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Muskegon River
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MUSKEGON RIVER
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MUSKEGON RIVER NEAR OXBOW, MI

BIG PRAIRIE TOWNSHIP, MI43.4859°N, -85.6306°W
AIR TEMP
68°F
WIND
6mph SSE
FISH INDEX
69SCORE / 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

23.1in

+25% vs normal

23.12 in of precipitation so far this year, 25% above the 30-year normal of 18.44 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

23.1in

This year so far

Normal to Date

18.4in

30-yr average

Typical Range

13.6–22.6in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+25%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 3.25" · normal 2.26" (1.2–3.8)
Jan
Feb: 1.17" · normal 1.84" (0.8–3.4)
Feb
Mar: 4.54" · normal 2.40" (1.0–3.5)
Mar
Apr: 7.38" · normal 3.92" (2.4–6.1)
Apr
May: 1.28" · normal 3.99" (1.8–6.1)
May
Jun: 5.02" · normal 3.69" (2.0–5.6)
Jun
Jul: 0.46" (so far)· normal 3.62" (2.1–4.8)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.46" (1.9–5.3)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.13" (1.5–5.4)
Sep
Oct: normal 3.46" (1.7–5.8)
Oct
Nov: normal 2.65" (1.3–4.3)
Nov
Dec: normal 2.31" (1.1–3.2)
Dec
Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo05:15 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
86°
68°
SUN
82°
64°
MON
84°
59°
TUE
86°
59°
WED
82°
63°
THU
84°
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FRI
85°
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TIME
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THU
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TEMP
hourly forecast
69°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
6mph WSW
G 20 mph
6
G20
WSW
7
G22
WSW
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G17
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8
G18
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6
G15
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G11
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G12
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7
G11
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G9
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G8
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6
G9
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G7
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4
G7
WSW
5
G7
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11
G15
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7
G14
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3
G4
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5
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G15
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G18
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G12
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0
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N
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3
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3
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4
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6
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WNW
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G12
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PRECIP
chance %
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10%
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4%
8%
8%
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8%
17%
17%
17%
17%
17%
CLOUDS
cover %
100%
overcast
100%
100%
100%
47%
32%
10%
31%
27%
48%
100%
84%
96%
28%
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100%
84%
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50%
33%
6%
11%
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100%
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81%
100%
5%
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17%
10%
100%
76%
5%
21%
0%
11%
54%
100%
88%
57%
40%
53%
78%
96%
94%
85%
79%
84%
93%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
989
989990988988987989988990990990989990990992990990989989984981
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
69
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Light
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
06:07 AM
SUNSET
09:26 PM
15H 19M OF DAYLIGHT15H 7M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated

Station Location

43.4859, -85.6306
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-04 06:19 UTC
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