Paint River Near Alpha, MI

USGS Site No: 04062000 • Paint River • Iron County, MI

Paint River Near Alpha, MI on the Paint River is currently at 413 cfs (Very High — 98th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 3.68 ft.

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↑ Upstream on Paint River
Paint River at Crystal Falls, MI
413
CFS Discharge
3.68
Gage Height (ft)
Very High
Flow Condition
N/A
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 86
25th Low threshold 90
50th (Median) Normal (median) 95
75th High threshold 272
95th Very High threshold 324

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.

9.1k 4.5k 0 cfs Apr 4 May 29
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 29, 2026 411 —
May 28, 2026 412 —
May 27, 2026 412 —
May 26, 2026 412 —
May 25, 2026 413 —
May 22, 2026 412 —
May 21, 2026 414 —
May 20, 2026 414 —
May 18, 2026 417 —
May 17, 2026 413 —
May 16, 2026 413 —
May 15, 2026 411 —
Apr 21, 2026 3,460 —
Apr 20, 2026 6,360 —
Apr 19, 2026 8,410 —
Apr 18, 2026 6,300 —
Apr 17, 2026 5,270 —
Apr 16, 2026 5,150 —
Apr 15, 2026 5,140 —
Apr 14, 2026 5,020 —
Apr 13, 2026 3,190 —
Apr 12, 2026 968 —
Apr 11, 2026 510 —
Apr 10, 2026 500 —
Apr 9, 2026 489 —
Apr 8, 2026 498 —
Apr 7, 2026 472 —
Apr 6, 2026 453 —
Apr 5, 2026 456 —
Apr 4, 2026 460 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
04062000
State
MI
County
Iron County
Coordinates
46.0111, -88.2585
Drainage Area
631 mi²
Datum (ft)
1,257.9
HUC Code
04030106
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
8,410 cfs
Apr 19, 2026
Min discharge
204 cfs
Feb 1, 2026

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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