MUSKEGON RIVER AT BIG RAPIDS, MI
USGS 04121650 · Michigan · reports water temperature, dissolved oxygen
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USGS 04121650 · Michigan · reports water temperature, dissolved oxygen
What the agencies suggest
Carry a pocket thermometer to monitor water temperatureNational Park Service
General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.
Reading Nov 4, 5:45 PM EST · provisional USGS data
This is the latest value USGS returned and it is more than a day old. It is not today's reading.
No flow here now. USGS stopped publishing discharge at this gauge on Sep 30, 2002; it still reports what is shown. Flow on the same river: MUSKEGON RIVER AT EVART, MI (USGS 04121500, 17.7 miles away).
Water temperature, last 7 days: 140 readings from Oct 29, 11:45 PM EDT to Nov 4, 5:45 PM EST; ranging 48 to 58.5 °F; latest 58.3 °F.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS instantaneous values.
| Time | Water temperature (°F) |
|---|---|
| Nov 4, 5:45 PM EST | 58.3 |
| Nov 4, 4:45 PM EST | 58.5 |
| Nov 4, 3:45 PM EST | 58.5 |
| Nov 4, 2:45 PM EST | 58.3 |
| Nov 4, 1:45 PM EST | 58.1 |
| Nov 4, 12:45 PM EST | 57.9 |
| Nov 4, 11:45 AM EST | 57.6 |
| Nov 4, 10:45 AM EST | 57.2 |
| Nov 4, 9:45 AM EST | 57 |
| Nov 4, 8:45 AM EST | 56.8 |
| Nov 4, 7:45 AM EST | 56.8 |
| Nov 4, 6:45 AM EST | 56.8 |
| Nov 4, 5:45 AM EST | 56.8 |
| Nov 4, 4:45 AM EST | 56.8 |
| Nov 4, 3:45 AM EST | 57 |
| Nov 4, 2:45 AM EST | 57 |
| Nov 4, 1:45 AM EST | 57.2 |
| Nov 4, 12:45 AM EST | 57.2 |
| Nov 3, 11:45 PM EST | 57 |
| Nov 3, 10:45 PM EST | 57 |
| Nov 3, 9:45 PM EST | 57 |
| Nov 3, 8:45 PM EST | 57 |
| Nov 3, 7:45 PM EST | 57 |
| Nov 3, 6:45 PM EST | 57 |
| Nov 3, 5:45 PM EST | 57 |
| Nov 3, 4:45 PM EST | 57 |
| Nov 3, 3:45 PM EST | 57 |
| Nov 3, 2:45 PM EST | 56.8 |
| Nov 3, 1:45 PM EST | 56.5 |
| Nov 3, 12:45 PM EST | 55.9 |
| Nov 3, 11:45 AM EST | 55 |
| Nov 3, 10:45 AM EST | 54.5 |
| Nov 3, 9:45 AM EST | 54 |
| Nov 3, 8:45 AM EST | 53.8 |
| Nov 3, 7:45 AM EST | 53.8 |
| Nov 3, 6:45 AM EST | 53.6 |
| Nov 3, 5:45 AM EST | 53.6 |
| Nov 3, 4:45 AM EST | 53.4 |
| Nov 3, 3:45 AM EST | 53.4 |
| Nov 3, 2:45 AM EST | 53.4 |
| Nov 3, 1:45 AM EST | 53.4 |
| Nov 3, 12:45 AM EST | 53.4 |
| Nov 2, 11:45 PM EST | 53.4 |
| Nov 2, 10:45 PM EST | 53.4 |
| Nov 2, 9:45 PM EST | 53.4 |
| Nov 2, 8:45 PM EST | 53.4 |
| Nov 2, 7:45 PM EST | 53.4 |
| Nov 2, 6:45 PM EST | 53.6 |
| Nov 2, 5:45 PM EST | 53.8 |
| Nov 2, 4:45 PM EST | 54 |
| Nov 2, 3:45 PM EST | 54 |
| Nov 2, 2:45 PM EST | 54 |
| Nov 2, 1:45 PM EST | 53.4 |
| Nov 2, 12:45 PM EST | 52.9 |
| Nov 2, 11:45 AM EST | 52 |
| Nov 2, 10:45 AM EST | 51.3 |
| Nov 2, 9:45 AM EST | 50.9 |
| Nov 2, 8:45 AM EST | 50.9 |
| Nov 2, 7:45 AM EST | 50.9 |
| Nov 2, 6:45 AM EST | 51.1 |
| Nov 2, 5:45 AM EST | 51.1 |
| Nov 2, 4:45 AM EST | 51.3 |
| Nov 2, 3:45 AM EST | 51.3 |
| Nov 2, 2:45 AM EST | 51.4 |
| Nov 2, 1:45 AM EST | 51.6 |
| Nov 2, 12:45 AM EST | 51.8 |
| Nov 1, 11:45 PM EST | 51.8 |
| Nov 1, 10:45 PM EST | 51.8 |
| Nov 1, 9:45 PM EST | 51.8 |
| Nov 1, 8:45 PM EST | 51.8 |
| Nov 1, 7:45 PM EST | 52.2 |
| Nov 1, 6:45 PM EST | 52.5 |
| Nov 1, 5:45 PM EST | 52.7 |
| Nov 1, 4:45 PM EST | 53.1 |
| Nov 1, 3:45 PM EST | 53.1 |
| Nov 1, 2:45 PM EST | 52.5 |
| Nov 1, 1:45 PM EST | 51.4 |
| Nov 1, 12:45 PM EST | 50.5 |
| Nov 1, 11:45 AM EST | 49.8 |
| Nov 1, 10:45 AM EST | 49.1 |
| Nov 1, 9:45 AM EST | 48.7 |
| Nov 1, 8:45 AM EST | 48.6 |
| Nov 1, 7:45 AM EST | 48.7 |
| Nov 1, 6:45 AM EST | 48.9 |
| Nov 1, 5:45 AM EST | 48.9 |
