About this river
River Rouge is a 10.3 mile river near Riverside Kayak Connection in Michigan. Streamflow is measured at USGS gauge site 04167150. The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1998 to 2016
River Rouge typically runs highest in March, at a median 110 cfs, and lowest in September, at 38 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,930 cfs, in 2011.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57 | 36 to 97 | |
| February | 84 | 34 to 173 | |
| March | 110 | 70 to 169 | |
| April | 93 | 58 to 163 | |
| May | 86 | 59 to 155 | |
| June | 66 | 44 to 129 | |
| July | 46 | 28 to 88 | |
| August | 39 | 26 to 85 | |
| September | 38 | 22 to 95 | |
| October | 40 | 26 to 64 | |
| November | 52 | 34 to 86 | |
| December | 64 | 36 to 107 |
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 12 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for USGS gauge 04167150 (site 04167150). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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