Central · Calhoun, Eaton
Battle Creek
Public trout plants
15
Fish recorded
16,206
History
2012-2026
DNR water ID
9027
Today's conditions
Good · 66 out of 100 · Weather-only estimate
Water temperature
Not reported
River flow
93.9 cu ft/s
Observed: Oct 23, 11:00 PM EDT · provisional
Gauge height
0.7 ft
Observed: Oct 23, 11:00 PM EDT · provisional
Flow down 3.5% over 24 hours.
A five-year daily flow comparison is not available yet.
Eddy's read today
Eddy here - Battle Creek: Good today. Light winds. 1,100 Sturgeon River stocked Apr 21. Try a nymph, like a pheasant tail. (Weather only)
Mixed trout streams and warmwater fisheries.
Inland trout late April-September; bass and panfish May-September. Check current Michigan fishing regulations before a trip.
42.54587, -84.82664 · BLM PLSS section centroid · MI190020N0040W0 section 19
Representative stocking location, not an access point or surveyed water centroid.
Species on record
Historical public plants establish recorded presence, not a guarantee of fish here today.
Trout stocking history
Michigan DNR sourceSite rows are combined by water, species, strain and event date. Private plants are excluded. Stocking dates are when fish went in, not when the record was discovered.
15 public plants
| Event date | Species / strain | Fish | Avg. length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | Brown trout Sturgeon River | 1,100 | 5.1 in (13.1 cm) |
| 2025-04-21 | Brown trout Sturgeon River | 1,100 | 5.1 in (13.1 cm) |
| 2024-05-02 | Brown trout Sturgeon River | 1,046 | 5 in (12.6 cm) |
| 2023-04-12 | Brown trout Sturgeon River | 1,013 | 5.1 in (13.0 cm) |
| 2022-05-16 | Brown trout Wild Rose | 1,010 | 7 in (17.7 cm) |
| 2021-05-12 | Brown trout Sturgeon River | 788 | 4.8 in (12.2 cm) |
| 2020-04-28 | Brown trout Sturgeon River | 1,100 | 4.6 in (11.8 cm) |
| 2019-05-08 | Brown trout Gilchrist Creek | 1,127 | 5.7 in (14.5 cm) |
| 2018-05-16 | Brown trout Gilchrist Creek | 825 | 5.3 in (13.3 cm) |
| 2017-05-31 | Brown trout Gilchrist Creek | 1,200 | 5.3 in (13.6 cm) |
| 2016-05-03 | Brown trout Gilchrist Creek | 1,125 | 5.1 in (13.0 cm) |
| 2015-05-20 | Brown trout Gilchrist Creek | 1,237 | 5.4 in (13.7 cm) |
| 2014-05-28 | Brown trout Gilchrist Creek | 1,124 | 5.5 in (14.0 cm) |
| 2013-05-08 | Brown trout Gilchrist Creek | 1,100 | 5.3 in (13.4 cm) |
| 2012-05-02 | Brown trout Gilchrist Creek | 1,311 | 4.2 in (10.7 cm) |
Small fish are future fishery history, not a claim of fishable stockers. Average length is count-weighted from available measurements. No per-record posting time is supplied by DNR. Steelhead classification uses verified strains; Michigan strain requires a verified Great Lakes tributary.