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East Branch Big Creek near Campbell's Canoe & Kayak Livery

Stream3.2 mi
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About this river

East Branch Big Creek is a 3.2 mile stream near Campbell's Canoe & Kayak Livery in Michigan. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge NB AU Sable River at Kelloggs BR near Lovells, MI (site 04135800). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2020 to 2026

East Branch Big Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 202 cfs, and lowest in August, at 144 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 433 cfs, in 2020.

Typical flow by month at NB AU Sable River at Kelloggs BR near Lovells, MI, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January159141 to 195
February145141 to 189
March164140 to 218
April202141 to 248
May176141 to 211
June149141 to 184
July153142 to 179
August144139 to 169
September147138 to 168
October149139 to 179
November151140 to 191
December153140 to 201

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 6 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for NB AU Sable River at Kelloggs BR near Lovells, MI (site 04135800). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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