Ecorse River at Dearborn Heights, MI

USGS Site No: 04168580 • Ecorse River • Wayne County, MI

Ecorse River at Dearborn Heights, MI on the Ecorse River is currently at 2 cfs (Normal — 37th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 2.40 ft. This station is at or above flood stage.

Reading from

2
CFS Discharge
2.40
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
FLOOD
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 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 1
25th Low threshold 2
50th (Median) Normal (median) 3 Today: 2 cfs
75th High threshold 5
95th Very High threshold 46

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.

321 160 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 2 —
May 28, 2026 3 —
May 27, 2026 3 —
May 26, 2026 4 —
May 25, 2026 14 —
May 24, 2026 12 —
May 23, 2026 6 —
May 22, 2026 2 —
May 21, 2026 3 —
May 20, 2026 7 —
May 19, 2026 16 —
May 18, 2026 4 —
May 17, 2026 2 —
May 16, 2026 2 —
May 15, 2026 2 —
Apr 21, 2026 5 —
Apr 20, 2026 6 —
Apr 19, 2026 8 —
Apr 18, 2026 14 —
Apr 17, 2026 12 —
Apr 16, 2026 23 —
Apr 15, 2026 39 —
Apr 14, 2026 3 —
Apr 13, 2026 3 —
Apr 12, 2026 3 —
Apr 11, 2026 4 —
Apr 10, 2026 6 —
Apr 9, 2026 4 —
Apr 8, 2026 4 —
Apr 7, 2026 5 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
04168580
State
MI
County
Wayne County
Coordinates
42.2695, -83.2897
Drainage Area
10 mi²
Datum (ft)
606.1
HUC Code
04090004
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
7.5 ft
Moderate Flood
8.0 ft
Major Flood
9.0 ft

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
58 cfs
Mar 11, 2026
Min discharge
0 cfs
Oct 3, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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