About this river
Bear Creek is a 3.3 mile river near White's Canoe Livery & Campground in Michigan. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge E BR AU Gres R at E Andrews RD near Alabaster, MI (site 04138030). The mapped line runs from 44.1427, -83.6330 to 44.1428, -83.6291. The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2023 to 2026
Bear Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 174 cfs, and lowest in September, at 30 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,330 cfs, in 2026.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58 | 41 to 70 | |
| February | 44 | 39 to 102 | |
| March | 158 | 102 to 301 | |
| April | 174 | 117 to 389 | |
| May | 95 | 73 to 127 | |
| June | 53 | 41 to 80 | |
| July | 44 | 39 to 63 | |
| August | 36 | 29 to 45 | |
| September | 30 | 29 to 40 | |
| October | 32 | 29 to 40 | |
| November | 44 | 35 to 51 | |
| December | 47 | 40 to 56 |
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 4 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for E BR AU Gres R at E Andrews RD near Alabaster, MI (site 04138030). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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