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South Branch River Raisin in Michigan

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2 mi

Public land: USGS PAD-US

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South Branch River Raisin is a 20.5 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge River Raisin near Adrian, MI (site 04176000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1954 to 2026

South Branch River Raisin typically runs highest in March, at a median 589 cfs, and lowest in September, at 105 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,350 cfs, in 1985.

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Typical flow by month at River Raisin near Adrian, MI, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January271190 to 480
February300180 to 550
March589403 to 898
April506372 to 758
May359236 to 531
June219133 to 367
July14788 to 211
August10678 to 150
September10574 to 157
October131103 to 191
November197142 to 315
December260174 to 415

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 67 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for River Raisin near Adrian, MI (site 04176000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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