Prairie River at Us 12 Near Burr Oak, MI

USGS Site No: 040975299 • Prairie River • Branch County, MI

Prairie River at Us 12 Near Burr Oak, MI on the Prairie River is currently at 67 cfs (Very High — 95th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 15.74 ft.

Reading from

67
CFS Discharge
15.74
Gage Height (ft)
Very High
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 21
25th Low threshold 24
50th (Median) Normal (median) 30
75th High threshold 57
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.

368 184 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 68 —
May 28, 2026 71 —
May 27, 2026 74 —
May 26, 2026 78 —
May 25, 2026 83 —
May 24, 2026 87 —
May 23, 2026 83 —
May 22, 2026 71 —
May 21, 2026 73 —
May 20, 2026 75 —
May 19, 2026 78 —
May 18, 2026 79 —
May 17, 2026 80 —
May 16, 2026 82 —
May 15, 2026 84 —
Apr 21, 2026 172 —
Apr 20, 2026 192 —
Apr 19, 2026 225 —
Apr 18, 2026 255 —
Apr 17, 2026 302 —
Apr 16, 2026 341 —
Apr 15, 2026 265 —
Apr 14, 2026 151 —
Apr 13, 2026 119 —
Apr 12, 2026 116 —
Apr 11, 2026 122 —
Apr 10, 2026 131 —
Apr 9, 2026 141 —
Apr 8, 2026 155 —
Apr 7, 2026 177 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
040975299
State
MI
County
Branch County
Coordinates
41.8364, -85.2708
Drainage Area
66 mi²
Datum (ft)
867.1
HUC Code
04050001
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
341 cfs
Apr 16, 2026
Min discharge
9 cfs
Sep 10, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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