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Michigan
North Branch Pentwater River
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What we do know
Inside Huron-Manistee National Forest
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What's missing
No access route mapped
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River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 91 cfs
- Average current
- 1.0 ft/s
- Gradient
- 5.8 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 76 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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North Branch Pentwater River
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About this water
North Branch Pentwater River is a 12-mile paddling stretch near Pentwater, Michigan. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 91 cfs and a gradient of about 5.8 feet per mile.
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