About this river
Battle Creek is a 24.6 mile river near U-Rent-Em Canoe Livery in Michigan. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Battle Creek at Battle Creek, MI (site 04105000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1931 to 2026
Battle Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 331 cfs, and lowest in September, at 75 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,560 cfs, in 1947.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 166 | 110 to 265 | |
| February | 168 | 118 to 278 | |
| March | 331 | 230 to 500 | |
| April | 329 | 228 to 451 | |
| May | 225 | 156 to 331 | |
| June | 132 | 100 to 217 | |
| July | 88 | 66 to 138 | |
| August | 78 | 57 to 107 | |
| September | 75 | 57 to 115 | |
| October | 95 | 69 to 145 | |
| November | 136 | 93 to 193 | |
| December | 165 | 108 to 253 |
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 95 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Battle Creek at Battle Creek, MI (site 04105000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Battle Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- BellevueBattle CreekPublic
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