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Paint River
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PAINT RIVER
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PAINT RIVER NEAR ALPHA, MI

MASTODON TOWNSHIP, MI46.0111°N, -88.2585°W Updated 14 hr ago
FLOW RATE
299cfs
AIR TEMP
70°F
WIND
5mph NNE
FISH INDEX
69SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR
299cfs 6.1% vs avg
Optimal band: 236–320 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
8,048cfs
PERIOD LOW
204cfs
RUNNABLE
45%
last 1 year in band
Precipitation History
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
78°
62°
SUN
80°
55°
MON
84°
54°
TUE
88°
61°
WED
75°
61°
THU
79°
55°
FRI
82°
51°
TIME
SAT
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TUE
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THU
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TEMP
hourly forecast
78°
mild
78°
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77°
75°
73°
69°
66°
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62°
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
7mph NNE
G 9 mph
7
G9
NNE
7
G9
NNE
8
G11
NNE
9
G13
NE
8
G13
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7
G13
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4
G13
NE
3
G9
NE
4
G9
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3
G8
N
3
G8
NW
4
G9
NNW
4
G12
N
4
G11
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4
G11
NNW
4
G11
N
3
G14
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4
G10
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4
G8
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G8
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6
G10
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G8
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G11
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3
G11
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2
G9
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4
G8
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2
G5
NNW
3
NW
3
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3
G4
N
3
G4
NE
2
G4
WSW
2
G4
SE
3
G5
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4
G6
SSE
4
G6
SSE
4
S
3
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3
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3
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SSE
8
G9
SSE
10
G20
SSE
8
G22
S
6
G21
S
5
G19
SSW
5
G17
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4
G5
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5
G16
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5
G13
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5
G12
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5
G12
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4
G9
WSW
4
G8
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4
G10
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4
G9
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5
G9
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5
G8
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7
G9
SSW
7
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7
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7
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7
G9
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7
G16
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6
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7
G22
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7
G23
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5
G17
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5
G15
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5
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G23
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G27
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6
G22
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5
G21
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5
G21
WSW
4
G14
WSW
5
G12
WSW
7
G14
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G19
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6
G18
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5
G15
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7
G13
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4
G8
WNW
2
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3
G5
NE
6
G13
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6
G15
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7
G17
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5
G11
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4
G14
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4
G15
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G14
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G14
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NNE
5
G17
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PRECIP
chance %
2%
2%
2%
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2%
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2%
7%
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7%
37%
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37%
15%
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62%
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62%
62%
62%
63%
63%
63%
63%
63%
63%
53%
53%
53%
53%
53%
53%
36%
CLOUDS
cover %
2%
clear
2%
6%
13%
1%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
42%
100%
88%
56%
28%
70%
95%
70%
82%
30%
31%
77%
97%
93%
71%
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7%
100%
100%
79%
83%
10%
5%
11%
7%
43%
8%
5%
5%
5%
0%
11%
8%
6%
7%
30%
14%
98%
100%
100%
100%
73%
51%
100%
21%
11%
16%
10%
53%
15%
81%
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100%
70%
30%
0%
0%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
972
972971971973973972973974973973973974971970969968965965964
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
69
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Light
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:08 AM
SUNSET
08:46 PM
15H 38M OF DAYLIGHT
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated

Station Location

46.0111, -88.2585
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-04 00:00 UTC
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