Michigan River List

Name
Section
Latest FlowUpdated As Of
Au Train - III-IV+
M94/Dam to below power house (0.6 mile)
Baltimore - III-IV+
Hwy.45 to M Br Ontonagon to Hwy.45 (5.9 + 3.3 miles)
Bear - II-III
Petoskey: Sheridan Street to Lake (1.15 mile)(Bear River Valley Recreation Area)
226 cfs
1 hour ago
Big Garlic - III-V
Goldmine Rd to Cty 550 (4 miles)
Big Iron - II-III
White Pine to Silver City (5.6 miles)
58 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Big Iron, W.Br. - I-II(III)
Forest Hwy.360 to White Pine (3.9 - 17 miles)
58 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Black - I(II)
A) E7178 (Elm Lane) to Ramsay (Mill St, Old US2) (6.0 miles)
39 cfs
1 hour ago
Black - II-III
B) Upper: Ramsey (Mill St) to Gabbro (Baker) Falls (2.42 miles)
39 cfs
1 hour ago
Black - I-II
C) Gabbro (Baker) Falls to Narrows Park (9.86 miles)
98 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Black - II-III+
D) Narrows Park to Conglomerate Falls (8 miles)
2.39 ft
< 1 hour ago
Black - IV-V(V+)
E) Lower: Conglomerate Falls to Lake Superior (2.0-2.6 miles)
98 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Black (M.Br.Escanaba trib) - I-II(III)
Below Goose Lake to powerlines below Co.Rd.Fw (up to 9.34 miles)
Black, Little - III+
Stub off US2 to Black River above Gabbro (2.35 miles)
14 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Bluff Creek - I-II
FS5306 (off Bond Falls Road) to Choate Road (6.06 miles)
169 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Boardman - I-II
6 mi. S. of Traverse City (5.3 miles)
1010 cfs
31 days ago! data is stale
Brule - I-II
A) Hwy.189 to FS2150 (15.8 miles)
398 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Brule - I-II
B) Brule R. Dam to Ryneers Rd. (3.4 miles)
1220 cfs
1 hour ago
Carp (Marquette) - II-IV
A) River View Drive to Michigan Iron Industry Museum (1.67-2.0 miles)
70 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Carp (Marquette) - III-V(V+)
B) 'Upper': Carp Lake dam to CR553 (Marquette Mtn.) (2.88 miles)
70 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Carp (Marquette) - II-III
C) 'Lower': CR553 (Marquette Mtn.) to Hwy.41 (2.0 miles)
70 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Carp (Porkies) - IV(V)
above Shining Cloud Falls to Lake Superior (1.7 miles)
10 cfs
1 hour ago
Cascade Creek - III+
Cascade Falls (PnH)
Chippewa - I-II
Mount Pleasant (1 mile)
286 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Chocolay - I-II(III)
Hwy.41 to Cty Road BH (Green Garden Rd) (5.7 miles)
Clinton - I(II)
W. Avon Road (at Livernois) to E. Avon Road (Yates Dam) (5 miles)
161 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Copper Creek - II-IV
logging road to Presque Isle (2.6 + 4.75 miles)
Dault's Creek - IV
Dault's Falls (PnH or up to 6.8 miles)
Dead - IV-V+
McClure Dam to Forestville Rd. (6.9 miles)
6.75 ft
< 1 hour ago
Dead - III-IV
Tourist Park Falls: CR 550 Bridge (0.3 miles)
467 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Eagle - III-IV(V)
Phoenix to Eagle River Falls (2.3 miles)
Escanaba - I-II
A) Gwinn to Swimming Hole Creek (19.3 miles)
Escanaba - I-II
B) Swimming Hole Ck.CG to Boney Falls Basin (10 miles)
1130 cfs
1 hour ago
Escanaba - II(III)
C) Boney Falls Dam to CR420 (2 to 17.5 miles)
1130 cfs
1 hour ago
Escanaba - II+
D) Groos: Between Dam 2 and Dam 1 (0.37-0.5 mile)
1130 cfs
1 hour ago
Escanaba, E.Br. - I-II(III)
Sands Plains Run: Section 20 Bridge to W.Iron Street (2 - 8.4 miles)
