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South Branch Flint River in Michigan

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Around South Branch Flint River

5 mi

Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

South Branch Flint River is a 44.2 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge South Branch Flint River near Columbiaville,mi (site 04146063). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1980 to 2026

South Branch Flint River typically runs highest in April, at a median 258 cfs, and lowest in August, at 52 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,950 cfs, in 1985.

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Typical flow by month at South Branch Flint River near Columbiaville,mi, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January13791 to 232
February13085 to 211
March252183 to 373
April258186 to 377
May153103 to 237
June9364 to 156
July6447 to 96
August5238 to 83
September5636 to 93
October7052 to 123
November11486 to 165
December13396 to 202

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 47 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for South Branch Flint River near Columbiaville,mi (site 04146063). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

4 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of South Branch Flint River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Davison LakeDavison LakePublic
  • Lake MinnawannaLake MinnawannaPublic
  • Lake NepessingLake NepessingPublic
  • Long LakeLong LakePublic

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