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Around Kearsley Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Kearsley Creek is a 44.1 mile river near Village Canoe Rental in Michigan. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Kearsley Creek near Davison, MI (site 04148140). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1966 to 2026
Kearsley Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 122 cfs, and lowest in August, at 14 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,370 cfs, in 1985.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 51 | 30 to 95 |
| February | 54 | 34 to 95 |
| March | 122 | 80 to 208 |
| April | 116 | 83 to 188 |
| May | 69 | 41 to 115 |
| June | 31 | 20 to 61 |
| July | 20 | 11 to 36 |
| August | 14 | 8.8 to 26 |
| September | 15 | 8.2 to 31 |
| October | 24 | 16 to 42 |
| November | 39 | 25 to 65 |
| December | 52 | 33 to 88 |
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 61 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Kearsley Creek near Davison, MI (site 04148140). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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