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Bean Creek in Michigan

River51.3 mi
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Around Bean Creek

5 mi

Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Bean Creek is a 51.3 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Bean Creek at Powers OH (site 04184500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1941 to 2026

Bean Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 269 cfs, and lowest in September, at 22 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,740 cfs, in 1950.

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Typical flow by month at Bean Creek at Powers OH, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January10043 to 222
February13257 to 329
March269173 to 484
April211139 to 384
May15490 to 263
June6743 to 142
July3823 to 72
August2416 to 38
September2214 to 35
October2821 to 48
November4628 to 98
December7439 to 163

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 Bean Creek at Powers OH (site 04184500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Bean Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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