About this river
Swartz Creek is a 7.6 mile river near Village Canoe Rental in Michigan. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Swartz Creek at Claude Avenue at Flint, MI (site 04148295). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2015 to 2026
Swartz Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 133 cfs, and lowest in September, at 14 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,070 cfs, in 2018.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59 | 32 to 124 | |
| February | 49 | 24 to 131 | |
| March | 132 | 80 to 196 | |
| April | 133 | 82 to 244 | |
| May | 71 | 46 to 99 | |
| June | 28 | 15 to 63 | |
| July | 19 | 7.7 to 48 | |
| August | 14 | 6.6 to 38 | |
| September | 14 | 4.9 to 29 | |
| October | 25 | 7.5 to 62 | |
| November | 37 | 15 to 73 | |
| December | 44 | 17 to 84 |
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 12 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Swartz Creek at Claude Avenue at Flint, MI (site 04148295). 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 Swartz Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Lake FentonLake FentonPublic
- Lake Fenton Sailing ClubLake FentonRestricted
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