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Betsie River (Benzie County)

Live conditions for Betsie River (Benzie County): the gauge, the water temperature, the trend, and what the water is doing today — read the way a guide reads it.

Right now

No live reading right now — this water has no live gauge wired yet.

The water

Betsie River (Benzie County) is a freestone river in Michigan, fished for salmon, steelhead, trout — brown. On free-flowing water the trajectory is the story: falling and clearing after a bump is the window, rising water pushes fish to the banks and brings colour.
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Wade and float bands in cfs, the safety notes and the 14-day trend are on the signed-in river page.

Access

  • Green Lake DNR Boat Launch (Betsie River headwaters)ramp
  • Grass Lake State Forest Campground Accesscarry
  • Wallin Road Bridge Accessbridge
  • King Road Bridge Accessbridge
  • Thompsonville Dam Community Parkwalk in
  • Betsie River Canoes & Campground / Lindy Roadcarry
  • US-31 Vacation Trailer Park Accesscarry
  • County Line Road Bridge Accessbridge
Directions to the put-in or wade access ride on every briefing.