About this river
Sturgeon River is a 15.3 mile stream near BOAT RENTALS Boyne Watersports in Michigan. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Sturgeon River at Wolverine, MI (site 04127997). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1942 to 2026
Sturgeon River typically runs highest in April, at a median 288 cfs, and lowest in August, at 172 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,120 cfs, in 2021.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 200 | 180 to 220 | |
| February | 198 | 175 to 215 | |
| March | 216 | 190 to 258 | |
| April | 288 | 237 to 349 | |
| May | 223 | 199 to 256 | |
| June | 198 | 177 to 227 | |
| July | 176 | 158 to 199 | |
| August | 172 | 154 to 195 | |
| September | 183 | 162 to 212 | |
| October | 203 | 176 to 235 | |
| November | 215 | 192 to 248 | |
| December | 205 | 186 to 231 |
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 84 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Sturgeon River at Wolverine, MI (site 04127997). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Sturgeon River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Cornwell GradeSturgeon RiverPublic
- Burt Lake State ParkBurt LakePublic
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