Michigan River Flow Rates & Stream Gauge Data
Live USGS stream gauge data for Michigan — current CFS flow rates, gauge heights, water temperatures, and wading conditions for Michigan rivers and streams. Updated every 15 minutes. Know before you go.
Planning with Michigan river conditions
Browse USGS monitoring stations across Michigan rivers and streams. Each gauge page shows current readings plus 7, 14, and 30-day flow-rate charts with condition indicators. Compare the station name and location with your intended reach, then use the recent trend alongside the current reading. Rain, snowmelt, dams, tributaries, and the distance between stations can produce different conditions on the same river.
Michigan river guides
- Au Sable River — The Au Sable is one of Michigan's best-known trout rivers, with cold spring-fed water, forested banks, and a long tradition of dry-fly and streamer fishing.
- Manistee River — The Manistee River runs through some of northern Michigan's most productive trout country. Its broad gauge network is useful for checking how flows change from Grayling through the lower river.
- Muskegon River — The Muskegon is a large, accessible Michigan river with trout water in its upper reaches and major seasonal steelhead and salmon opportunities farther downstream.
- Pere Marquette River — The Pere Marquette is a free-flowing western Michigan river valued for coldwater trout habitat and dependable seasonal steelhead and salmon runs.