What is the current flow on Escanaba River?

Escanaba River was running 415 cubic feet per second as of Aug 1, 2026, 5:30 PM UTC, measured at USGS gauge 04059034. This is a build-time snapshot rather than a live reading — check the USGS gauge directly before relying on it.

What is the water temperature on Escanaba River?

74.3°F (23.5°C) as of Aug 1, 2026, 5:45 PM UTC, at USGS gauge 04059000. Escanaba River carries no state trout classification, so the trout-stress thresholds do not apply to it — this is a water temperature measurement, not a fishery judgement.

Escanaba River

Michigan. Streamflow and water-temperature readings from USGS gauges. Running 415 cfs as of Aug 1, 2026, 5:30 PM UTC.

Latest Reading

415

cubic feet / second

74.3°F

water temperature (23.5°C)

USGS gauges

Flow measured Aug 1, 2026, 5:30 PM UTC at gauge 04059034. Temperature measured Aug 1, 2026, 5:45 PM UTC at gauge 04059000. These are build-time snapshots, not a live feed — check the USGS gauge before relying on them.

USGS Gauges on Escanaba River

Gauge	Station	Water temp?
04059000	ESCANABA RIVER AT CORNELL, MI	Yes
04059034	ESCANABA RIVER NEAR WELLS, MI	—

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Conditions: USGS NWIS (public domain).