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STURGEON RIVER

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STURGEON RIVER AT US HWY-2 AT LORETTO, MI

NORWAY TOWNSHIP, MI45.7761°N, -87.8285°W Updated 38 min ago

FLOW RATE

262cfs

AIR TEMP

85°F

WIND

8mph SSW

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

262cfs 31.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 239–323 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

433cfs

PERIOD LOW

186cfs

RUNNABLE

39%

last 30 day in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Wet

Wetter than normal

2026 to date

19.2in

+24% vs normal

19.17 in of precipitation so far this year, 24% above the 30-year normal of 15.42 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

19.2in

This year so far

Normal to Date

15.4in

30-yr average

Typical Range

12.1–19.1in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+24%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 2.23" · normal 1.31" (0.6–2.2)

Jan

Feb: 1.47" · normal 1.16" (0.3–1.7)

Feb

Mar: 3.48" · normal 1.83" (0.6–3.0)

Mar

Apr: 4.86" · normal 2.88" (1.9–4.3)

Apr

May: 1.75" · normal 3.29" (2.0–4.7)

May

Jun: 4.32" · normal 3.81" (2.2–5.8)

Jun

Jul: 1.07" (so far)· normal 3.83" (2.1–5.3)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.13" (1.9–4.4)

Aug

Sep: normal 2.98" (1.4–4.5)

Sep

Oct: normal 2.91" (1.3–4.3)

Oct

Nov: normal 2.04" (0.8–3.2)

Nov

Dec: normal 1.67" (0.7–2.7)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo12:35 AM

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