70 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Escanaba, M.Br. - II-III+(IV)
A) Greenwood Reservoir/Dam to Co.Rd.Ch (3 miles)
103 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Escanaba, M.Br. - II-IV+
B) Co.Rd.CG to 1.2 mile above CR565 (10.8 miles,+1.6 miles for lower)
250 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Escanaba, M.Br. - II-IV
C) 1.2 mile above CR565 to 0.4 mile below CR565 (1.6 miles)
272 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Escanaba, M.Br. - III-IV
D) Cataract Basin Dam to powerhouse (0.9 miles)
290 cfs
11 hours ago
Escanaba, W.Br. - II
Co.Rd.EEX to Co.Rd.SW (5.9 miles)
Falls - III-IV+
Mead Rd to Lake Superior (L'Anse) (2 miles)
43 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Firesteel - I-II
N.Firesteel Road to Lakeshore Drive (12.5 miles)
Ford - II
A) Co.Rd.South Dakota to Cedardale 28th Road (12 miles)
367 cfs
1 hour ago
Ford - II
B) Cedardale 28th Rd to 21st Rd (13.8 miles)
367 cfs
1 hour ago
Ford - I-II
C) Hwy.2 to Hwy.35 (7.75 miles)
367 cfs
1 hour ago
Grand - I-III
Downtown Grand Rapids whitewater park *PROPOSED*
4040 cfs
1 hour ago
Gratiot - II-III
Hwy.41 to Lower Falls (9.4 miles)
Haymeadow Creek - I-II(III)
private access (?) to FR2010 (4.4 miles)
Hunters Brook - II-III
Boney Falls Road to Escanaba River (1 to 3.4 miles)
Huron (Washtenaw) - I-II
A) Delhi Mills (4.9 miles)
337 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Huron (Washtenaw) - I(II)
B) Ann Arbor "Argo Cascades" (PnP)
337 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Huron, E.Br. - II-III(IV)
A) Triple-A Road to old railroad grade (7.78 miles)
Huron, E.Br. - II-IV+
rail grade off AAA Rd to Skanee Rd (6.2 miles)
Huron, W.Br. - II-III(IV)
A) Unnamed Road to Black Creek Road (7.8 miles)
Huron, W.Br. - II-IV(V)
above Black Ck. Rd. to logging ford (4.3 miles)
Iron - I-II
Mattioli Park (Iron River) to Museum Drive (3.0 up to 10.3 miles)
89 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Jackson Creek - II(III)
Morgan Mine Road to CR519 (8 miles)
Kalamazoo - I-II
Plainwell Swell (1.0 miles)
Lake Michigan - I-V
Various (Indiana) locations
Lake Michigan - I-V
various (Michigan) locations
Linden Creek - III-IV
Unknown road to 4th Street / Main / Front Street (2-3 miles)
Little Carp (Porkies) - III-IV
Greenstone Falls trail to Lake Superior (5.5 miles)
5 cfs
1 hour ago
Little Garlic - II-IV
Unnamed Road to Big Bay Road (5.62 miles)
Little Iron - II-III(IV)
Nonesuch Falls to Hwy 107 (7.66 miles)
Maple Creek - IV
Unknown/unnamed logging road to Maple Creek Road (up to 1.8 miles)
Menominee - II-IV
A) Piers Gorge: Niagara to Hwy.8 (0.5-2.9 miles) *Fee Area*
1960 cfs
1 hour ago
Menominee - II-III
B) Quiver Falls (0.3 miles) *Fee Area*
2660 cfs
2 hours ago
Menominee - IV
C) Pemene Falls (0.2 miles) *Fee Area*
2660 cfs
2 hours ago
Michigamme - I-II
A) Moose Rapids: Lake Michigamme to Moose River CG (2.5 miles)
295 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Michigamme - I-II
B) Republic Dam to Poplar Street landing (2 miles)
290 cfs
11 hours ago
Michigamme - I-II
C) Witbeck Rapids (3.78 miles)
290 cfs
11 hours ago
Mill Creek - II
Village of Dexter (PnP)
46 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Mineral - II-III+
Hwy.64 to Main Street (White Pine) (2.5 miles)
Montreal - II-IV(V)
A) Hwy. 2 at WI/MI state line to Nylund Road (3.6 miles)
39 cfs
1 hour ago
Montreal - I-II
B) Nylund Road to Saxon Falls Dam (17.9 miles)
39 cfs
