Waterlands
Alger Creek
USGS · 041482663
ALGER CREEK
USGS · 041482663LIVE

ALGER CREEK AT HILL ROAD NEAR SWARTZ CREEK, MI

GAINES TOWNSHIP, MI42.9420°N, -83.8461°W
AIR TEMP
53°F
WIND
4mph NNW
FISH INDEX
81SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY
cfs
No flow data available
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

16.0in

≈ normal

16.02 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 16.35 in).

YTD Total

16.0in

This year so far

Normal to Date

16.4in

30-yr average

Typical Range

12.9–18.9in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-2%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 2.24" · normal 2.34" (1.1–4.0)
Jan
Feb: 1.14" · normal 1.99" (1.0–3.3)
Feb
Mar: 3.99" · normal 2.27" (1.3–3.5)
Mar
Apr: 4.28" · normal 3.47" (2.1–5.8)
Apr
May: 1.06" · normal 3.63" (2.2–4.9)
May
Jun: 3.31" (so far)· normal 3.56" (2.2–5.2)
Jun
Jul: normal 3.09" (1.6–4.2)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.07" (1.6–4.6)
Aug
Sep: normal 2.86" (1.1–4.4)
Sep
Oct: normal 2.97" (1.6–5.6)
Oct
Nov: normal 2.54" (1.1–4.2)
Nov
Dec: normal 2.17" (1.4–3.1)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo08:22 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
75°
53°
WED
77°
55°
THU
75°
58°
FRI
71°
54°
SAT
79°
54°
SUN
81°
60°
MON
88°
63°
TIME
TUE
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SUN
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TEMP
hourly forecast
63°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
9mph NNW
G 13 mph
9
G13
NNW
7
G11
NNW
8
G12
NNW
8
G11
N
8
G10
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9
G11
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9
G11
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10
G12
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9
G11
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6
G10
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6
G10
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4
G8
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5
G9
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5
G9
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5
G11
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5
G10
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5
G11
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4
G9
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3
G8
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6
G11
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4
G11
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4
G12
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7
G14
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9
G18
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9
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10
G13
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9
G12
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11
G14
SSW
12
G15
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9
G12
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9
G11
WNW
12
G15
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8
G11
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9
G13
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1
G4
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6
G9
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2
G10
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7
G12
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4
G14
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6
G15
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9
G17
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11
G22
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8
G17
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8
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7
G16
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7
G14
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7
G13
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6
G8
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7
G8
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9
G10
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11
G14
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11
G15
WSW
14
G19
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16
G21
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15
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G23
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15
G22
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13
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11
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8
G18
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8
G15
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8
G14
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7
G9
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6
G7
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5
WNW
5
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5
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5
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6
G7
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6
G11
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8
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8
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8
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5
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6
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6
G7
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6
G8
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7
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7
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7
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7
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7
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7
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7
G8
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5
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4
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4
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4
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5
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7
G13
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7
G14
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7
G14
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8
G13
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8
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G11
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PRECIP
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5%
5%
3%
3%
CLOUDS
cover %
1%
clear
1%
0%
0%
27%
40%
50%
20%
0%
4%
100%
2%
100%
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2%
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100%
15%
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100%
5%
5%
5%
5%
7%
47%
94%
10%
7%
12%
0%
4%
7%
10%
5%
0%
0%
10%
0%
4%
10%
14%
14%
11%
10%
11%
12%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
993
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
81
Temperature
Ideal
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:57 AM
SUNSET
09:18 PM
15H 21M OF DAYLIGHT11H 41M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
58% illuminated

Station Location

42.9420, -83.8461
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-23 09:37 UTC
Site #041482663·USGS

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