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MIDDLE BRANCH ESCANABA RIVER AT HUMBOLDT, MI

MICHIGAN46.4991°N, -87.8865°W Updated 8 min ago

FLOW RATE

33.8cfs

GAUGE HT

2.28ft

WATER TEMP

20°F

AIR TEMP

75°F

WIND

11mph SW

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

33.8cfs 27.1% vs avg

Optimal band: 33–45 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

47.5cfs

PERIOD LOW

33.8cfs

RUNNABLE

87%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.28ft

Water Temperature

20.0°F

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

17.2in

≈ normal

17.22 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 15.44 in).

YTD Total

17.2in

This year so far

Normal to Date

15.4in

30-yr average

Typical Range

12.1–18.4in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+12%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 2.76" · normal 1.50" (0.7–2.5)

Jan

Feb: 2.57" · normal 1.28" (0.5–2.1)

Feb

Mar: 4.00" · normal 1.93" (0.9–3.1)

Mar

Apr: 2.90" · normal 2.99" (1.7–4.3)

Apr

May: 0.98" · normal 3.43" (1.7–4.8)

May

Jun: 3.90" · normal 4.00" (2.4–5.8)

Jun

Jul: 0.11" (so far)· normal 3.89" (2.3–6.1)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.35" (2.2–4.9)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.36" (1.6–4.5)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.44" (1.9–5.1)

Oct

Nov: normal 2.25" (1.3–3.1)

Nov

Dec: normal 1.85" (1.1–2.9)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo01:17 PM

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