About this river
Upper River Rouge is a 3.8 mile river near Heavner Canoe Rental in Michigan. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Upper River Rouge at Farmington, MI (site 04166300). The mapped line runs from 42.4771, -83.3867 to 42.4536, -83.3551. The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1958 to 2026
Upper River Rouge typically runs highest in March, at a median 19 cfs, and lowest in August, at 5.5 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 653 cfs, in 1968.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.9 | 5.5 to 16 | |
| February | 10 | 6.4 to 18 | |
| March | 19 | 12 to 30 | |
| April | 18 | 12 to 30 | |
| May | 13 | 8.9 to 22 | |
| June | 8.1 | 5.2 to 15 | |
| July | 6.1 | 3.4 to 9.9 | |
| August | 5.5 | 2.8 to 9.2 | |
| September | 5.5 | 2.7 to 9.3 | |
| October | 6.4 | 3.7 to 11 | |
| November | 8.6 | 5.4 to 15 | |
| December | 10 | 6.3 to 16 |
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 64 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Upper River Rouge at Farmington, MI (site 04166300). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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