Black River Near Bessemer, MI

USGS Site No: 04031000Black River • Gogebic County, MI

Black River Near Bessemer, MI on the Black River is currently at 54 cfs (Low — 22th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 2.21 ft.

Reading from

54
CFS Discharge
2.21
Gage Height (ft)
Low
Flow Condition
Normal
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 39
25th Low threshold 58 Today: 54 cfs
50th (Median) Normal (median) 86
75th High threshold 220
95th Very High threshold 846

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

5.2k 2.6k 0 cfs Apr 7 May 29
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 29, 2026 54
May 28, 2026 57
May 27, 2026 63
May 26, 2026 73
May 25, 2026 80
May 24, 2026 87
May 23, 2026 89
May 22, 2026 96
May 21, 2026 107
May 20, 2026 123
May 19, 2026 132
May 18, 2026 105
May 17, 2026 85
May 16, 2026 95
May 15, 2026 108
Apr 21, 2026 777
Apr 20, 2026 1,050
Apr 19, 2026 1,530
Apr 18, 2026 2,230
Apr 17, 2026 2,530
Apr 16, 2026 2,870
Apr 15, 2026 3,590
Apr 14, 2026 4,150
Apr 13, 2026 4,830
Apr 12, 2026 2,680
Apr 11, 2026 920
Apr 10, 2026 735
Apr 9, 2026 743
Apr 8, 2026 578
Apr 7, 2026 558

Station Information

USGS Site No
04031000
State
MI
Coordinates
46.5113, -90.0746
Drainage Area
200 mi²
Datum (ft)
1,154.2
HUC Code
04020101
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
9.5 ft
Flood Stage
10.0 ft
Moderate Flood
12.0 ft
Major Flood
14.0 ft

Currently 7.79 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
4,830 cfs
Apr 13, 2026
Min discharge
24 cfs
Aug 8, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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