Chippewa River Near Mount Pleasant, MI

USGS Site No: 04154000 • Chippewa River • Isabella County, MI

Chippewa River Near Mount Pleasant, MI on the Chippewa River is currently at 262 cfs (Normal — 49th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 3.51 ft.

Reading from

262
CFS Discharge
3.51
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
Normal
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for October 28 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 152
25th Low threshold 187
50th (Median) Normal (median) 264 Today: 262 cfs
75th High threshold 340
95th Very High threshold 554

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.

2.7k 1.4k 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 269 —
May 28, 2026 289 —
May 27, 2026 305 —
May 26, 2026 301 —
May 25, 2026 284 —
May 24, 2026 252 —
May 23, 2026 235 —
May 22, 2026 242 —
May 21, 2026 252 —
May 20, 2026 271 —
May 19, 2026 286 —
May 18, 2026 277 —
May 17, 2026 280 —
May 16, 2026 285 —
May 15, 2026 280 —
Apr 21, 2026 1,440 —
Apr 20, 2026 1,750 —
Apr 19, 2026 2,150 —
Apr 18, 2026 2,440 —
Apr 17, 2026 2,520 —
Apr 16, 2026 2,020 —
Apr 15, 2026 1,480 —
Apr 14, 2026 1,050 —
Apr 13, 2026 913 —
Apr 12, 2026 817 —
Apr 11, 2026 915 —
Apr 10, 2026 876 —
Apr 9, 2026 877 —
Apr 8, 2026 1,040 —
Apr 7, 2026 1,240 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
04154000
State
MI
Coordinates
43.6261, -84.7078
Drainage Area
416 mi²
Datum (ft)
709.9
HUC Code
04080202
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
6.0 ft
Flood Stage
8.0 ft
Moderate Flood
11.0 ft
Major Flood
13.0 ft

Currently 4.49 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
2,520 cfs
Apr 17, 2026
Min discharge
72 cfs
Sep 2, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

Nearby Gauges