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Battle Creek in Michigan

River31.0 mi

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Around Battle Creek

5 mi

Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Battle Creek is a 31.0 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Battle Creek at Battle Creek, MI (site 04105000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1931 to 2026

Battle Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 331 cfs, and lowest in September, at 75 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,560 cfs, in 1947.

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Typical flow by month at Battle Creek at Battle Creek, MI, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January166110 to 265
February168118 to 278
March331230 to 500
April329228 to 451
May225156 to 331
June132100 to 217
July8866 to 138
August7857 to 107
September7557 to 115
October9569 to 145
November13693 to 193
December165108 to 253

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 95 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Battle Creek at Battle Creek, MI (site 04105000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

3 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Battle Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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