Riversnorth Fly Fishing Guide Service
Middle Branch Escanaba River near Riversnorth Fly Fishing Guide Service
About this river
Middle Branch Escanaba River is a 24.8 mile stream near Riversnorth Fly Fishing Guide Service in Michigan. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Middle Branch Escanaba River at Humboldt, MI (site 04057800). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1959 to 2026
Middle Branch Escanaba River typically runs highest in April, at a median 175 cfs, and lowest in August, at 14 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,830 cfs, in 1985.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22 | 17 to 29 | |
| February | 19 | 14 to 24 | |
| March | 24 | 18 to 41 | |
| April | 175 | 89 to 283 | |
| May | 82 | 53 to 139 | |
| June | 40 | 27 to 64 | |
| July | 20 | 13 to 36 | |
| August | 14 | 9.0 to 27 | |
| September | 17 | 10 to 33 | |
| October | 33 | 16 to 64 | |
| November | 42 | 26 to 60 | |
| December | 32 | 22 to 43 |
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 66 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Middle Branch Escanaba River at Humboldt, MI (site 04057800). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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