Detroit HUC8 04090004
A 2,304 km² sub-basin of the Great Lakes region in CN, 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
71
Moderate
Drought index
163
Moderate
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
0%
of 7 reporting
Median flow
220%
p81 of record
Water assets
670
0 springs · 120 wells
USGS gauges (12)
- ECORSE RIVER AT DEARBORN HEIGHTS, MI041685802 cfsp56 · normal
- DETROIT RIVER AT FORT WAYNE AT DETROIT, MI04165710220,000 cfsp73 · normal
- LOWER RIVER ROUGE AT DEARBORN, MI0416840088 cfsp78 · above normal
- RIVER ROUGE AT SOUTHFIELD, MI0416610048 cfsp81 · above normal
- UPPER RIVER ROUGE AT FARMINGTON, MI0416630015 cfsp85 · above normal
- RIVER ROUGE AT DETROIT, MI04166500101 cfsp86 · above normal
- MIDDLE RIVER ROUGE NEAR GARDEN CITY, MI0416700092 cfsp86 · above normal
- RIVER ROUGE AT BIRMINGHAM, MI0416600013 cfsno long-term record
- JOHNSON CREEK AT 7 MILE RD AT NORTHVILLE, MI0416670013 cfsno long-term record
- MIDDLE RIVER ROUGE AT DEARBORN HEIGHTS, MI04167150808 cfsno long-term record
- LOWER RIVER ROUGE AT WAYNE, MI0416762568 cfsno long-term record
- FRANK AND POET DRAIN AT KING RD AT TRENTON, MI041686607 cfsno long-term record
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | 163 | 0 | 0/7 | p81 |
Top water assets
- 65Detroit River At Fort Wayne At Detroit, Miriver
- 65Ecorse River At Dearborn Heights, Miriver
- 65Frank And Poet Drain At King Rd At Trenton, Miriver
- 65Lower River Rouge At Dearborn, Miriver
- 65Upper River Rouge At Farmington, Miriver
- 65Newburgh Damreservoir
- 65Johnson Creek At 7 Mile Rd At Northville, Miriver
- 65River Rouge At Birmingham, Miriver
- 65Ray Damreservoir
- 65Nankin Mill Damreservoir