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Around Boardman River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Boardman River is a 27.9 mile river near Kayak Brewery Tours in Michigan. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Boardman R above Brown Bridge Road near Mayfield, MI (site 04126970). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1998 to 2026
Boardman River typically runs highest in April, at a median 171 cfs, and lowest in September, at 93 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 983 cfs, in 2026.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 110 | 97 to 123 |
| February | 109 | 97 to 120 |
| March | 136 | 110 to 164 |
| April | 171 | 134 to 203 |
| May | 136 | 117 to 166 |
| June | 124 | 106 to 142 |
| July | 102 | 93 to 117 |
| August | 93 | 85 to 105 |
| September | 93 | 82 to 104 |
| October | 105 | 88 to 118 |
| November | 109 | 94 to 129 |
| December | 111 | 98 to 130 |
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 29 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Boardman R above Brown Bridge Road near Mayfield, MI (site 04126970). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
3 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Boardman River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Boardman RiverBoardman RiverPublic
- Spider LakeSpider LakePublic
- Arbutus LakeArbutus LakePublic
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