Muskegon River at Bridgeton, MI

USGS Site No: 04122025 • Muskegon River • Newaygo County, MI

Muskegon River at Bridgeton, MI on the Muskegon River is currently at 5,200 cfs (Very High — 95th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 8.71 ft.

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↑ Upstream on Muskegon River
Muskegon River at Bridge Street at Newaygo, MI
5,200
CFS Discharge
8.71
Gage Height (ft)
Very High
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 0
25th Low threshold 1,780
50th (Median) Normal (median) 3,240
75th High threshold 4,580
95th Very High threshold 0

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.

15k 7.3k 0 cfs Mar 17 Apr 21
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
Apr 21, 2026 9,540 —
Apr 20, 2026 11,000 —
Apr 19, 2026 12,600 —
Apr 18, 2026 13,600 —
Apr 17, 2026 13,300 —
Apr 16, 2026 11,100 —
Apr 15, 2026 7,900 —
Apr 14, 2026 6,490 —
Apr 9, 2026 5,810 —
Apr 8, 2026 6,320 —
Apr 7, 2026 6,460 —
Apr 6, 2026 6,580 —
Apr 5, 2026 6,590 —
Apr 4, 2026 6,010 —
Mar 17, 2026 6,220 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
04122025
State
MI
County
Newaygo County
Coordinates
43.3472, -85.9395
Drainage Area
2,460 mi²
Datum (ft)
598.1
HUC Code
04060102
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
12.0 ft
Flood Stage
13.0 ft
Moderate Flood
16.0 ft
Major Flood
17.0 ft

Currently 4.29 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
13,600 cfs
Apr 18, 2026
Min discharge
5,810 cfs
Apr 9, 2026
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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