MANISTEE RIVER NEAR GRAYLING, MI

MANISTEE RIVER MI USGS

MANISTEE RIVER NEAR GRAYLING, MI (04123500) is a real-time river monitoring station on the MANISTEE RIVER in MI, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level, streamflow, and water temperature and publishes a 7-day flow forecast when flow data is available. 13 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
04123500
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
MI
Coordinates
44.6931, -84.8471

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Fishing regulations

MI state-wide default default

Species regulated in this area

These are species and groups covered by the applicable area rules, not a claim that they occur at this station.

Default rules for this area. A grey row means the current season status is not confirmed by this release.

MI state-wide default default only. Water-specific, national-park, sanctuary, licence, and in-season exceptions may apply.

Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-10-26 in America/Detroit

Regulations shown are for reference only and may not reflect in-season changes. Always verify current regulations with the Michigan Fishing Regulations before fishing.

Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

Manistee River Near Grayling, Mi has 13 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.

Species include: Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris), Freshwater Sculpins (Cottus), Mottled Sculpin (Cottus bairdii), Northern Pike (Esox lucius), Common Sunfishes (Lepomis), and 8 others.

Where these records come from

Evidence
Community observations nearby
Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
Records
13 species
from 28 individual records
Observed
Jul 2, 2015 – Jun 26, 2025
28 dated records

Sources

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