Waterlands
Betsie River
USGS · 04126600
BETSIE RIVER
USGS · 04126600LIVE

BETSIE RIVER AT US HIGHWAY 31 NEAR BENZONIA, MI

BENZONIA TOWNSHIP, MI44.6006°N, -86.0993°W
AIR TEMP
51°F
WIND
4mph ESE
FISH INDEX
75SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR
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 19912020 · 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
8
NOW
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THU
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FRI
12
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SAT
12
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SUN
12
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MON
12
am
1
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2
am
TEMP
hourly forecast
57°
mild
57°
60°
62°
65°
66°
67°
65°
63°
63°
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
4mph S
G 13 mph
4
G13
S
5
G12
S
5
G11
S
7
G15
S
11
G18
SW
12
G17
SSW
11
G15
SSW
8
G16
SSE
7
G15
S
8
G13
SSE
8
G12
S
9
G13
S
4
G10
WNW
4
G6
W
1
G3
NNE
2
G4
NE
2
G8
SSE
2
G7
E
3
G8
ESE
3
G10
SE
4
G12
SE
3
G10
SE
3
G9
S
3
G10
S
1
G5
ESE
2
G5
S
3
G5
SSW
1
G3
SW
7
G9
NW
9
G11
NW
9
G11
NW
9
G11
NW
9
G11
NNW
7
G8
NNW
7
N
10
SSE
12
G16
E
10
G19
N
8
G9
N
7
G13
NNE
8
G18
NNE
10
G20
NNE
11
G20
NE
7
G17
NE
8
G17
NE
7
G14
ENE
8
G15
NE
10
G14
NE
10
G15
NE
9
G13
ENE
7
G12
ENE
6
G12
NE
7
G11
NNE
8
G11
NNE
8
G11
NE
10
G13
NE
11
G12
NNE
12
NE
11
G12
NE
10
G13
NE
9
G15
NE
8
G16
NE
8
G16
ENE
7
G15
ENE
7
G12
E
7
E
7
ESE
6
ESE
6
E
6
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7
E
7
G10
E
8
G11
ESE
7
G9
ESE
4
G7
ESE
4
G8
E
2
G7
NNE
3
G8
N
7
WNW
10
NW
11
WNW
12
NNW
11
NW
8
NNW
4
NNE
3
ESE
6
SSE
7
SE
7
G8
SE
9
G15
SE
8
G14
SE
9
G14
ESE
9
G17
SE
9
G17
SE
9
G17
SE
9
G21
SE
10
G21
SE
12
G18
SE
13
G17
SSE
12
G14
SSE
11
G13
SSE
9
G12
S
8
G12
SSW
7
G12
SSW
7
G13
S
9
G14
SSE
9
G15
S
8
G16
SSE
9
G19
SSE
10
G21
SSE
11
G24
SSE
12
G26
SSE
13
G27
SSE
13
G28
SSE
14
G29
SSE
PRECIP
chance %
9%
9%
12%
16%
26%
32%
40%
40%
34%
26%
13%
14%
12%
13%
8%
3%
8%
13%
12%
12%
12%
11%
10%
15%
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17%
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12%
12%
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3%
3%
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3%
3%
3%
13%
13%
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13%
13%
13%
12%
12%
12%
12%
12%
12%
16%
16%
16%
16%
16%
16%
CLOUDS
cover %
100%
overcast
100%
100%
100%
95%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
89%
100%
59%
100%
100%
64%
100%
100%
100%
86%
35%
98%
100%
81%
31%
28%
35%
88%
50%
100%
69%
24%
13%
9%
25%
6%
17%
0%
7%
5%
29%
64%
68%
14%
41%
98%
77%
100%
100%
100%
100%
45%
64%
100%
45%
32%
59%
71%
91%
100%
100%
100%
48%
100%
100%
100%
35%
21%
77%
7%
8%
36%
17%
12%
100%
88%
9%
6%
12%
7%
12%
29%
27%
100%
35%
11%
90%
87%
0%
100%
7%
62%
5%
5%
0%
5%
6%
13%
10%
6%
59%
49%
96%
100%
100%
87%
15%
8%
0%
0%
2%
7%
18%
42%
71%
90%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
996
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
75
Temperature
Cool
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
06:00 AM
SUNSET
09:33 PM
15H 33M OF DAYLIGHT13H 40M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
68% illuminated

Station Location

44.6006, -86.0993
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-24 07:53 UTC
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