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Belle River near Simple Adventures - Kayaking and Paddleboarding

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About this river

Belle River is a 24.4 mile river near Simple Adventures - Kayaking and Paddleboarding in Michigan. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Belle River at Memphis, MI (site 04160600). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1963 to 2026

Belle River typically runs highest in March, at a median 145 cfs, and lowest in August, at 15 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,320 cfs, in 1975.

Typical flow by month at Belle River at Memphis, MI, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January4224 to 99
February4526 to 114
March14576 to 314
April11572 to 228
May6143 to 115
June3020 to 60
July1814 to 33
August1511 to 23
September159.2 to 26
October1913 to 34
November3319 to 66
December4623 to 103

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 64 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Belle River at Memphis, MI (site 04160600). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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