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NORTH BRANCH CLINTON RIVER NEAR MT. CLEMENS, MI

MICHIGAN42.6292°N, -82.8888°W Updated 17 hr ago

FLOW RATE

24cfs

AIR TEMP

93°F

WIND

11mph WSW

FISH INDEX

50SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

24cfs 52.3% vs avg

Optimal band: 42–56 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

117cfs

PERIOD LOW

24cfs

RUNNABLE

19%

last 30 day in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

17.8in

≈ normal

17.77 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 17.9 in).

YTD Total

17.8in

This year so far

Normal to Date

17.9in

30-yr average

Typical Range

14.0–20.9in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-1%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 2.34" · normal 2.31" (1.1–3.5)

Jan

Feb: 1.20" · normal 2.08" (1.0–2.9)

Feb

Mar: 4.18" · normal 2.35" (1.3–3.4)

Mar

Apr: 3.56" · normal 3.44" (1.9–5.6)

Apr

May: 2.10" · normal 3.65" (2.2–5.0)

May

Jun: 4.21" · normal 3.84" (2.3–5.5)

Jun

Jul: 0.18" (so far)· normal 3.18" (1.6–4.3)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.08" (1.6–4.8)

Aug

Sep: normal 2.95" (1.4–4.9)

Sep

Oct: normal 2.86" (1.6–4.5)

Oct

Nov: normal 2.58" (1.3–3.8)

Nov

Dec: normal 2.22" (1.2–3.3)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo04:00 PM

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-03 17:12 UTC

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