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Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Looking Glass River is a 60.2 mile river near The Power Of Water in Michigan. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Looking Glass River near Eagle, MI (site 04114498). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1944 to 2026
Looking Glass River typically runs highest in March, at a median 356 cfs, and lowest in September, at 44 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,400 cfs, in 1947.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 137 | 77 to 255 |
| February | 139 | 72 to 253 |
| March | 356 | 239 to 545 |
| April | 353 | 252 to 539 |
| May | 219 | 126 to 330 |
| June | 106 | 68 to 185 |
| July | 62 | 43 to 101 |
| August | 50 | 35 to 76 |
| September | 44 | 32 to 74 |
| October | 52 | 37 to 109 |
| November | 93 | 52 to 177 |
| December | 130 | 70 to 235 |
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 77 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Looking Glass River near Eagle, MI (site 04114498). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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