Elkhart River at Goshen, IN

USGS Site No: 04100500Elkhart River • Elkhart County, IN

Elkhart River at Goshen, IN on the Elkhart River is currently at 437 cfs (Normal — 49th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 2.72 ft.

Reading from

437
CFS Discharge
2.72
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
Normal
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 193
25th Low threshold 293
50th (Median) Normal (median) 444 Today: 437 cfs
75th High threshold 711
95th Very High threshold 1,120

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.

2.9k 1.5k 0 cfs Apr 6 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 452
May 27, 2026 467
May 26, 2026 481
May 25, 2026 502
May 24, 2026 531
May 23, 2026 515
May 22, 2026 492
May 21, 2026 510
May 20, 2026 536
May 19, 2026 575
May 18, 2026 558
May 17, 2026 565
May 16, 2026 578
May 15, 2026 592
Apr 21, 2026 1,440
Apr 20, 2026 1,650
Apr 19, 2026 1,880
Apr 18, 2026 1,960
Apr 17, 2026 2,390
Apr 16, 2026 2,330
Apr 15, 2026 1,700
Apr 14, 2026 1,590
Apr 13, 2026 1,640
Apr 12, 2026 1,730
Apr 11, 2026 1,850
Apr 10, 2026 1,950
Apr 9, 2026 2,010
Apr 8, 2026 2,110
Apr 7, 2026 2,290
Apr 6, 2026 2,610

Station Information

USGS Site No
04100500
State
IN
Coordinates
41.5933, -85.8486
Drainage Area
594 mi²
Datum (ft)
769.2
HUC Code
04050001
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
6.0 ft
Flood Stage
7.0 ft
Moderate Flood
9.0 ft
Major Flood
11.0 ft

Currently 4.28 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
2,800 cfs
Mar 12, 2026
Min discharge
44 cfs
Sep 20, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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