Riversnorth Fly Fishing Guide Service
Dead River near Riversnorth Fly Fishing Guide Service
About this river
Dead River is a 25.3 mile stream near Riversnorth Fly Fishing Guide Service in Michigan. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Dead River at Marquette, MI (site 04044003). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2016 to 2026
Dead River typically runs highest in May, at a median 411 cfs, and lowest in August, at 146 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,920 cfs, in 2019.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 214 | 148 to 246 | |
| February | 166 | 131 to 195 | |
| March | 203 | 140 to 272 | |
| April | 356 | 241 to 434 | |
| May | 411 | 241 to 698 | |
| June | 249 | 185 to 388 | |
| July | 181 | 130 to 224 | |
| August | 146 | 126 to 179 | |
| September | 151 | 128 to 197 | |
| October | 154 | 123 to 383 | |
| November | 235 | 136 to 406 | |
| December | 230 | 154 to 289 |
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 10 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Dead River at Marquette, MI (site 04044003). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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