1 hour ago
Montreal - II-III
C) below Saxon Falls to Hwy. 122 (3.1 miles)(Montreal Canyon)
Montreal (Keweenaw) - I(IV)
Mandan Road to Lake Superior (4.5 miles+lake paddle)
Net - I-II
Fishing Site #1 Road to unnamed road/campground (6.85 miles)
89 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Ocqueoc - I-II(III)
CR638 to Ocqueoc Falls Campground (7 miles or PnH)
Ontonagon - I(II)
Hwy.45 to Ontonagon (20 miles)
794 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Ontonagon, Cisco Br. - I-II(IV)
Kakabika Falls (Thayer Rd) to FS Rd 178 (Park-n-Huck to 9.7 miles)
39 cfs
1 hour ago
Ontonagon, E.Br. - II-III
East Branch Rd to Hwy.45 (7.5 miles)
Ontonagon, M.Br. - I-II(III)
A) Burned Dam CG to Bond Falls Flowage (6.4-11.5 miles)
169 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Ontonagon, M.Br. - II
B) below Bond Falls to Hwy.28 (8.4 miles)
Ontonagon, M.Br. - I-III
C) below Agate Falls (Hwy.28) to Hwy.45 (28.7 miles)
Ontonagon, S.Br. - I-III
Hwy.28 (in Ewen) to W Br Ontonagon (26.5 miles)
Ontonagon, W.Br. - I-III
A) Norwich Rd to Victoria Falls Dam (13.4 miles)
97 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Ontonagon, W.Br. - III-IV
B) Victoria Falls dam to Victoria Dam Rd. (5.3 miles)
-674 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Otter, W.Br. - II(IV)
Pike Lake Rd to Donken Tapiola Road (7.6 miles)
4.52 ft
< 1 hour ago
Paint - I-III
Hemlock Rapids: Hemlock River to Bates Amasa Rd. (5.6 miles)
3.02 ft
1 hour ago
Paint - II(III)
MI DNR campground to Horserace Rapids (1.5 miles)
413 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Paint Creek - I-II
Ironwood Ct. to Clinton River confluence (1.6 miles)
Perch - II(III)
Hwy.28 to Sturgeon River (6.8 miles)
59 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Peshekee - I-III
Peshekee Grade Road (various, up to 18 miles)
70 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Peshekee, W.Br. - II-IV
Unnamed road to Peshekee River ( 2-4.7 miles)
70 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Pilgrim - II-IV
Elsie Road to Hwy.41 (9.5 miles)
19 cfs
1 hour ago
Pine - I-II
Edgetts to Lincoln Bridge (16 miles)
292 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Pine - I
Lincoln Bridge to Low Bridge
292 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Pine (Eastern UP) - I-II
A) W.Prairie Road to S.River Road (3.25 miles)
229 cfs
1 hour ago
Pine (Eastern UP) - I-II
B) N Srv Road to Dixie Highway (Hwy.134) (3.3 miles)
229 cfs
1 hour ago
Planter Creek - III-IV
A) Hwy.28 to Wertanen Rd (0.15-0.96 miles)
Planter Creek - II-III+
B) Hwy.519 to conf.w.Jackson Creek (2.2 miles)
Powder Mill Creek - II-IV+
above Powderhorn Falls to Cty.513 (2 miles)
Presque Isle - IV(V)
A) Yondota Falls to Copps Mine Rd (1.5 miles)
5.94 ft
< 1 hour ago
Presque Isle - II-IV
B) Underwood Tower Rd to Steigers Bridge (7.5 miles)
5.94 ft
< 1 hour ago
Presque Isle - III-V
C) Steigers Bridge to South Boundary Road (8.2 miles)
279 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Presque Isle - IV-V
D) 'Bottom Presque': South Boundary Rd to Lake Superior (1.1 miles)
279 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Rapid - I-II(III)
N.Rock Road/38th Road to Bay du Noc (PnP, or up to 27 miles)
Ravine - II-III
Major Rd to Skanee Rd (6.6 miles)
9 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Red Cedar - II
A) Williamston, McCormick Park (0.1 miles)
78 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Red Cedar - I(II)
