4.7)

Jun

Jul: normal 3.16" (1.9–4.6)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.33" (1.7–4.7)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.57" (2.2–5.4)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.94" (2.0–6.7)

Oct

Nov: normal 3.14" (1.6–5.0)

Nov

Dec: normal 2.69" (1.7–3.8)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo06:41 AM

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

67°

51°

THU

69°

55°

FRI

72°

55°

SAT

75°

56°

SUN

83°

60°

MON

86°

72°

TUE

83°

69°

TIME

WED

NOW

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TEMP

hourly forecast

54°

mild

54°

58°

59°

62°

66°

63°

64°

66°

67°

66°

67°

66°

65°

63°

62°

61°

59°

58°

60°

62°

65°

67°

66°

67°

68°

69°

68°

66°

62°

58°

56°

55°

56°

55°

56°

55°

56°

57°

58°

61°

64°

67°

69°

71°

72°

71°

69°

65°

63°

62°

61°

59°

58°

57°

56°

57°

61°

65°

69°

71°

74°

75°

74°

71°

70°

69°

70°

71°

69°

65°

64°

63°

62°

61°

60°

61°

66°

70°

74°

77°

79°

80°

81°

82°

83°

82°

81°

79°

77°

76°

74°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

3mph SE

G 7 mph

G11

SSE

G13

SSE

G12

SSW

G16

G17

SSW

G14

SSW

G15

SSE

G12

G14

G12

SSW

G10

NNE

SSE

ESE

G10

G12

G10

ESE

SSW

G11

NNW

SSE

G13

NNE

G15

NNE

G18

NNE

G10

G14

G17

ENE

G15

G11

ENE

NNE

G13

G17

G12

ENE

G11

ENE

G11

ESE

G10

ESE

G10

NNE

WNW

NNW

NNE

ESE

SSE

G17

G18

G16

ESE

G19

G20

G21

G23

G21

G18

G15

SSE

G14

SSE

G13

SSE

G13

SSW

G13

SSW

G13

SSE

G14

G16

SSE

G18

SSE

G21

SSE

G24

SSE

G27

SSE

G28

SSE

G28

SSE

PRECIP

chance %

10%

16%

27%

35%

41%

34%

26%

14%

19%

11%

10%

15%

18%

17%

14%

12%

14%

13%

12%

16%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

95%

100%

89%

100%

59%

100%

64%

100%

86%

35%

98%

100%

81%

31%

28%

35%

88%

50%

100%

69%

24%

13%

25%

17%

29%

64%

68%

14%

41%

98%

77%

100%

45%

64%

100%

45%

32%

59%

71%

91%

100%

48%

100%

35%

21%

77%

36%

17%

12%

100%

88%

12%

29%

27%

100%

35%

11%

90%

87%

100%

62%

13%

10%

59%

49%

96%

100%

87%

15%

18%

42%

71%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

996

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:00 AM

SUNSET

09:33 PM

15H 33M OF DAYLIGHT14H 52M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

First Quarter

67% illuminated

Station Location

44.6006, -86.0993

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-24 06:41 UTC

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