St. Marys River at Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

USGS Site No: 04127885 • St. Marys River • Chippewa County, MI

St. Marys River at Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario on the St. Marys River is currently at 65,900 cfs (Normal — 27th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 579.82 ft.

Reading from

65,900
CFS Discharge
579.82
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
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 54,400
25th Low threshold 63,500
50th (Median) Normal (median) 91,000 Today: 65,900 cfs
75th High threshold 97,100
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.

88k 44k 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 71,300 —
May 28, 2026 65,400 —
May 27, 2026 65,900 —
May 26, 2026 60,500 —
May 25, 2026 58,700 —
May 24, 2026 55,900 —
May 23, 2026 62,700 —
May 22, 2026 59,000 —
May 21, 2026 53,800 —
May 20, 2026 59,200 —
May 19, 2026 59,300 —
May 18, 2026 56,900 —
May 17, 2026 56,200 —
May 16, 2026 59,200 —
May 15, 2026 57,300 —
Apr 21, 2026 43,700 —
Apr 20, 2026 44,900 —
Apr 19, 2026 51,200 —
Apr 18, 2026 53,000 —
Apr 17, 2026 48,400 —
Apr 16, 2026 46,800 —
Apr 15, 2026 44,100 —
Apr 14, 2026 43,100 —
Apr 13, 2026 46,300 —
Apr 12, 2026 46,000 —
Apr 11, 2026 44,200 —
Apr 10, 2026 45,900 —
Apr 9, 2026 46,800 —
Apr 8, 2026 43,100 —
Apr 7, 2026 44,600 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
04127885
State
MI
Coordinates
46.4983, -84.3153
Drainage Area
80,900 mi²
Datum (ft)
578.0
HUC Code
04200002
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
93,600 cfs
Jun 8, 2025
Min discharge
22,800 cfs
Feb 22, 2026

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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