About this river
Ryan Creek is a 3.7 mile stream near Betts Guide Service & Outfitters in Michigan. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Muskegon River at Big Rapids, MI (site 04121650). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2000 to 2002
Ryan Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 2,320 cfs, and lowest in September, at 730 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,580 cfs, in 2001.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1,080 | 950 to 1,300 | |
| February | 1,270 | 980 to 1,720 | |
| March | 1,900 | 1,430 to 2,670 | |
| April | 2,320 | 1,310 to 2,690 | |
| May | 2,160 | 1,410 to 2,870 | |
| June | 1,630 | 1,255 to 1,910 | |
| July | 794 | 689 to 877 | |
| August | 781 | 608 to 912 | |
| September | 730 | 663 to 807 | |
| October | 1,000 | 855 to 1,510 | |
| November | 1,230 | 950 to 1,700 | |
| December | 1,200 | 910 to 1,760 |
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 3 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Muskegon River at Big Rapids, MI (site 04121650). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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