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Manistee River near Sherman, MI

Wexford County, Michigan · USGS 04124000

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What this gauge represents: This gauge measures conditions on Manistee River at its USGS monitoring location in Wexford County; conditions elsewhere on the waterway may differ.

How to read these numbers
Streamflow (ft³/s or CFS)

How much water moves past the gauge each second. Higher numbers mean more water is moving downstream.

Gauge height (ft)

The water-surface height at this gauge. It is useful for tracking rises, falls and flood thresholds, but it is not the river's total depth.

24-hour change

How much the latest reading has risen or fallen compared with roughly 24 hours earlier.

Historical median

The typical streamflow for this date based on USGS historical statistics. A multiple such as 3× means current flow is about three times the historical median.

River Pulse

Get Water Data's plain-language summary of current flow, historical context and recent direction.

NOAA flood stage

Official action and flood thresholds where available. These levels are specific to each gauge location.

Gauge height and flood stage are station-specific. A 12-foot reading at one gauge should not be directly compared with 12 feet at another.

RIVER PULSE

Above historical median · Steady

Flow vs typicalTypical

Streamflow is currently 922 ft³/s, 4% above the historical median for this date. Flow has been relatively steady over the past 24 hours.

USGS-reported historical daily median for 09-27: 884 ft³/s · Based on USGS day-of-year statistics

How trends & context are calculated →
NOAA flood-stage status:Below action stage
Current 11.8 ft · 2.2 ft below action stage · Flood stage 15 ft
WATER QUALITY

Current water conditions

Dissolved oxygen
10.2 mg/L
RECENT STREAMFLOW

Streamflow trend

Daily mean streamflow · Aug 28–Sep 26 · dates shown in UTC · 30 observations

Look at the data (30 rows)
Displayed USGS daily mean streamflow observations
Date (UTC)Daily mean
Aug 28, 2026, 12:00 AM968 CFS
Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM960 CFS
Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM976 CFS
Aug 31, 2026, 12:00 AM1,010 CFS
Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM1,040 CFS
Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM1,060 CFS
Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM1,070 CFS
Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM1,140 CFS
Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM1,160 CFS
Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM1,080 CFS
Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM1,020 CFS
Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM985 CFS
Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM971 CFS
Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM969 CFS
Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM960 CFS
Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM947 CFS
Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM934 CFS
Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM922 CFS
Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM1,050 CFS
Sep 16, 2026, 12:00 AM1,130 CFS
Sep 17, 2026, 12:00 AM1,150 CFS
Sep 18, 2026, 12:00 AM1,130 CFS
Sep 19, 2026, 12:00 AM1,100 CFS
Sep 20, 2026, 12:00 AM1,050 CFS
Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM1,010 CFS
Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM977 CFS
Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM954 CFS
Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM940 CFS
Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM932 CFS
Sep 26, 2026, 12:00 AM925 CFS
STATION DETAILS

About this gauge

Site type: Stream
County: Wexford County
Drainage area: 857 mi²
Current measurements: 4
DATA SOURCE

Official USGS station

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LIVE RIVER CONDITIONS
Manistee River near Sherman, MIUSGS 04124000
STREAMFLOW922 ft³/s
GAUGE HEIGHT11.77 ft