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MIDDLE RIVER

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MIDDLE RIVER ROUGE NEAR GARDEN CITY, MI

DEARBORN HEIGHTS, MI42.3481°N, -83.3116°W Updated 15 hr ago

FLOW RATE

22cfs

AIR TEMP

93°F

WIND

8mph SW

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

22cfs 54.6% vs avg

Optimal band: 39–53 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

141cfs

PERIOD LOW

22cfs

RUNNABLE

13%

last 7 day in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

16.8in

≈ normal

16.78 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 18.31 in).

YTD Total

16.8in

This year so far

Normal to Date

18.3in

30-yr average

Typical Range

14.5–21.7in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-8%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 1.94" · normal 2.49" (1.1–3.8)

Jan

Feb: 1.05" · normal 2.18" (1.2–3.3)

Feb

Mar: 3.36" · normal 2.57" (1.3–4.0)

Mar

Apr: 4.53" · normal 3.60" (2.1–5.6)

Apr

May: 1.85" · normal 3.68" (2.1–5.2)

May

Jun: 3.96" · normal 3.67" (2.0–5.8)

Jun

Jul: 0.08" (so far)· normal 3.25" (1.6–4.6)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.32" (2.0–4.9)

Aug

Sep: normal 2.81" (1.3–4.7)

Sep

Oct: normal 2.76" (1.5–4.2)

Oct

Nov: normal 2.71" (1.6–3.5)

Nov

Dec: normal 2.46" (1.5–3.4)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo02:26 PM

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-02 15:47 UTC

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