For the week 4/19-4/25 2026 ----- EARLY MORNING TEMPERATURES at Data collection: Aurora : 32, 21, 36, 32, 41, 49, 40  ------- Kingsford: 32, 22, 36, 32, 41, 50, 38  ------- WATER CONTENT IN THE GAUGE ---- Aurora  T, T, .30= .30" ----- Kingsford - T, T, .32 = 32" ----- SNOWFALL- Aurora  and Kingsford = Trace on 4/20 ----------MENOMINEE RIVER: the high water began Sunday 4/12 around 7:30 a.m. and kept increasing. River flow peaked April 20th at 14906 CFS at 10:10 pm but the water crested on April 21 at the 20 year flood level. It has varied in river height all week up and down and slowly seeping downward. Today 4/25 it has plateaued roughly 3 feet higher above the 4' WI DNR approved shoreline rock barrier. 10533 CFS at 6:10 this a.m. My walking platform to get to the boat dock (once installed) is 6' above the edge of the river to sand and there is 10" of water on this platform currently at 6:10a. In other words, still flooded------- Grass is greening up even more this week and perennial plants are "popping" up from the ground more rapidly. ------ No snow in sight as the rest melted with the warm temps this week ------- US drought monitor has 95% of WI., 100% of the U.P. and lower of MI. as normal-----Wildfires are slightly up. Most of the fires are debris burning or caused by man made equipment Railroad, Construction, Farm or by accident caused by weather to power poles( Tornado winds)  -----Noticing more Bird species in or over my yard passing through, Hawks, Blue Jays, Cardinals, Morning Doves, flocks of Canadian Geese overhead too. Primarily an increase this week of Woodpeckers Pileated (3 big ones just yesterday), Downy, Yellow Bellied, Red bellied. No Eagle sightings this week  ----Deer are scarce this week and crossed over the Aurora bridge to the MI side. They are all over South Kingsford ----- I noticed an uptick in rabbits this week-----I saw a truck hauling a camper this week to0. Memorial Day in a month and suppose they are getting ready for that weekend ---- Whelp that's all I have. ----- Enjoy your weekend everyone!