B) MSU Wave (0.1 miles)
169 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Rock - II-III+
Worm Lake outlet to Sturgeon River (9.1 miles)
38 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Rogue - I-II
Rockford to Rogue River Road (5.5 miles)
252 cfs
1 hour ago
Salmon Trout - III-V
confluence of W Br to Cty 550 (10.8 miles) **Access Issues **
8 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Sand Island Creek - II-III
logging road (off of Camp 6 road) to Black River (2 + 1 miles)
2.39 ft
< 1 hour ago
Sandstone Creek - IV
roadside along Hwy.45 (up to 1.44 miles)
Silver - II-IV+
A) Hi-0 Silver: unnamed road to Silver Road (2.2 to 8 miles)
15 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Silver - III-V
B) Upper Silver: Silver Rd to Arvon Rd (2.3 miles)
6.77 ft
< 1 hour ago
Silver - III-IV+(V)
C) Lower Silver: Arvon Rd to Silver Falls Park (4.2 miles)
58 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Slate - II-IV
A) Top Slate: unnamed road to near Arvon Quarry (up to 3.76 miles)
16 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Slate - II-III+
B) Upper: near Arvon quarry to Quartzite Falls (2.5 miles)
16 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Slate - III-IV(V)
C) 'Lower Slate': Silver Road to Skanee Road (3.1 miles)
16 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Spruce - I-II
Koskela Road to Michigamme River (up to 8.35 miles)
Sturgeon (Baraga) - II-III+
A) Nestoria Herman Road to bushwack singletrack (3.6 miles)
161 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Sturgeon (Baraga) - II(III)
B) Hickey Creek to Hwy.41 (5.7 miles)
161 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Sturgeon (Baraga) - IV-V
C) Sturgeon Canyon: Hwy.41 to Upper Falls (0.75 miles)
161 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Sturgeon (Baraga) - I-II(IV)
D) Tibbets Falls: Plains Rd to Sturgeon Gorge Rd (0.2 up to 7.5 miles)
161 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Sturgeon (Baraga/Houghton) - II-III(V+)
E) Sturgeon Gorge: Sturgeon Falls to NF2270/FSR193 (4.87 miles)
161 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Sturgeon (Baraga/Houghton) - II
F) ~1.7 miles below Prickett Dam (PnP)
487 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Sturgeon (Cheboygan) - I-II
Trowbridge Road to Indian River (up to 20.5 miles)
312 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Sturgeon (Lk. Michigan trib.) - I-II
Ten Mile Rapids (0.6 miles)
Sturgeon (Menominee R. trib.) - III-IV
Sturgeon Dam (1.1 miles)
379 cfs
1 hour ago
Sturgeon, W.Br. (Houghton) - I-IV
Newberry Rd to S.Laird Rd (5.7 miles)
4.52 ft
< 1 hour ago
Sturgeon, W.Br. (Menominee R. trib.) - II-IV
Metropolitan to Calumet Mine Road (5.77 miles)
Tahquamenon - IV-V
Upper Falls to Lower Falls (4.1 miles)
1900 cfs
1 hour ago
Taylor Creek - III-IV+
Old US-41 to US-41
Tioga - II-IV
Hwy.41 Wayside to Old US Hwy.41 (2.7 + 7.8 miles)
161 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Trout Brook - II-III+
logging road to E.Shore Road (1.5 miles)
Union - III-IV+
Union River cabin to campground (1.3 miles)
White Deer Creek - I-II(IV)
Forest Road to Forest Highway 360 (4.26 miles)
Whitefish, W.Br. - I-II(III)
Unnamed road to Niemi Road/Co.Hwy.102 (8.86 miles)
Yellow Dog - II-III(V+)
A) 'Upper Dog': Mulligan Truck Trail to CR510 (8.3 miles)
Yellow Dog - II-V
B) 'Lower Dog': CR510 to CR550 (5.1 miles)

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