Au Sable HUC8 04070007
A 5,306 km² sub-basin of the Great Lakes region in MI. Drought coverage is from the US Drought Monitor (map of 2026-09-01); streamflow classes place each USGS gauge's latest reading against its own day-of-year record.
Health score
78
Healthy
Drought index
0
None
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
0%
of 6 reporting
Median flow
128%
p78 of record
Water assets
3,308
4 springs · 2,686 wells
USGS gauges (9)
- AU SABLE RIVER NEAR MC KINLEY, MI041369001,130 cfsp77 · above normal
- AU SABLE RIVER NEAR CURTISVILLE, MI041370051,270 cfsp77 · above normal
- AU SABLE RIVER AT MIO, MI04136500986 cfsp78 · above normal
- AU SABLE RIVER NEAR AU SABLE, MI041375001,410 cfsp78 · above normal
- AU SABLE RIVER NEAR RED OAK, MI04136000868 cfsp79 · above normal
- SOUTH BRANCH AU SABLE RIVER NEAR LUZERNE, MI04135700220 cfsp83 · above normal
- NB AU SABLE RIVER AT KELLOGGS BR NEAR LOVELLS, MI04135800218 cfsno long-term record
- PINE RIVER AT KINGS CORNER RD NR OSCODA, MI04137680104 cfsno long-term record
- VAN ETTEN CREEK AT HWY F-41 AT OSCODA, MI0413771655 cfsno long-term record
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | 0 | 0 | 0/6 | p78 |
Top water assets
- 66Footereservoir
- 66Loudreservoir
- 66Alconareservoir
- 66Mioreservoir
- 66Five Channelsreservoir
- 66Cookereservoir
- 657Th Spectacle Lake Damreservoir
- 65Davis Damreservoir
- 65Hunt Creek Damreservoir
- 65South Branch Au Sable Riverriver