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Swan Creek in Michigan

River14.0 mi
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Around Swan Creek

2 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Swan Creek is a 14.0 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Swan Creek at Frost Road near Frost, MI (site 04145785). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2020 to 2026

Swan Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 96 cfs, and lowest in September, at 4.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,300 cfs, in 2020.

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Typical flow by month at Swan Creek at Frost Road near Frost, MI, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January2411 to 115
February127.7 to 84
March9660 to 240
April6143 to 113
May2814 to 87
June197.7 to 65
July9.23.0 to 28
August4.21.7 to 37
September4.00.5 to 17
October7.41.8 to 79
November112.4 to 65
December291.7 to 76

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 7 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Swan Creek at Frost Road near Frost, MI (site 04145785). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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