Great Lakes Guide Service
Great Lakes Guide Service is a fishing guide service based in Muskegon, Michigan. It operates on the Great Lakes.
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Typical flow by month
1966 to 2026
The water at Great Lakes Guide Service typically runs highest in March, at a median 23 cfs, and lowest in August, at 4.8 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 720 cfs, in 1976.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15 | 11 to 20 | |
| February | 16 | 12 to 21 | |
| March | 23 | 17 to 32 | |
| April | 22 | 17 to 33 | |
| May | 16 | 12 to 22 | |
| June | 9.0 | 6.7 to 15 | |
| July | 5.7 | 4.3 to 7.6 | |
| August | 4.8 | 3.7 to 6.4 | |
| September | 4.8 | 3.6 to 7.7 | |
| October | 8.9 | 5.5 to 15 | |
| November | 13 | 8.8 to 19 | |
| December | 15 | 11 to 21 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 61 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Bear Creek near Muskegon, MI (site 04122100). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Current conditions
Waves
0.3 ft @ 2s
Wind
1 kt
Gusts 24 kt
Air
63°F
Streamflow
5.4 cfs
Normal (46th)
Water level
10.58 ft
Rain chance
0%
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