Prairie River Near Nottawa, MI

USGS Site No: 04097540Prairie River • St. Joseph County, MI

Prairie River Near Nottawa, MI on the Prairie River is currently at 86 cfs (Normal — 48th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 3.85 ft.

Reading from

86
CFS Discharge
3.85
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
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 48
25th Low threshold 65
50th (Median) Normal (median) 88 Today: 86 cfs
75th High threshold 122
95th Very High threshold 276

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.

383 192 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 88
May 28, 2026 93
May 27, 2026 99
May 26, 2026 103
May 25, 2026 106
May 24, 2026 102
May 23, 2026 97
May 22, 2026 93
May 21, 2026 98
May 20, 2026 103
May 19, 2026 108
May 18, 2026 110
May 17, 2026 114
May 16, 2026 113
May 15, 2026 117
Apr 21, 2026 278
Apr 20, 2026 309
Apr 19, 2026 342
Apr 18, 2026 355
Apr 17, 2026 323
Apr 16, 2026 262
Apr 15, 2026 204
Apr 14, 2026 168
Apr 13, 2026 173
Apr 12, 2026 181
Apr 11, 2026 194
Apr 10, 2026 208
Apr 9, 2026 223
Apr 8, 2026 244
Apr 7, 2026 256

Station Information

USGS Site No
04097540
State
MI
Coordinates
41.8884, -85.4094
Drainage Area
106 mi²
Datum (ft)
839.4
HUC Code
04050001
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
355 cfs
Apr 18, 2026
Min discharge
17 cfs
Sep 2, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

Nearby Gauges