About this river
Huron River is a 24.0 mile river near Skip's Huron River Canoe Livery in Michigan. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Huron River at Zeeb RD at Scio, MI (site 04174040). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2024 to 2026
Huron River typically runs highest in April, at a median 922 cfs, and lowest in October, at 278 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,080 cfs, in 2024.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 556 | 426 to 678 | |
| February | 469 | 336 to 783 | |
| March | 828 | 544 to 967 | |
| April | 922 | 544 to 1,195 | |
| May | 634 | 468 to 865 | |
| June | 369 | 290 to 617 | |
| July | 450 | 289 to 1,010 | |
| October | 278 | 136 to 483 | |
| November | 412 | 289 to 457 | |
| December | 404 | 292 to 569 |
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 3 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Huron River at Zeeb RD at Scio, MI (site 04174040). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
3 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Huron River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Independence ParkIndependence LakePublic
- Portage LakePortage LakePublic
- Lake WhitmoreLake WhitmorePublic
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