Dowagiac River at State Highway 51 Near Dowagiac, MI

USGS Site No: 04101535 • Dowagiac River • Cass County, MI

Dowagiac River at State Highway 51 Near Dowagiac, MI on the Dowagiac River is currently at 81 cfs (Normal — 30th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 2.93 ft.

Reading from

Downstream on Dowagiac River ↓
Dowagiac River at Sumnerville, MI
81
CFS Discharge
2.93
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
N/A
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for October 28 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 65
25th Low threshold 76
50th (Median) Normal (median) 98 Today: 81 cfs
75th High threshold 143
95th Very High threshold 0

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

523 261 0 cfs Apr 7 May 29
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 29, 2026 82 —
May 28, 2026 86 —
May 27, 2026 88 —
May 26, 2026 91 —
May 25, 2026 98 —
May 24, 2026 95 —
May 23, 2026 89 —
May 22, 2026 86 —
May 21, 2026 90 —
May 20, 2026 96 —
May 19, 2026 104 —
May 18, 2026 96 —
May 17, 2026 91 —
May 16, 2026 94 —
May 15, 2026 92 —
Apr 21, 2026 190 —
Apr 20, 2026 211 —
Apr 19, 2026 261 —
Apr 18, 2026 323 —
Apr 17, 2026 338 —
Apr 16, 2026 448 —
Apr 15, 2026 484 —
Apr 14, 2026 193 —
Apr 13, 2026 172 —
Apr 12, 2026 153 —
Apr 11, 2026 168 —
Apr 10, 2026 175 —
Apr 9, 2026 168 —
Apr 8, 2026 187 —
Apr 7, 2026 223 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
04101535
State
MI
County
Cass County
Coordinates
42.0278, -86.1075
Drainage Area
74 mi²
Datum (ft)
718.9
HUC Code
04050001
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
484 cfs
Apr 15, 2026
Min discharge
32 cfs
Aug 16, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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