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Around Grand River
Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Grand River is a 62.0 mile river near The Power Of Water in Michigan. Streamflow is measured at USGS gauge site 04111000. The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1951 to 2026
Grand River typically runs highest in March, at a median 880 cfs, and lowest in September, at 169 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,720 cfs, in 2018.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 407 | 259 to 694 |
| February | 430 | 269 to 826 |
| March | 880 | 631 to 1,220 |
| April | 870 | 627 to 1,130 |
| May | 663 | 476 to 926 |
| June | 374 | 243 to 639 |
| July | 216 | 152 to 350 |
| August | 178 | 132 to 268 |
| September | 169 | 118 to 245 |
| October | 210 | 155 to 327 |
| November | 340 | 212 to 485 |
| December | 406 | 274 to 584 |
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 61 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for USGS gauge 04111000 (site 04111000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Grand River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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