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Riverside Kayak Connection

Middle River Rouge near Wyandotte, MI

River21.9 mi
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Around Middle River Rouge

5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database (NRCan), Open Government Licence - Canada · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Middle River Rouge is a 21.9 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 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1998 to 2016

Middle 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.

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Typical flow by month at USGS gauge 04167150, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January5736 to 97
February8434 to 173
March11070 to 169
April9358 to 163
May8659 to 155
June6644 to 129
July4628 to 88
August3926 to 85
September3822 to 95
October4026 to 64
November5234 to 86
December6436 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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