Warning: Javascript must be enabled to use all the features on this page!


Page Loading - Please Wait...

* We've detected you're using a mobile device. Find our Next Generation Station Page here.
Click to hideNews Bulletins

USGS Daily Statistics for Michigan

Click to hide state-specific text

NOTE: During winter months, stage and discharge may be significantly affected by backwater from ice, resulting in incorrect discharge data. Consequently, discharge data may not be displayed during periods of ice effect. Click here for more information.

The statistics generated from this site are based on approved daily-mean data and may not match those published by the USGS in official publications. The user is responsible for assessment and use of statistics from this site. For more details on why the statistics may not match, click here.

USGS 04142000 RIFLE RIVER NEAR STERLING, MI


Arenac County, Michigan
Hydrologic Unit Code 04080101
Latitude  44°04'21", Longitude  84°01'12" NAD27
Drainage area 320  square miles
Gage datum 648.95 feet above NAVD88
Output formats
HTML table of all data
Tab-separated data
Reselect output format

00060, Discharge, cubic feet per second,
Day of
month		 Mean of daily mean values for each day for water year of record in, ft3/s   (Calculation Period 1936-10-01 -> 2024-09-30)

Calculation period restricted by USGS staff due to special conditions at/near site
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1 297 272 333 845 501 390 235 177 207 227 278 311
2 283 273 335 799 504 423 223 174 200 219 293 317
3 278 273 357 763 505 408 210 184 187 226 303 318
4 281 261 346 805 476 355 214 187 182 235 293 311
5 282 257 356 792 441 317 216 188 191 241 289 300
6 278 263 399 787 411 302 211 179 194 234 295 294
7 268 262 434 760 395 286 209 173 182 236 288 289
8 262 256 455 721 400 288 208 176 185 232 281 296
9 264 256 466 717 420 308 212 184 187 238 277 295
10 260 262 472 703 443 300 199 193 188 238 288 291
11 258 273 469 686 434 293 197 196 198 239 294 286
12 260 283 497 669 424 286 202 186 206 229 283 299
13 257 277 543 676 401 293 206 182 197 229 282 329
14 257 274 586 686 389 296 196 176 196 240 289 317
15 258 267 578 672 401 291 198 175 202 253 287 300
16 257 266 576 664 389 302 204 178 195 253 290 297
17 247 262 565 645 374 291 188 189 192 248 287 290
18 248 268 555 611 408 305 190 195 199 243 283 275
19 252 276 557 579 456 303 193 182 200 240 296 269
20 258 300 579 563 437 293 188 180 205 239 303 267
21 250 361 632 561 431 274 193 181 211 240 298 268
22 250 363 642 553 388 265 192 183 216 240 289 268
23 263 344 646 497 379 266 206 176 216 249 289 269
24 267 346 679 473 382 265 205 173 203 284 298 281
25 270 360 696 471 387 252 193 172 199 281 298 290
26 285 360 733 500 394 257 189 172 214 264 290 284
27 273 356 746 504 379 264 188 183 217 263 315 282
28 268 344 810 504 380 255 184 182 211 258 344 299
29 265 337 781 497 400 247 181 191 215 245 340 302
30 278   776 493 391 242 178 197 229 248 325 297
31 277   817   391   177 198   269   302