Campbell's Canoe & Kayak Livery
South Branch Au Sable River near Campbell's Canoe & Kayak Livery
About this river
South Branch Au Sable River is a 13.6 mile stream near Campbell's Canoe & Kayak Livery in Michigan. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge South Branch AU Sable River near Luzerne, MI (site 04135700). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1967 to 2026
South Branch Au Sable River typically runs highest in April, at a median 365 cfs, and lowest in August, at 129 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,110 cfs, in 1976.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 180 | 162 to 221 | |
| February | 175 | 151 to 200 | |
| March | 232 | 174 to 309 | |
| April | 365 | 286 to 483 | |
| May | 283 | 221 to 326 | |
| June | 189 | 156 to 238 | |
| July | 142 | 122 to 170 | |
| August | 129 | 114 to 150 | |
| September | 132 | 114 to 161 | |
| October | 173 | 141 to 231 | |
| November | 210 | 172 to 251 | |
| December | 206 | 180 to 251 |
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 58 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for South Branch AU Sable River near Luzerne, MI (site 04135700). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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