Kankakee River near Kouts, IN

USGS Site No: 05517530Kankakee River • Jasper County, IN

Kankakee River near Kouts, IN on the Kankakee River is currently at 1,140 cfs (Normal — 27th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 5.11 ft.

Reading from

1,140
CFS Discharge
5.11
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 807
25th Low threshold 1,110
50th (Median) Normal (median) 1,480 Today: 1,140 cfs
75th High threshold 1,950
95th Very High threshold 3,280

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.

4.7k 2.4k 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 1,190
May 27, 2026 1,220
May 26, 2026 1,260
May 25, 2026 1,250
May 24, 2026 1,240
May 23, 2026 1,230
May 22, 2026 1,260
May 21, 2026 1,290
May 20, 2026 1,330
May 19, 2026 1,340
May 18, 2026 1,330
May 17, 2026 1,330
May 16, 2026 1,380
May 15, 2026 1,410
Apr 21, 2026 3,270
Apr 20, 2026 3,290
Apr 19, 2026 3,220
Apr 18, 2026 3,080
Apr 17, 2026 2,930
Apr 16, 2026 2,780
Apr 15, 2026 2,790
Apr 14, 2026 2,990
Apr 13, 2026 3,320
Apr 12, 2026 3,660
Apr 11, 2026 4,000
Apr 10, 2026 4,240
Apr 9, 2026 4,360
Apr 8, 2026 4,360
Apr 7, 2026 4,320
Apr 6, 2026 4,120

Station Information

USGS Site No
05517530
State
IN
County
Jasper County
Coordinates
41.2539, -87.0339
Drainage Area
1,376 mi²
Datum (ft)
644.7
HUC Code
07120001
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
10.5 ft
Flood Stage
11.0 ft
Moderate Flood
13.0 ft
Major Flood
14.0 ft

Currently 5.89 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
4,360 cfs
Apr 8, 2026
Min discharge
513 cfs
Jul 19, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

Nearby Gauges