| Nov 1, 4:45 AM EST | 49.1 |
| Nov 1, 3:45 AM EST | 49.3 |
| Nov 1, 2:45 AM EST | 49.3 |
| Nov 1, 1:45 AM EST | 49.3 |
| Nov 1, 1:45 AM EDT | 49.3 |
| Nov 1, 12:45 AM EDT | 49.3 |
| Oct 31, 11:45 PM EDT | 49.5 |
| Oct 31, 10:45 PM EDT | 49.5 |
| Oct 31, 9:45 PM EDT | 49.6 |
| Oct 31, 8:45 PM EDT | 49.8 |
| Oct 31, 7:45 PM EDT | 50.2 |
| Oct 31, 6:45 PM EDT | 50.4 |
| Oct 31, 5:45 PM EDT | 50.4 |
| Oct 31, 4:45 PM EDT | 50.4 |
| Oct 31, 3:45 PM EDT | 50.2 |
| Oct 31, 2:45 PM EDT | 50 |
| Oct 31, 1:45 PM EDT | 49.6 |
| Oct 31, 12:45 PM EDT | 49.1 |
| Oct 31, 11:45 AM EDT | 48.6 |
| Oct 31, 10:45 AM EDT | 48.2 |
| Oct 31, 9:45 AM EDT | 48 |
| Oct 31, 8:45 AM EDT | 48 |
| Oct 31, 7:45 AM EDT | 48 |
| Oct 31, 6:45 AM EDT | 48.2 |
| Oct 31, 5:45 AM EDT | 48.2 |
| Oct 31, 4:45 AM EDT | 48.4 |
| Oct 31, 3:45 AM EDT | 48.7 |
| Oct 31, 2:45 AM EDT | 49.1 |
| Oct 31, 1:45 AM EDT | 49.5 |
| Oct 31, 12:45 AM EDT | 49.6 |
| Oct 30, 11:45 PM EDT | 50 |
| Oct 30, 10:45 PM EDT | 50.4 |
| Oct 30, 9:45 PM EDT | 50.7 |
| Oct 30, 8:45 PM EDT | 51.1 |
| Oct 30, 7:45 PM EDT | 51.4 |
| Oct 30, 6:45 PM EDT | 52 |
| Oct 30, 5:45 PM EDT | 52.2 |
| Oct 30, 4:45 PM EDT | 52.3 |
| Oct 30, 3:45 PM EDT | 52.2 |
| Oct 30, 2:45 PM EDT | 51.8 |
| Oct 30, 1:45 PM EDT | 51.1 |
| Oct 30, 12:45 PM EDT | 50.5 |
| Oct 30, 11:45 AM EDT | 50.2 |
| Oct 30, 10:45 AM EDT | 49.8 |
| Oct 30, 9:45 AM EDT | 49.8 |
| Oct 30, 8:45 AM EDT | 50 |
| Oct 30, 7:45 AM EDT | 50.4 |
| Oct 30, 6:45 AM EDT | 50.7 |
| Oct 30, 5:45 AM EDT | 51.1 |
| Oct 30, 4:45 AM EDT | 51.4 |
| Oct 30, 3:45 AM EDT | 51.8 |
| Oct 30, 2:45 AM EDT | 52 |
| Oct 30, 1:45 AM EDT | 52.3 |
| Oct 30, 12:45 AM EDT | 52.7 |
| Oct 29, 11:45 PM EDT | 52.9 |
Map of USGS gauge 04121650 and the river around it
Where MUSKEGON RIVER AT BIG RAPIDS, MI sits, with 5 other gauges on the same river and our water's map point.
No current water-temperature reading at this gauge, so no temperature guidance is given. Take a stream thermometer. Michigan DNR publishes no water-temperature line for trout anglers that we found. The lines below are the National Park Service's, federal guidance, not a Michigan rule: 68°F.
Species the agency lists for Muskegon River: chinook salmon, brown trout, steelhead, walleye, smallmouth bass, northern pike, rainbow trout.
From our page for Muskegon River, on the same river as this gauge; the agency list is for the water, not this exact reach. Source: Central Lake Michigan Management Unit (Michigan Department of Natural Resources).
Turn Around Don't Drown. “A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.” No flow number makes a crossing safe; if in doubt, stay out.
Turn Around Don't Drown (National Weather Service)Dissolved oxygen 10.3 mg/L at Nov 4, 5:45 PM EST; 7-day range 9.2–12.4 mg/L; more than a day old
Enough oxygen for coldwater fish: 10.3 mg/L meets the 6.5 mg/L EPA sets for coldwater fish (other life stages; eggs and fry need a 8 mg/L minimum).
Quality Criteria for Water 1986 (“Gold Book”): dissolved oxygen, Table 1; pH (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)Guidance from the readings above and the published thresholds named with each line; not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Local rules and closures come first.
The National Weather Service has no flood-stage gauge here, so no official flood category is shown.
Checked Nov 5, 10:36 PM EST; readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and statistics daily. Provisional USGS data can be revised. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.