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DETROIT RIVER

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DETROIT RIVER AT FORT WAYNE AT DETROIT, MI

DETROIT, MI42.2981°N, -83.0927°W Updated 2 hr ago

FLOW RATE

225,000cfs

GAUGE HT

574.58ft

AIR TEMP

58°F

WIND

5mph NNE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

225,000cfs 0.8% vs avg

Optimal band: 191,250–258,750 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

240,000cfs

PERIOD LOW

206,000cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

574.58ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

80°

57°

SUN

83°

64°

MON

90°

67°

TUE

98°

75°

WED

99°

78°

THU

99°

82°

FRI

97°

81°

TIME

SAT

NOW

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

62°

mild

62°

64°

67°

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72°

75°

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88°

92°

94°

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88°

86°

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83°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

7mph NE

G 15 mph

G15

G12

G11

G10

ENE

G10

ENE

G12

ENE

G15

G16

G17

NNE

G16

NNE

G13

NNE

G16

NNE

G15

NNE

G11

NNE

G11

G16

NNE

G16

G15

G14

G12

G10

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ESE

G10

G14

G12

ESE

ENE

G10

G18

G13

ESE

G10

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G10

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G10

SSE

G10

G11

G13

G14

SSW

G15

SSE

G16

SSE

G18

SSE

G20

SSE

G19

SSE

G18

G15

SSW

G15

SSW

G17

SSW

G16

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G18

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G14

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G14

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WSW

G15

WSW

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G20

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G21

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G20

WSW

G18

WSW

G17

WSW

G13

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G12

WSW

G11

WSW

G11

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G12

G13

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G14

WSW

G15

WSW

G15

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G16

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G18

G20

WSW

G21

WSW

G22

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

11%

clear

11%

37%

100%

95%

28%

15%

86%

97%

22%

36%

31%

25%

60%

58%

15%

24%

16%

10%

26%

100%

12%

100%

42%

75%

100%

87%

100%

78%

99%

100%

24%

12%

100%

81%

23%

11%

49%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

997

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:57 AM

SUNSET

09:13 PM

15H 16M OF DAYLIGHT12H 54M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

92% illuminated

Station Location

42.2981, -83.0927

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-27 08:19 UTC

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