Muskegon River Near Croton, MI

USGS Site No: 04121970Muskegon River • Newaygo County, MI

Muskegon River Near Croton, MI on the Muskegon River is currently at 2,240 cfs (Normal — 70th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 5.89 ft.

Reading from

2,240
CFS Discharge
5.89
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
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 1,140
25th Low threshold 1,480
50th (Median) Normal (median) 1,840
75th High threshold 2,340 Today: 2,240 cfs
95th Very High threshold 3,660

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.

16k 8k 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 2,240
May 28, 2026 2,230
May 27, 2026 2,550
May 26, 2026 3,210
May 25, 2026 3,110
May 24, 2026 2,680
May 23, 2026 2,500
May 22, 2026 2,320
May 21, 2026 2,380
May 20, 2026 2,550
May 19, 2026 2,480
May 18, 2026 2,210
May 17, 2026 2,260
May 16, 2026 2,240
May 15, 2026 2,190
Apr 21, 2026 8,700
Apr 20, 2026 9,990
Apr 19, 2026 12,300
Apr 18, 2026 14,000
Apr 17, 2026 14,800
Apr 16, 2026 13,700
Apr 15, 2026 9,360
Apr 14, 2026 6,780
Apr 13, 2026 5,860
Apr 12, 2026 4,870
Apr 11, 2026 5,020
Apr 10, 2026 5,100
Apr 9, 2026 5,730
Apr 8, 2026 6,480
Apr 7, 2026 6,730

Station Information

USGS Site No
04121970
State
MI
Coordinates
43.4347, -85.6653
Drainage Area
2,313 mi²
Datum (ft)
675.2
HUC Code
04060102
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
8.0 ft
Flood Stage
9.0 ft
Moderate Flood
11.0 ft
Major Flood
12.0 ft

Currently 3.11 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
14,800 cfs
Apr 17, 2026
Min discharge
692 cfs
Sep 28, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

Nearby Gauges