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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Big South Branch Pere Marquette River is a 49.2 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Pere Marquette River at Scottville, MI (site 04122500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1939 to 2026
Big South Branch Pere Marquette River typically runs highest in April, at a median 956 cfs, and lowest in August, at 474 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,020 cfs, in 1986.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 680 | 570 to 831 |
| February | 690 | 580 to 820 |
| March | 868 | 755 to 1,210 |
| April | 956 | 800 to 1,245 |
| May | 769 | 662 to 943 |
| June | 619 | 526 to 764 |
| July | 500 | 441 to 590 |
| August | 474 | 415 to 558 |
| September | 476 | 411 to 568 |
| October | 542 | 459 to 697 |
| November | 669 | 532 to 817 |
| December | 673 | 570 to 850 |
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 87 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Pere Marquette River at Scottville, MI (site 04122500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
5 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Big South Branch Pere Marquette River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Kater CourtBig Star LakePublic
- Reed LakeReed LakePublic
- Rainbow RapidsPere Marquette RiverPublic
- Sulak LandingPere Marquette RiverPublic
- South WahallaPere Marquette RiverPublic
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