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Around Black River
Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Black River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Black River near Jeddo, MI (site 04159492). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1944 to 2027
Black River typically runs highest in March, at a median 471 cfs, and lowest in September, at 23 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 10,100 cfs, in 1968.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 88 | 40 to 239 |
| February | 86 | 41 to 242 |
| March | 471 | 200 to 1,060 |
| April | 287 | 161 to 581 |
| May | 130 | 82 to 277 |
| June | 70 | 42 to 144 |
| July | 38 | 25 to 72 |
| August | 28 | 20 to 47 |
| September | 23 | 17 to 38 |
| October | 26 | 18 to 62 |
| November | 53 | 24 to 144 |
| December | 81 | 35 to 243 |
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 83 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Black River near Jeddo, MI (site 04159492). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
5 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Black River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Water StreetBlack RiverPublic
- Interstate 94Black RiverPublic
- Boynton StreetLake HuronPublic
- Cedar StreetLake HuronPublic
- Port SanilacLake HuronPublic
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