Water level
574.32ft
-0.05 ft in 24h
USGS 04165710 updated 6:12 AM
MI · Thu, Aug 6
How's the bite at Detroit River today? Decent — fish it after dark.
Steady action if you work it.
Built from solunar, pressure, level, wind. This water has no live gauge for every reading — see the sources below.
6/10
Decent
Today's bite windows
12 AM6 AMNoon6 PM11 PM
Major
6:32 AM–8:32 AM
Moon overhead
Minor
2:53 PM–3:53 PM
Moonset
Major
7:01 PM–9:01 PM
Moon underfoot
Sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 8:45 PM · tomorrow's first major 7:30 AM–9:30 AM · windows on every water
Solunar · computed updated 6:26 AM
Conditions right now
Flow
188000cfs
USGS 04165710 stale — last good 7:48 PM
Pressure
30.07inHg
rising · +2.37 hPa/12h
NOAA KDET updated 6:10 AM
Wind
0mph N
NOAA KDET updated 6:10 AM
Moon
44% waning
Solunar · computed updated 6:26 AM
What this means
Trout
This gauge reports level but no water temperature, so depth calls stay open. Read the windows and the pressure trend instead.
Detroit River water level today
574.32 ft down 0.05 ft in 24 hours
That sits 37% of the way up the band it has held over the last 8 days, between 574.17 and 574.58 ft. Over the week it is up0.08ft.
07-29 574.17–574.58 ft 08-06
USGS 04165710 updated 6:12 AM
The week ahead
| Fri | 7 | Good | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat | 6 | Decent | |
| Sun | 6 | Decent | |
| Mon | 6 | Decent | |
| Tue | 7 | Good | |
| Wed | 6 | Decent | |
| Thu | 6 | Decent |
Forecast days carry solunar and the wind outlook. Pressure and gauge movement land the morning of.
Before you go
A Michigan fishing license covers this water — $26 a year for residents. DNR sets the rules and is the one that counts.
What it costs, and who is exempt →Nearby waters today
- 6 Decent Lake St. Clair MI · 26 km
- 6 Decent Geneva Lake WI · 439 km
- 6 Decent Lake Winnebago WI · 480 km
- 4 Fair Galveston TX · 1785 km
- 6 Decent Lake Buchanan TX · 1872 km
Questions people ask about Detroit River
Answered from the same readings as the rest of this page. Where we have no basis for an answer, there is no entry — spot-by-spot local knowledge is not something we can claim for Detroit River.
- Is it worth fishing Detroit River today?
- 6 out of 10 — decent. Steady action if you work it. The strongest stretch is 6:32 AM–8:32 AM. That number is worked out fresh each morning from the solunar windows, the pressure trend, the water level.
- What time should you fish Detroit River?
- Today's major windows run 6:32 AM–8:32 AM and 7:01 PM–9:01 PM, with minor windows at 2:53 PM–3:53 PM. Sunrise is 6:30 AM and sunset 8:45 PM. A major landing on first or last light is the stretch worth setting an alarm for.
- What is the water temperature at Detroit River?
- No gauge on Detroit River measures water temperature. US reservoir gauges report height, not temperature — so rather than estimate it, this page leaves it out and leans on the windows and the pressure trend instead.
- What is the water level at Detroit River right now?
- 574.32 ft, read at 6:12 AM from USGS station 04165710. Over 24 hours it is down 0.05 ft.
- Can you eat the fish you catch in Detroit River?
- That is a health question, and it is answered officially rather than by us. Michigan Department of Health and Human Services publishes the fish consumption advisory covering these waters, where the Eat Safe Fish guides cover close to 700 waters, and you pick the guide for your region. Read it before you keep a meal — we give no eating advice.
- Do you need a licence to fish Detroit River?
- Yes. A Michigan fishing license covers this water, required from age 17. DNR sets the rules and is the one that counts.
Where these numbers come from
- Solunar computed 6:26 AM
- NOAA KDET Coleman A Young Municipal Airport 6:10 AM
- NOAA DTX gridded forecast 4:24 AM
- USGS 04165710 DETROIT RIVER AT FORT WAYNE AT DETROIT, MI 6:12 AM
Fort Wayne liegt an der engsten Stelle, wo der Strom aus dem Lake St. Clair Richtung Lake Erie zieht.
No one types these in by hand. If a source goes quiet, the page says so instead of showing you yesterday.