Portage River at Fifth Avenue at Three Rivers, MI

USGS Site No: 04097345Portage River • St. Joseph County, MI

Portage River at Fifth Avenue at Three Rivers, MI on the Portage River is currently at 195 cfs (Very High — 95th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 2.83 ft.

Reading from

195
CFS Discharge
2.83
Gage Height (ft)
Very High
Flow Condition
N/A
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 0
25th Low threshold 0
50th (Median) Normal (median) 160
75th High threshold 0
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.

255 127 0 cfs Feb 20 May 29
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 29, 2026 200
May 28, 2026 209
May 27, 2026 217
May 26, 2026 222
May 25, 2026 225
May 24, 2026 228
May 23, 2026 225
May 22, 2026 217
May 21, 2026 214
May 20, 2026 220
May 19, 2026 223
May 18, 2026 221
May 17, 2026 225
May 16, 2026 230
May 15, 2026 236
Mar 6, 2026 209
Mar 5, 2026 191
Mar 4, 2026 177
Mar 3, 2026 180
Mar 2, 2026 184
Mar 1, 2026 189
Feb 28, 2026 194
Feb 27, 2026 199
Feb 26, 2026 205
Feb 25, 2026 211
Feb 24, 2026 217
Feb 23, 2026 221
Feb 22, 2026 222
Feb 21, 2026 216
Feb 20, 2026 209

Station Information

USGS Site No
04097345
State
MI
Coordinates
41.9470, -85.6286
Drainage Area
196 mi²
Datum (ft)
785.0
HUC Code
04050001
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
241 cfs
Apr 27, 2025
Min discharge
45 cfs
Aug 27, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

Nearby Gauges