About this river
West Branch Red Cedar River is a 5.5 mile stream near The Power Of Water in Michigan. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Red Cedar River near Williamston, MI (site 04111379). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1975 to 2026
West Branch Red Cedar River typically runs highest in March, at a median 200 cfs, and lowest in August, at 25 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,700 cfs, in 1985.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 76 | 52 to 129 | |
| February | 73 | 46 to 148 | |
| March | 200 | 125 to 330 | |
| April | 189 | 131 to 317 | |
| May | 103 | 69 to 197 | |
| June | 65 | 42 to 112 | |
| July | 33 | 24 to 49 | |
| August | 25 | 18 to 39 | |
| September | 27 | 18 to 45 | |
| October | 35 | 23 to 71 | |
| November | 56 | 32 to 94 | |
| December | 79 | 45 to 133 |
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 38 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Red Cedar River near Williamston, MI (site 04111379). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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